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    31 Jul, 2017
    It’s never perfect, so don’t say no.
    A&R, Don't say no, Lose, NYC, Tips for artists

    It’s when an artist says no to opportunities you start to wonder as an A&R. I just spoke to my friend who books a showcase festival in the UK. He had a band that he wanted to give more gigs

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    28 Jul, 2017
    EP is not a good format.
    budget, EP, formats, Tips for artists

    I just had a discussion with one of my artists around an EP and felt I have this conversation so many times that I should write about it. So my artist has recorded three new songs and wanted to release

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    25 Jul, 2017
    Don’t send released tracks.
    A&R, demo, demo week, Release date, send music, spotify, Tips for artists

    Yes we are in the demo week in the blog. Taking out issues that we see from the demos we got in. Since I had several friends over drinking beer listening on demos I also got the most comments on

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    24 Jul, 2017
    I don’t care what you old bass players name is.
    demo week, demos, mistakes, music, presentation, send demo, Tips for artists

    Yes, we are in the demo week on the blog. Taking out issues that we see from the demos we got in. Since I had several friends over drinking beer listening on demos I also got the most comments on

    Continue ReadingI don’t care what you old bass players name is.

    14 Jul, 2017
    You can’t make gold out of cowshit!
    A&R:s, demos, Idiots, Know your thing, manager, offers, Tips for artists

    I’m a member on a channel where you post music industry related jobs on Facebook. Time to time you get these really strange things where a musician by mistake gets in. Usually, the problem with these people is that they

    Continue ReadingYou can’t make gold out of cowshit!

    10 Jul, 2017
    Do the nagging in the right way.
    nagging, Tips for artists

    I should say that a nagging artist is really the first you kick in a scenario of taking off bands. Still nagging is needed to get things done. People are busy and sometimes a reminder is great. The art of

    Continue ReadingDo the nagging in the right way.

    29 Jun, 2017
    Not such a great idea
    annoying, great idea, Music companies, think again, Tips for artists

    One of the worst things I know is when you get pitches from companies that really don’t have thought their plan through. Usually they have identified a problem in the music industry that in reality is not a problem or

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    27 Jun, 2017
    Sharks
    fail, fraud, music industry, Sharks, Tips for artists

    I was on a industry event a couple of weeks ago. The event was really good in itself but it was full of sharks. It all comes from the song (Rock) Superstar with Cypress Hill. In the intro he tells

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    22 Jun, 2017
    Label services are not the way to go.
    Label services, Tips for artists

    Okay we put down our label services 2010 for a good reason,  it doesn’t work (we had it 2002 to 2010). So I’m quite annoyed that they are still out there. What’s even more annoying is that they are lower

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    14 Jun, 2017
    You can’t afford to be an asshole.
    assholes, Tips for artists

    It seems like some people are just out to be assholes. If something goes wrong and people try to fix it, don’t just try to put in salt in the wounds. Yes it went wrong and that how it is.

    Continue ReadingYou can’t afford to be an asshole.

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