Now everyone will say, I just told you that one. In reality, it is several people speaking to me on the same subject, but it comes down to one thing many artists see Spotify like a promo channel and it’s not.

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It’s quite funny how an artist can nag you to get things to happen. Like, we need a show in the city and everytime you speak to them they just nag around that nothing else. Then you finally get that show

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I just learned a new thing. I love this with the blog that you learn so many new things. There is a saying in Swedish and I found out the English version of it. “strain at a gnat and swallow a

Continue ReadingStrain at a gnat and swallow a camel!

Lately, I have got so many emails from industry people that think I will help their acts to get into showcase festivals or help them out on showcase festivals they are booked on. Of course, they think I should do it

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One of the signs that you are getting somewhere is that people treat you like shit. They smile and give you hugs but then when you have gone around the corner they stab you in the back. I was part

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I have been on quite many seminars about really nothing. Right now is the big trend to tell me things around social media that I can’t do. It’s always from some social media company telling you tips and tricks that you

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I don’t know how many new people that want to get in the industry every year. I would guess 5% is still there after 5 years. Many end up on some service function in the office many go out to

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I usually speak good about to have a manager. It great having someone doing tasks and stuff and hopefully gives new opportunities to your career. But it’s not always that good. The past week I have been meeting managers that really just destroy

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Update people. Yes, you really need to update your team. I think I wrote about this a while ago but it’s so important I can do it again. This is really not my strong side either. I try to set

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If I could paint just the mouth of Mona Lisa as good as Leonardo Da Vinci did, it’s still not the Mona Lisa.In The Mona Lisa, there are details that are really important. But it’s the painting as a whole

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