If I can do it, so can you!
Once again yesterday I found my self in a middle of a conversation about what I do. When you tell people you release a song a week and have been doing so for the last 62 weeks, they think you…
March 12, 2015
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…
Castledown radio interview
OK, today’s blog post is going to be something little bit different 🙂 First of all most of it is going to be in an audio format, so grab your headphones. Here’s an interview I did the last week with Shaun…
Quick tip 46 Sales
Today’s quick tip is one of those hard cold facts of music business that every one try to pretend it does not matter, but it is the key to the success of your career. You need to accept the fact…
Keep your feet on the ground
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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,…
Where do we draw the line?
How far should we go to stand our ground when it comes to out art? I have been stubborn in the past, to the detriment of me not being as financially successful as I could have been. But this was…
Quick tip 45 Twitter DM
Posted at March 6, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Quick tip
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…
Dog House
This week’s song “Dog House” is one for the lads. Lets face it, we all feel bit misunderstood from time to time 😀 But there is no denying the fact we can be difficult creatures with small pleasures in mind….
No. 1 Giveaway of an amateur band
Posted at March 5, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
in Music promotion
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…
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