Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
October 24, 2011
Primus’ Les Claypool – HuffPost 10.24.11
Mike Ragogna: Les, what advice do you have for new artists? Les Claypool: You’ve just got to play. Play as often as you can with as many people as you can in front of as many people as you can. Playing in your bedroom and in the basement is limiting. You need to go out […]
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October 21, 2011
John McLaughlin – HuffPost 10.21.11
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists? John McLaughlin: Jesus saves. (laughs) Don’t let go, don’t let go. Give it everything, give it your best shot and music will give back to you much more than you give to her. It’s unbelievable.
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October 21, 2011
Fred Schneider of The B-52′s – HuffPost 10.21.11
Mike Ragogna: Fred, do you have any advice for new artists? Fred Sschneider: Yeah, go viral on YouTube. (laughs) No, honestly, I would say just do your own thing. We waited 16 years to put another record out, so the whole landscape has changed. Unless performers start making money performing or selling singles on iTunes, […]
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October 21, 2011
Tracii Guns – HuffPost 10.21.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Tracii Guns: Well when you’re a young new guy with a drum kit or a guitar or a singer, it’s really important to focus in on who your hero is of that year. That’s what really gets a developing musician a sense of center. A […]
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October 19, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Suzanne Vega by Mike
Suzanne Vega – HuffPost 10.19.11
Mike Ragogna: Suzanne, what advice do you have for new artists? Suzanne Vega: Let’s see…I thought you were going to ask me what was the best advice I had ever received. MR: Sure, let’s go there first. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? SV: One day, back in the ’80s, I had the occasion […]
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October 19, 2011
Jackie DeShannon – HuffPost 10.19.11
Mike Ragogna: Jackie, what advice do you have for new artists? Jackie DeShannon: (laughs) Well, it’s such a different planet today. I guess that you can just get on the internet and get your exposure. It’s very easy to do in that sense. When I was doing it, there were just a few tiny labels, […]
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October 19, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Shelby Lynne by Mike
Shelby Lynne HuffPost 10.19.11
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice to new artists? Shelby Lynne: Just make sure that when you do it, it’s the best you’ve got. You have to do everything for the right reasons. There are lots of ways to be creative, you just have to make sure that you are doing at least one […]
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October 14, 2011
Scotty McCreery – HuffPost 10.14.11
Mike Ragogna: Scotty, what advice do you have for new artists? Scotty McCreery: Just stay true to yourself, don’t let the music business or people that are trying to influence you make you change who you are and what you want to sing about. Stick to your guns and be you.
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