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Guerrilla Influence Formula for Musicians

January 27, 2011

Musicians, artists, dancers, and all creative types: looking for some ways to increase the size of your fan base and get your music/art/product message out to a larger audience? My buddy Tyler Tervooren‘s full of some great ideas that I think you’ll be interested in! Tyler and I sat down recently and chatted (video below!) [...]

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4+ Jerks, 1 Lesson

September 29, 2010

Bikers, travelers, and musicians . . . oh my! All about the analogies today, let me explain four ways that I’ve learned the same lesson. And we begin with a story . . . (1) I’m driving down Powell Boulevard in Portland yesterday morning when a motorcyclist (let’s call him Biker 1) blazes past me, [...]

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2 Keys To Writing In Your Own Voice

September 23, 2010

Today I bring you another guest post- this time one I wrote for Thought Wrestling.com, a fantastic site that offers tons of killer content to those of us in creative careers. CLICK HERE to read 2 Keys To Writing In Your Own Voice Writing, where I relate a lesson learned in music to other writing [...]

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How To Be The Next Starbucks

September 22, 2010

Like ‘em or not, Starbucks has one of the most integral ingredients a successful brand requires . . . consistency. When you scrunch up your nose, put on your best snob face and order that iced single Venti, 7-pump peppermint, caramel Sauce top AND bottom, light ice, no whip, mocha, you already know EXACTLY what [...]

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Ups, Downs and Pushing Buttons

August 4, 2010

Ups and downs. We all have ‘em. And for creative types, it’s not at all uncommon to be emotionally affected by the public’s response to our work. You’re flying high off the mad success of your previous CD sales and the reviews that came with it. Suddenly, the follow-up album tanks, you’re sitting on a [...]

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Dressing the Part

July 14, 2010

We’ve all heard the timeless advice “dress for success.” And most of us probably agree on the importance of wearing the appropriate attire for a given job. Well, in my line of work, ‘dressing the part’ could mean just about ANYTHING! I’ve got to admit it, I’m a fan of costumes. Playing gigs in them [...]

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Top 4 Internet Tips for Musicians

June 2, 2010

As musicians and citizens of this Digital Age, we all know that the World Wide Web can be a valuable resource and tool. But that web is endless. It’s so easy to get completely lost in the number of music webpages vying for our attention, waste time on the wrong ones, and get overextended trying [...]

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How to be a REAL World Percussionist: Part One

May 17, 2010

Today I guest post on MusicianWages. Thanks to Cameron Mizell for bringing me aboard THE website for working musicians. Read “How to be a REAL World Percussionist: Part One” and then be sure to stay check out the rest of their site’s fantastic articles! —– PowersPercussion.com

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Hey fancypants, got FancyHands?

May 2, 2010

First there were personal assistants . . . Then along came the idea of hiring an online virtual assistant . . . But NOW, there’s FancyHands- a virtual personal assistant, at your fingertips, 24 hours a day! I recently caught up with Ted Roden, founder of the coolest new service I’ve seen in a while. [...]

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One helluva butt whoopin’

March 28, 2010

There’s nothing like stacking yourself up next to a heavyweight to remind you where you’re at on the totem pole! Over the years, I have had several opportunities to study and/or make music with some of the world’s best musicians. In many of those interactions, I have met the challenge and performed quite well, if [...]

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