Quick tip 45 Twitter DM
Today’s Quick tip is all about using Twitter’s Direct Message (Also known as DM) to promote your music. I’m sure some of you will have a critical view of this, but then again if us musicians stayed away from everything…
March 6, 2015
Quick tip 44 Act like nothing happened
Posted at March 5, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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Here’s a one thing to do during a live show that will make you look instantly more professional. During a live show things will go wrong, people will make mistakes, that’s just the nature of it. No matter how prepared…
No. 1 Giveaway of an amateur band
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I talked about this before, and I will end up talking about this again in the future, I am sure of that. From time to time bands and musicians ask me directly for advice. The advice they seek can be…
Quick tip 43 Playing in a new venue
Posted at March 4, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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I have a check list I go through every time I play in a new venue. First impressions are very important and especially when you are trying to build a new working relationship. This list is especially relevant to Dublin…
Accidental rejuvenation
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I’m sitting at the airport waiting my mom to come through the arrival gates. She is coming to visit her oldest son in Ireland. We don’t see each other’s as much as we should, but it’s a two-way street. I…
Quick tip 42 That little bit extra
Posted at March 3, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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I often get asked by friends who see me work well past what would be considered the “normal hours”, why would I bother? The answer is, because I care. I am passionate about what I do. If I stay up…
Quick tip 41 Do it your self
Posted at March 2, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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Most musicians suffer from the “next level” syndrome. We want to find a manager, promoter, booking agent, PR company, record label to take us to the “next level”. Most of us don’t even know what that next level is… The…
Earn respect, don’t expect it.
I try my best to help other musicians through these blog posts. Everything I write about is either current common practice and / or stuff I have tested out my self. So who am I to give you advice? Do I…
1st of March Blog update
Posted at March 1, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Blog posts
It feels bit surreal writing “March” in the tittle… But what a start to the year we have had. This week I finally finished the recording and mastering of my new album. I decided to delay the launch after all…
Dear Spotify (and other music services)
Dear Spotify (and other music services, but for the rest of the article I’ll just mention Spotify just to simplify things), I am a converted fan. I am a full-time musician, so when it comes to my music, I need…
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