Why Aren't You Live Streaming?
I just came back from Las Vegas where I was attending the NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters). The convention center's three halls were divided between radio, audio, and -- as it relates to this week's
Don’t Hit the Snooze Button on Your Performance Career
Well, it looks like I’m way overdue on quoting a line from the great 2005 movie “The Wedding Crashers.” (I cited the film previously in an October 2014 and a January 2015 blog.) It’s one that’s so popular that they’ve printed it on t-shirts. Vince Vaughn’s character says, “Rule number 76: No excu
Even the Stars had to Knock on Doors
For those who are toiling away wondering how you could ever hope to achieve stardom, given your current situation that you feel needs to drastically improve – and do so right away – take encouragement from this week’s guest blog. You’ll see that the big stars didn’t start into music one day and wake up the next sitting on top of the charts and the entertainment world. Tony Michaelides, the guest from Episode 129 of “Now Hear This Entertainment”
Just Stop Talking – Please!
As someone who hosts a weekly show (well, hosts two weekly shows, one can argue), I have been blessed to be getting a lot of bookings as a guest on a lot of other shows lately. To my listeners, to my
No Gimmicks – Just Good Live Music
I just spent a long weekend up in Daytona Beach for Bike Week. I remember being inspired up there last year for a blog that I wrote. Again that was the case this time around.
Winners: Sports & Entertainment and Giving Back
Last week we saw global awareness for International Women’s Day. Just over five weeks ago on Episode 208 of the “Now Hear This Entertainment” podcast we heard Blake Morgan talk about the IRespectMusic movement. There have been many headlines in recent months about #MeToo and #TimesUp. Then there are artists like Alyssa Jacey, the guest from both Episode 52 and
Don’t Just Go Through the Motions
“I don’t want to go through the motions.” That’s a line from the chorus of a popular contemporary Christian song by Matthew West. But it can also serve as another type of inspiration too.
Three nights ago I saw someone out playing somewhere, sitting, playing his guitar, and singing. He didn’t look like he wanted to be there. He was just ‘going through the motions.’
Hit Your Goals by Challenging Yourself
Ask an independent artist what his or her goal is and you’ll probably get answers ranging from “a record deal” to “making a full-time living from doing music” or one of a few others that I don’t need to spend time predicting. But, there are periods of frustration, times of laziness, or spurts when it gets challenging to see that this is all really going somewhere.
Don’t Be Remembered for the Wrong Reasons
I’ve probably blogged and I know I’ve definitely mentioned on “Now Hear This Entertainment” before that, say, 17-year olds shouldn’t be singing songs about life experiences that they couldn’t have had yet. But what about going the other way, when a, say, 55-year old is singing songs that are very popular by the Ed Sheerans and the Maroon 5s of the world? Unfortunately, there’s a strong chance of it just not being believable.
Just Because It’s Still Winter, Don’t Hibernate
Yesterday I came back from Orlando where I was a speaker at Podfest Multimedia Expo. While I would’ve stayed the whole time anyway, I admire the organizers requiring the speakers to be there for all three days. Too many times we go to an event and s