Travel Part 2
A little bit of continuation on the subject of travel from last week. My absolute favourite way to travel is my two feet. That obviously has its limitations But after walking, it’s a toss between trains and boats. The fast…
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Recording in Paris
Back in early March I had the pleasure to meet two wonderful people, Vincent and Alicia (and Boubou). I had the pleasure to spend time in their home last week, which is such a creative and spiritual space. Recorded two…
Travel Part 1
Growing up, my father was a long-haul truck driver. From a very young age, I got used to spending time on the road. Travelling is in my blood. Twenty-six years ago, I moved to Ireland, and very soon after, music…
Artists biggest barrier
Here’s a bit of reflection for today. And I am only sharing this with you, hoping that you might get something out of it. For those of you who don’t know, I turned 47 few days ago. I have no…
Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin (J.P. Kallio Acoustic cover)
I had a lot of fun stepping out of my comfort zone with this Led Zeppelin classic. One of those songs that I would not even have dreamed of taking on two years ago when I started posting regular videos….
The Truth Looks Different by J.P. Kallio
In the past week, I spent a lot of time thinking about truth, and peoples need to find it. In my humble experience, it all comes down to perspective. The truth looks different through every person’s eyes. There was a…
Artists dealing with the challenges of Covid-19
If ever I found it hard to find the words to start a blog post, it is today. Many of you have read articles and heard stories about how hard the life of an artist is. I openly tell this…
Stop making excuses, start doing the work
Stop making excuses, start doing the work. Stop looking for a booking agent, start booking gigs. Stop looking for a record deal, start recording music. Stop searching for perfection, put out more content. Stop looking for short cuts, start taking…
Never ignore the creative
For the past two years, I was involved in an exciting Dublin based music tech startup. I joined the company for two reasons. As a musician who has been embracing online marketing, I had a good understanding of Social Media…
12th of June 2016 Blog update
It’s been one busy week here in Dublin for me. But finally by the weekend I actually had a few days to take it bit easier. During the week we played another live show with Liberty Hell, and the set…
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