Removing the “DUHs”
This week’s guest blog comes from the guest on THE most popular episode in the two-and-a-half year history of “Now Hear This Entertainment.” (So much so that he was invited to come back on the show for a second appearance.) He is Nashville-based singer/songwriter Marc-Alan Barnette, who has written more than three thousand songs. This was originally published on his we
Passing the Torch in Canadian Music. Canada’s Music Incubator.
This week’s guest blog is appropriate because of the recurrence of related topics such as contests – which has come up more than once on “Now Hear This Entertainment” – and your attitude (below being specifically about one of gratitude), which is addressed a lot in Bruce’s Bonus Book Volume 2. Singer/songwriter Maddy Rodriguez is the writer of the inspirational blog below, which she published on her website last August. She had been the guest on
Where in the World is Whitherward?
The guest blog series continues with one from singer/songwriter Ashley E.
Dream BIG!!
As promised last week, today begins a series of guest bloggers. First up is a piece that was written a little ways back yet still provides a helpful message. It's by singer/songwriter Shannon Magrane, the guest from way back on Episode 3 of “Now Hear This Entertainment.” She was a top 12 finisher on “American Idol” in 2012.
Hi Magrane Train!!
Make a 4th of July Resolution
It’s Independence Day and the 186th day of 2016. That means we’ve just passed the halfway point of the year.
It’s a day off for many, as families and friends gather for 4th of July parties. Many businesses are closed in recognition of the national holiday.
Knowing the Who’s Who in Music
John F. Kennedy once said, “We can’t know where we’re going unless we know where we’ve been.” There’s an application for that in the music industry too.
Be Yourself. Annnnd, “Action!”
When you’re out singing somewhere and you talk in between songs, it’s not scripted, right? Whatever you decide to talk about just comes naturally at that point, right? So, that same comfort zone should be where you stay throughout your whole performance.
Here is the News – That Valuable Email Update
If I started off this week’s blog by saying that there is a lot to do when you’re an independent artist, I’d have to change the byline to Captain Obvious. We all know that it’s true. There are a lot of hats to wear. In all likelihood, you, the indie artist, wish you could say, “The heck with everything else, I just want to perform.”
Is Your Online Community Just Window Shopping or Actually Buying?
I was logged in recently looking at the data for one of my clients and the sales of that artist’s CDs. I will save the Spotify opinion for another blog some other day, but am always pleased to at least be able to see such a vast array of distribution that those releases are getting purchases or streams from.
Oops, I Messed Up the Lyrics Again
Wouldn’t it be funny if Britney Spears was performing the song, “Oops I Did It Again” and she messed up the words? No, actually, it wouldn’t be. Ironic, sure, but it wouldn’t be a moment to just be laughed off.