The music industry has undergone significant changes, placing much more responsibility directly on the artist. Gone are the days of the carefree hippie lifestyle of the 60s, where many artists realized too late that being carefree often came at a

Continue ReadingTired of artists that will never go anywhere.

I recently came across a message from a showcase festival boasting about the number of ‘professionals’ in attendance. The issue is that this particular event operates in a highly niche field where genuine professionals are scarce. Instead, it’s oversaturated with

Continue ReadingThe noobs water out the showcasefestivalpanels

The music industry today has largely devolved into a market dominated by small, local heroes. It’s clear how much music has lost its cultural value. Once upon a time, artists were the driving force behind fashion and trends. Designers, TV

Continue ReadingCan’t hang around the local hero

Sorry, but my whole day is just filled with stupid artists that we really don’t need. Sorry it’s enough for you to put your music on YouTube, it’s enough. The rest of the music industry is a bit to advanced

Continue ReadingThe era of the stupid artist is over!

A kind of common problem is how the music industry looks at artists and the general public, especially other musicians. I spoke to a person the other day who really likes a band. He has nothing to do with the

Continue ReadingThe best artist won’t win.

I got a message from a friend to look up an artist she thought was so good, maybe I would interested in developing her? As soon as I saw the name I just shook my head. I booked this artist eight

Continue ReadingThe not working artist.

I got a send-out of new songs. This time it was a girl that released a new single. She opened with the words that make me allergic “The song It’s about a personal experience I went through”. Someone said that

Continue ReadingTip off for artists this is what we need.

We seeing an alarming progression around export offices, especially in Europe. Before the artists that were presented from the export offices were mainly export-ready. With so many new export offices that have come on with small countries that clearly don’t

Continue ReadingThe crises inside export offices

I worked in the movie business for several years. For more than 20 years I also worked as a machinist a couple of nights a month, just to be able to see movies. Yes from 1995 to 2012 I pretty

Continue ReadingThe death of the music industry is as accurate as the death of the cinema.

I just got an invitation to showcase the festival on Facebook, I won’t attend. In this case, there are four much bigger ones with important people out there, so I’m not interested in hanging around a bunch of local people who pretend

Continue ReadingShowcases that pay some artists and others must pay!