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    8 Oct, 2020
    Mind the gap!
    gap, knowledge

     So, it happens again. It is funny how I see this happening from time to time with cycles. This time I’m a bit concerned since it’s worse than before. I’m talking about the gap between amateur artists and the professional

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    18 Apr, 2019
    Your will stands and grows in the forest.
    Idiots, knowledge

    Yes you feel that your project is important, we know that but there is a proverb that my grandmother always used – Your will stands and grows in the forest! Which means you have a will but it’s not powerful

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    22 Mar, 2019
    PR is a trade.
    knowledge, PR

    I should learn some PR you can hear artists say time to time. I guess that is kind of stupid. Sure you should know the basics so you know what kind of PR you are buying and what to expect

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    19 Mar, 2019
    Managment is not a booking agency.
    booking, knowledge, Managers

    I’m really tired getting from artists seeking management that they want a manager to get more gigs. Managers are not booking gigs. We could look to get you a booking agency, but at the same time if you can’t get a booking

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    15 Jan, 2019
    Right splits!
    knowledge, splits

    My friend Daniel Johansson who is a researcher on the music industry wrote something quite interesting on his facebook today: Drake’s “Nice For What” has 21 songwriters, “In My Feelings” has 16. The average amount of songwriters on top 25 songs in

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    27 Dec, 2018
    To much information, and I will kill you!
    knowledge

    You know too much so I guess we have to kill you! a sentence you probably hear in the movies time to time. And it’s not that bad in this case. Still many times I wonder how much info is

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    19 Oct, 2018
    Don’t do surgery on yourself.
    knowledge, Surgery

    If you buy a new car would you learn all about it? I mean I hardly read the manual (witch just prove I’m a damn stupid stubborn white guy). Or if you buy a brand new Nord keyboard would the

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    3 May, 2018
    How many tickets do you sell?
    knowledge

    This debate is always ongoing how an artist should get paid. Especially with live events. Sure you should get paid since you are doing a job. You are rehearsing and buying your instruments and put a lot of time into

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    1 Dec, 2017
    Doesn’t matter with contacts if you don’t have the story.
    diy, knowledge, lists

    I just got one of these emails from different companies that distributes lists to various things like record labels, bloggers, radio stations and so on. The problem with these lists is that it’s just a list. It’s handy if you don’t want

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