The Masses are Creating Content for the Masses
One week ago today a guest blog was published here from acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Alan Gogoll from Australia due to the timeliness of what he was writing about (going from a million followers across social media to deactivating his Facebook and Twitter accounts). In truth, it was also helpful because I was traveli
From Viral Videos to Quitting Instagram and Facebook Altogether
G’Day everyone! Let me give you a quick introduction about myself. I’m an Australian acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and have been playing guitar for over 25 years. It has been my full-time job for the last ten. During that time, I have gained about a million followers across social media, which is large by some accounts and small by others, though in the fingerstyle guitar niche I guess it’s pretty good going.
Top Guest Blogs of 2019
Last week the top ten most read blogs on this site from 2019 were listed. Those were drawn from the pool of entries written by yours truly. This week instead provides a look at the blogs written by guests last year.
Top Ten Blogs of 2019
Is it just me or does it already feel a tad bit “late” to be doing a top ten list? Even though we’re only six days into 2020, I feel like a post such as this one should’ve been done last week. Maybe it’s because I never stop working, and thus the days all run together.
Final Lessons Learned from NOT Playing in Front of Ten Million
This is the third in a three-part series from singer, songwriter, guitar player, recording artist Natalie Gelman about her recent experience with ESPN and the appearance/performance she thought she was going to make on “Monday Night Football.” Go back and read the first part here. (Natalie was the guest on Episodes 262 and 164 of “Now Hear This Entertainment.”)
More Lessons Learned from NOT Playing in Front of Ten Million
This is the second in a three-part series from singer, songwriter, guitar player, recording artist Natalie Gelman about her recent experience with ESPN and the appearance/performance she thought she was going to make on “Monday Night Football.” Go back and read the first part here. (Natalie was the guest on Episodes 262 and 164 of “Now Hear This Entertainment.”)
Lessons Learned from NOT Playing in Front of Ten Million
Singer, songwriter, guitar player Natalie Gelman was the guest on Episodes 262 and 164 of “Now Hear This Entertainment.” She has opened for Bon Jovi and was going to be shown recently on “Monday Night Football.” This is the first in a three-part guest blog detailing that experience.
Have YOUR Numbers Increased This Year?
Over the weekend I was on the Instagram account for the Now Hear This Entertainment podcast and was looking at posts from past guests on the show. Of course, this is the time of year when recording artists are putting up the “wrapped” image generated by Spotify that shows t
6 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t No-Show for an Interview
In just over two months I will hit the six-year anniversary of my weekly podcast. I’ve always taken great pride in the fact that a new episode has been delivered on-time, every week since February 2014 (Episode 304 comes out just under 48 hours from now).
GRAMMY Nominees Provide Hope for All
The music community is buzzing with talk of the recent announcement of the nominees for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards, to be handed out next January.