Quick tip 234 Live to fight another day
Being a great musician requires the ability to work through what ever a live show throws at you. Things will go wrong, and you need to improvise. You need to be able to keep a cool head and just pretend…
December 3, 2015
Connection
We stand in the footsteps of a new world. It might seem like a silly idea, but things are changing. Slowly, but they are changing. And why are things changing? Because of the availability of information. I can write a…
Quick tip 145 Touring tips 2.
Posted at July 24, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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Touring tip number two, allow time for things to go wrong. Where ever you need to be, plan to be there early. I know the extra hour of sleep might sound tempting, but that extra hour might come to bite…
Respect the audience
The night before last, in the heat and humidity of Stellata night Sliotar got on the stage at the Bundan Celtic festival. The expectation was high, but years of touring has taught us to tame our own expectations. If you…
Quick tip 134 Practice your setup
Posted at July 9, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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If you ever played in a band night that has several acts, or even open mic night, you must have seen that one act that just takes forever to set up. It is frustrating to everyone involved. The band taking…
Quick tip 84 Treat every show seriously
Posted at April 30, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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OK lets face it, it can feel pretty crap turning up at a gig you have been looking forward to for a while now, and there is only handful of people in the audience. But those handful of people turned…
Quick tip 65 CD’s
Posted at April 3, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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We all have heard the news, CD’s are on the way out. The good old record shops are struggling. Those magical plastic discs we were told you could even wash when they first came out seem to be heading for…
Quick tip 48 Bigger is not always better
Posted at March 11, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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I’m sure your dream as a musician is to play in front of as many people as possible, share your music with as many people as possible. I’m sure you have dreamed about playing at a festival in front of…
Quick tip 12 Pick the right venue
Posted at January 20, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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You have new album coming out and you want to do an album launch show in your home town, or you just haven’t done show in your local scene for a while. So you are thinking to book a venue…
How to tour abroad with your band
Posted at June 3, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
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Most of us musicians live for the live show. And the idea of touring is the real dream. Especially if we get to do it abroad. Something magical about the idea of playing a different county, to a new crowd…
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