Quick tip 79 Just write
The creative work is always a battle to a certain extent. The songs, music, lyrics, art work, writing etc. hardly ever falls from the trees, you need to work on them. Waiting on inspiration I regard as a one of…
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Independent artist v Major label
What are we left with? The Major labels have been playing the swan song for a decade and a half by now how they can’t maintain their business model. On the outside they are freaking out over every new change…
Quick tip 78 Empower your imagination
Posted at April 22, 2015 by
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There is a great power in visualisation, in imagining where you want your career to go. This might just give you clarity in your elusive attempt to get to the “next level”. I talked about before how so many musicians…
The artist is nothing without the fans
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There is no shortcut in acquiring fans. It might seem tempting to play the numbers game and buy those fake Facebook followers, but that number does not convert into anything. Those fake followers will not pay to see you perform live,…
Quick tip 77 The choice is yours
Posted at April 21, 2015 by
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Today’s Quick tip is about your path in music and the choice you have here. The amazing thing that so many people seem to ignore, or not believe that the choice is yours. You can choose to believe, with a…
Two paths in the music business
Let’s look at two imaginary aspiring musicians, whose dream is to someday make living out of music. Lets call them John and Jack. John has been playing guitar from a very young age. He had a passion for the instrument,…
Quick tip 76 Copywriting for musicians
Posted at April 20, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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I know, you are musician, a songwriter, not a copywriter. But the truth is, marketing your music will hugely depend on a great way to tell your story. Being able to write a great bio, great press release, a great…
Tidal v Spotify
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So the new streaming service in town is Tidal. It was started by a company in Sweden called Aspiro, but purchased very early on the game by Jay Z’s company Project Panther. The idea is that the audio quality is…
19th of April Blog update
Posted at April 19, 2015 by
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I’m writing this week’s Blog update in Poland for a change 😉 It’s one of my many “runaway and hide from the world locations”. If you haven’t had a chance to visit Poland yet, I highly recommend you will do…
Perspective
Posted at April 18, 2015 by
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in Rambles
I talked a bit about how especially in the songwriting you need perspective. I’m writing this in Warsaw, in Poland. As you might know, I’ve had a bit of a crazy year so far, but all in a good way…
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