tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.comments2023-03-18T09:23:58.386-05:00The TruthAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00724898669605183097noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-12818819572842599882016-11-02T08:34:24.687-05:002016-11-02T08:34:24.687-05:00Great stuff this is.... Except that entertainers a...Great stuff this is.... Except that entertainers are made, not born.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-79250341657614034322013-05-11T07:29:25.293-05:002013-05-11T07:29:25.293-05:00Please keep posting about the entertainers...... I...Please keep posting about the entertainers...... I want to learn more about entertainers and the characteristics of entertainers.... Gaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156891198283059001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-28113961078676530332013-05-11T07:28:24.758-05:002013-05-11T07:28:24.758-05:00great...
great...<br />Gaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156891198283059001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-30056445913755276612012-10-17T18:43:50.855-05:002012-10-17T18:43:50.855-05:00Hey D',
Good article. Yes, that is all just ...Hey D', <br /><br />Good article. Yes, that is all just ridiculous. Some things never change. On the plus side, it is the very decline decline of the music labels which has created an opportunity for musicians to now actually take the reins of their own careers. <br /><br />A career is a very important, and yet foreign, concept to musicians. It goes beyond the transient concept of being Pop. It is by definition the spirit, down to your core DNA, that allows you to provide for yourself via the culmination of your independent ingenuity. This concept alone has been completely smothered from artistry and musicianship for a long time now. <br /><br />The problem is that children have fallen victim to believing this most recent mutation of old-school music industry ideology. -of believing that what they see on tv is real, and this is how careers in music are created. <br /><br />This is wrong. Like any art, you work at it, you hone your skills, you learn from them, you create, and you define your own vision. From that you become noteworthy, celebrated -celebrity. <br /><br />Anyone who believes that by winning "the Voice" you are a legitimate artist, is gravely misinformed. What your are, is gravely unprepared, and will inevitably watch it dissipate into your 15 minutes of fame. And, it is from these misdirections we've continued to foster old school music industry leeches. We are at an important crossroads in what is defined as real music.<br /><br />The idea that anyone can become a star is false. Not everyone deserves this. Those who truly achieve it actually worked their asses off. -And, they just make it look easy. There is something to be said about knowing that you deserve everything you have worked for at the end of the day. <br /><br />Manager's careers have somehow become designed only to feed off of the insecurities of the new artist reared on reality tv fantasies that in no way acknowledge that you can't pay for success. Artistry is the real commodity. The artist is the venue -not the inverse. <br /><br />There will be a lot of people out there who look (who need) to ride your coat tails to the top. That is the manager. <br /><br />Managers should be employees of the artist. What they have become is flailing parasites grasping in a last ditch effort clinging to the decomposing carcass of a business model that had long ago murdered any semblance of artistry out of music into a dilution into prefabricated jingles and genres no longer supporting creativity.<br /><br />We are in an amazing time of unprecedented ease in communication via digital media and social networks. More tools are at anyone's disposal to market and promote themselves in ways that classic music industry cannot even begin to fathom. <br /><br />The most important value you can instill in your children (new artists) is to redefine what to consider success in this life. They already have the tools innately to achieve anything their heart desires. Only then will we see a renaissance of real music, and true individuality. <br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629498347040933739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-72396665211662108772012-07-10T14:52:45.698-05:002012-07-10T14:52:45.698-05:00PREACH! :)PREACH! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918700091465458106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-36141460106031362252012-07-01T18:19:08.796-05:002012-07-01T18:19:08.796-05:00This a great advice! Thank you
DeniseThis a great advice! Thank you<br />DeniseDenise Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152612310165772760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-47801619828472552442012-06-20T08:53:03.897-05:002012-06-20T08:53:03.897-05:00So true D'mar...Keep preaching this to all the...So true D'mar...Keep preaching this to all the young musicians you know.Vinny "Bond" Marinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033455144526676371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-85747133700218031352012-05-31T22:36:06.886-05:002012-05-31T22:36:06.886-05:00Dude...you have some great stuff here and I will b...Dude...you have some great stuff here and I will be linking at www.musiconthecouch.com and on my weekly newsletter. I spent the day thumping the drum about the 45% being taken by Chicago Jazz Magazine and have written them and asked Mr Jeffers, the CEo, ot come on my show Monday night and explain himself...we will see if he decides to.Vinny "Bond" Marinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033455144526676371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-71136566309419282022012-05-30T08:24:33.709-05:002012-05-30T08:24:33.709-05:00Right on! (lose, not loose...) :)Right on! (lose, not loose...) :)L.C. Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00141757491308146289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-39032372137908867862011-09-21T12:22:42.884-05:002011-09-21T12:22:42.884-05:00Enjoyed reading that post. One minor comment I hav...Enjoyed reading that post. One minor comment I have: you said "You can be confident and humble. Just be careful because it is the humility that will make people think that they can take advantage of you and cause you to not move forward." I agree you have to be careful not to come off as so humble that people think they can walk all over you, but humility is also something that might make people want to work with you again and again...AlChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159822009483534964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-21060535080248274512011-05-11T13:35:16.444-05:002011-05-11T13:35:16.444-05:00As a musician (keyboardist) and vocalist this has ...As a musician (keyboardist) and vocalist this has ALWAYS been my biggest complaint. I'm constantly straining in order to hear myself over the rest of the band. This is especially true at an open jam. Everyone wants to be the star instead of taking turns with the leads and using proper dynamics. But try telling half deaf veteran rockers to turn down!! Good luck with that!! LOL I don't know what the solution is, but I can guarantee you this, if I ever front my own band that will be the first rule. Works smarter, not harder!!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172900732601055856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-2223371112908033332011-04-27T13:29:41.483-05:002011-04-27T13:29:41.483-05:00D'Mar,
I really do like your blog. I would l...D'Mar,<br /><br />I really do like your blog. I would love to feature it on mine.<br /><br />New artist do need the right perspective and you provide an immense treasure of insight. <br />I also want to thank you for becoming a major part of the SMG Family. Jesse- jbmessenger.blogspot.com-sovereignmusicgroupllc.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001981643156020893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-46153464186375886402010-10-15T10:51:34.521-05:002010-10-15T10:51:34.521-05:00I CERTAINLY AGREE TO THIS BLOG. THIS SUBJECT IS TH...I CERTAINLY AGREE TO THIS BLOG. THIS SUBJECT IS THE FOUNDATION OF MY BUSINESSES. GOD HAS BLESSED ME TO BE THE DRAWING WELL FOR THOSE WHO ARTIST WHO ARE DYING DUE TO A TEAM WHO COULD KEEP THE WATER FLOWING ...THE FIRE BURNING...CONSISTENCY EVERYDAY GRINNING...I LOVE WOKING FOR PASTOR HANNAH. ME AND MY TEAM ARE EXCITED ABOUT HIS PROJECT. AND WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP UP THE GREAT JOB. IT SOUND AMAZING WHAT YOU ARE DOING ON THE CD ALBUM.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802037768620535119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633493023483827391.post-34074212876820529092010-10-06T11:11:38.328-05:002010-10-06T11:11:38.328-05:00Great post, I have attempted to explain the same s...Great post, I have attempted to explain the same sentiments to both musicians and non-musicians alike and it is very difficult to convey the level of dedication and skill that is involved in having a role in this industry. I believe you have succeeded with the statements here.have drum will travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007099406896649207noreply@blogger.com