The Music Career Memory
I had a really fascinating moment musically speaking a few minutes ago and figured I'd share it with you. I'm currently putting the finishing touches on the design work for the release of my "Learning Chicago Blues Piano" Instructional DVD. I just posted one of the song snippets on my listen page (check it out here "Steve's Boogie" under Blues Keys). As I was posting this song I ended up getting a moment to listen back to some of the …
Getting Past What Currently Limits You In Your Music Career
Getting beyond the mediocre threshold as both an artist and a music business entrepreneur can be extremely challenging. There is lots of information out there about how to get lower and medium level gigs. There isn't a lot of information about how to get high level and quality gigs. The simple fact of the matter is that an average and cookie cutter approach to your music career produces average results at best. Here's my gig schedule from last year. This is only my national and international dates. This …
How To Supercharge Your Band's Bookings
The following is a guest post by Joe Lilly. Joe is a professional internet marketer and guitar player based in Las Vegas. You can read more of Joe's excellent writing here http://baldguitardude.com/ Getting More Gigs That Pay More It's a common problem with local bands - you have a great press kit, a good demo and a great look. You have a decent following. But for some reasons the bar owners and booking guys aren't following up and don't answer your calls. You're stuck playing the same Irish pubs night …
Steve Nixon's Interview With Marty Sammon (Keyboardist For Buddy Guy)
I'm excited to share with you my recent interview with good friend Marty Sammon. If you don't know of Marty yet you need to! Marty is truly a phenomenal blues keyboardist. He has toured the world many times over as the current keyboard player for blues superstar Buddy Guy . He's also worked with a plethora of famous names in both blues and the rock world appearing with such artists as Eric Clapton and Carlos Santana (just to name a few). It is to be note that you don't get opportunities like this …
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