Another conference done. And I feel I get so much more done with these smaller ones. In this case, it was Mastering the music business in Romania. Since it’s small everyone who is there is carefully selected and usually a

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One of the things I have seen when going to the new music landscape is that music lovers are more and more pushed out. Look on Austin. In the beginning, it was a cheap town to live in with old

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And I wait for my Uber to take me to the airport. It has been a good SXSW. A lot of business and good stuff. Of course some of the usual problems with backline and visa but nothing that was

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Was that post about me? I get that question quite often. But no it was not. I change quite many scenarios in different ways so it’s impossible to tell what it was. Also I add and take off. The core

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I had the funniest conversation. A person that runs a management contacted me on Facebook. Okay saying that it is a management is maybe too much. It’s totally new and I have never heard of it or any of the

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In speaking of hopeless showcasing (see yesterdays post). I see quite many stupid artist projects showcasing as well. First of all. No, not really that someone will just pass by your show and discover you. Their stories are fabricated. You

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Since I’m on SXSW this week I see a lot of hopeless projects showing off in the Texas sun. One of my favorite things is to be at the booth where companies are showcasing new ideas. I usually go around

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Reading about starting your own business is like reading about having sex, the sign in the subway in NYC said. I agree, most of the stuff I have done has been by doing mistakes and learn by doing. What’s keep

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I just went to one of the world’s largest casinos. It’s total madness and people are sitting in front of a slot machine and just press a button. You know you can win the big jackpot and become rich, that

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No, I really don’t know what color it is on the amp on the stage. That was my last answer to a barrage of questions that an artist with over control need had. The funny part is that I know

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