NHT Blog

Maybe it’s because I’m a glass-half-full guy.  It could also be due to my having been in this business for so many years now.  Or, it’s just flat out common sense.

Before I get emails, direct messages, comments on social media posts, and/or phone calls, let me be clear that this week’s blog is not intended to upset Nashvillians.  As much as the tourism bureau there might feel the need to defend Music City, I’m not taking aim in that manner.

As evidenced by what was published here last week, this weekly blog is all about helping.  And with more and more performers nowadays drifting away from traditional music venues and into house concerts, the timing felt right to have someone who has their hand in that scene as a host (and thus booker) provide insights to increase your chances of getting booked for such.

If you talk to enough of your peers you eventually get some of them to open up and then you realize that they have the same challenges that you do.  I’m confident that if you read my blogs every week you nod your head in agreement because I’m addressing some of the very questions that you have yourself.  In fact, I hope you’re listening to “

It’s Monday, which means that it’s time for another blog.  How do I know that?  Well, maybe it’s because I’ve published such on this site every Monday since late September 2014.  BUT, I am reminded because on my social media calendar every Monday it just says ‘Blog.’

There are a number of areas of your performance career that you invest in.  You pay a nice penny for your instruments and your sound gear.  There are costs associated with recording.  Even though you sell it, you bear the upfront costs of getting merch made.  Then there are expenses such as travel, food, and lodging.  When you go to events such as conferences there is a registration fee to attend.&nbs

Okay, let’s get the joke out of the way so we can roll up our sleeves and get to work here.  Ready?  It’s Mark Zuckerberg’s world.  We’re just living in it.

I remind myself that just because I have put out a new episode of "Now Hear This Entertainment" on-time, every week for more than four years, it doesn't mean that the listeners have heard all 224 episodes to-date.  Thus, there is some repetition.

Last October I wrote a blog about how my four Ps approach had twice paid off in recent events back then.  You can go read that one after you finish this week’s installment, but, my makeup in that approach is being patient, polite, professional, yet persistent, and it – I feel – does lead to desired results.  The patience and the per

Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress Laura Wright performs on the Las Vegas ‘strip’ and – as you’re about to read – regularly on cruise ships.  The guest from Episode 190 of our weekly “Now Hear This Entertainment” podcast provides the following insights into the business of performing at sea.