Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
February 15, 2012
Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson – HuffPost 2.15.12
Mike Ragogna: What’s your advice for new artists? Roger Hodgson: Follow your heart and stay true to your self. Learn your craft so it becomes second nature and then go deep inside and express the deepest emotions and dreams of your heart and soul.
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February 15, 2012
Styx’s James “J.Y.” Young – HuffPost 2.15.12
Mike Ragogna: JY, do you have any advice that you would like to share with new artists? James “JY” Young: There’s a football player on The Patriots named Danny Woodhead. This guy’s like 5’9″, but he’s tough as nails, he can run fast, and he’s hard for a big guy to get a hold of. […]
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February 14, 2012
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Phil Ramone – HuffPost 2.14.12
Mike Ragogna: Phil, what advice would you have for new artists? Phil Ramone: You have to do what’s all in your history is available. You can go on iTunes and spend a week and go listen. For me, I ask them to send me the best seven to ten things they heard. It’s not about […]
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February 10, 2012
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Rosie Thomas – HuffPost 2.10.12
Mike Ragona: What advice do you have for new artists? Rosie Thomas: Whatever you do, don’t compromise yourself. The world needs “you” not “someone you think they will like” and if you believe that, you cannot fail. I’ve always said I wouldn’t want anyone but myself to walk in these shoes of mine. They’re not […]
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February 10, 2012
Peter, Paul & Mary’s Peter Yarrow – HuffPost 2.10.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice would you give to a new artist? Peter Yarrow: Don’t try to follow the winds of popular taste and style. Follow what inspires you. Think of your art as something that first and foremost expresses your sensibilities, then you’ll be an artist and the value and content are yours. But if […]
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February 10, 2012
Geographer’s Michael Deni – HuffPost 2.10.12
Mike Ragogna: What’s your advice to new artists? Michael Deni: I’m not really in any position to give anyone advice. If you love playing music, keep playing it.
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February 9, 2012
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Melissa Manchester – HuffPost 2.9.12
Mike Ragogna: You have had such a rich career in the music industry, so do you have any advice that you would like to pass along to new artists? Melissa Manchester: That’s a tough question. (laughs) You know, I don’t recognize the landscape of the music industry, per se. I do know that the part […]
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February 6, 2012
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Roberta Flack – HuffPost 2.6.12
Mike Ragogna: What is it about music that speaks to you? Roberta Flack: The thing that engulfs me in music is the pulse. If I can find that heartbeat, I can live in there in that music. And the pulse can’t always be found on two and four – sometimes it’s erratic, you know? But […]
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