Assumption
Assuming something is certain way can be a dangerous thing. Why do we assume? Because someone said so? Do we trust that person? Or maybe you found the information online? Do you trust the source? When you go to your…
August 17, 2015
Quick tip 98 Validation
Posted at May 20, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Quick tip
As artists we are looking for validation. I think is just the human nature to feel the need to be validated. We want people to recognise us, notice us, to make us feel like what we do is real, like…
Quick tip 90 Punctuality
Posted at May 8, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Quick tip
So you have saved your hard-earned money to go in to the studio to record your greatest (first) album. This is something that once it is released, will represent you for years to come. You sat down with the band,…
Value yourself
As a musician, especially at the grassroots level, it can be a lonely place. What many people looking at us perform rarely see the all too common put downs behind the scenes. It hard to convince people that what you…
Are you serious about career? Act like it!
Posted at March 30, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
If you are a musician you often work in a bar and many of your friends work in a bar. Yep there are wild nights out. It is a hard-working environment, and when you work hard, you play hard. But…
Quick tip 57 Value health
Posted at March 24, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Quick tip
As a musician your body is very much a part of your instrument. The best guitar, or a drum set won’t play it self. It’s still your hands, your arms, your back, you legs and your mind that will be…
Magical ingredient
Posted at March 18, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Rambles
I am back from Sliotar’s St. Patrick’s day show in The Porterhouse. It was the bands 18th birthday. I have played with them for 15 years. It is the longest by far I have ever held on to a job….
Keep your feet on the ground
Posted at March 9, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Rambles
I think from time to time we all need something to keep our feet on the ground, or as I like to think something to “ground us”. This is especially true for musicians. It takes guts to expose your art,…
Quick tip 33 Music
Posted at February 18, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Quick tip
In the world of promotion it is sometimes easy to forget about the most important aspect of it all, the music. Let’s face it promoting music is a full-time job. I went through this few years back while booking a…
Focus
I’m just back from a show with Sliotar as I sit down to write this. I am buzzing, it was a great show. But I am almost scared to say this out loud as not jinx it, and at the…
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