PT Walkley – HuffPost 3.2.12

Mike Ragogna: Advice for new artists? What would you say?

PT Walkley: It depends what you want to do. My breaks have taken me one way, which didn’t really include jumping in a van and going on the road and trying to cultivate a following. But then again, as I went on, becoming a “rock star” became less important. I realized that the writing, producing, and being as productive as possible was the most important thing because my breaks led me into the film scoring and commercial world. That’s where I make my living, and then I can put out my records too and have a nice little following to listen to them and come to the shows when I do shows. But it really depends on what you want to do. You definitely don’t need a label any more unless you need tour support. Make a record at home, which is what I did. (laughs) It’s tough, it mostly depends on what people want to do. If you have a song recorded, put it out there. It’s as easy as that now. As far as getting heard, getting famous, getting a following, there are so many steps and luck and cultivating that luck involved. It’s tough to really give any definite advice on that.