Dion DiMucci – HuffPost 1.11.12

Mike Ragogna: Dion, do you have any advice for new artists? Dion DiMucci: I’d say follow your joy and make sure what you’re doing resonates with your soul, mind and spirit. Otherwise, you get lost because there are so many things coming at you. So, stay close to that inner voice and enjoy it. Music […]

Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20111229 – Queen’s Roger Taylor

Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20111228 – Vince Gill

Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20111226 – Naughty By Nature

Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20111226 – Trombone Shorty

Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20111222 – Chicago’s Lee Loughnane

Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil – HuffPost 12.30.11

At The Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2011 Mike Ragogna: What advice would you give to new songwriters? Cynthia Weil: To new songwriters, I would say that once you’ve become a songwriter, a producer, and a singer, then you’ve got it wrapped up because you need all of those tools to succeed. MR: And to new […]

NARAS President Neil Portnow – HuffPost 12.30.11

Mike Ragogna: What would be your advice for a new artist? Neil Portnow: Well, new artists have to be focused on honing the craft. But the most important thing to an artist is to have a vision and a sense of themselves–who you are, what you want to say, what your approach is to things. […]