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Radiohead Endorses The 3P*
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | August 9th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
Well kinda… In an interview with Believer Magazine Thom Yorke said this: “None of us want to go into that creative hoo-ha of a long-play record again. Not straight off. I mean, it’s just become a real drag. It worked with In Rainbow read more
Simplicity Isn’t Stupidity
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | August 8th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
Was just browsing YouTube for drumming videos and came across some stuff by Steve Jordan (respected session drummer, John Mayer Trio). It was part of his The Groove is Here instructional video, but his main point was: “Simplicity isn’t St read more
Being Your Own Artist Manager
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | August 6th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
Are you steering everything you do in terms of getting a record deal? I don’t blame if you are still. It’s been ingrained into our heads that a record label is the mighty savior. I just read a post by George Howard on what an Artist Man read more
Did You Following Up?
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | August 4th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
Following up in the music business is important. Many people involved in this industry are very busy. They have their Blackberry’s going all the time. If you’ve emailed a few times but haven’t received a response that doesn’t read more
How Being You is Better Than Fitting In
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | August 3rd 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
In high school, fitting in and being accepted is the name of the game. If you were different than the majority, you were usually ostracized. As you get older, you realize those who dare to be different and unique seem to achieve more success than tho read more
3 Tips For Recieving Music Criticism
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | August 2nd 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
I love how subjective music can be. Especially at the fringes. Those artists who are doing things against the grain typically face a number of criticisms. When you’re faced with naysayer keeping the momentum going can be difficult. I read a gre read more
Music in The Clouds
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 30th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
Thinking about the future again. A lot is happening and changing (it never seems to stop) in the world of technology and music. I wanted to focus today’s post on the shift from ownership to access. As everything tech seems to shift to the clo read more
How To Become Bob Dylan
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 27th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
“One thing for sure, not only was it (the world) not run by God, but it wasn’t run by the devil either” -Bob Dylan That’s the final line in Bob Dylan’s book Chronicles: Volume One. That is some heavy shit. For me it is a read more
Make The Band Sustainable
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 26th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
Today’s post is all about cash and band money management. I know it’s not the most enjoyable topic for many a artists, but it’s necessary if you’re seriously thinking about making music as a living. As a new band who’s read more
The Battle Is Over/Its Time To Move On
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 24th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
There has been a lot of news, as of late, about the music industry and the state it is in. Yet, it feels like most of it was not worth noting. Not because it wasn’t important and news worthy, but because: if by this point in 2009, you have not read more
Touring For The Right Reasons
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 21st 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
Touring. It’s been said over and over again that touring is the way to build your fanbase. I’m not disagreeing with that because many a band built their base by touring. The thing is, many a band bust their ass on the road and achieve m read more
Getting The Attention of an Audience
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 20th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
So another post from my experience at this music festival. On Saturday night, an artist by the name of Carolyn Mark played a 10 pm slot to a fairly sized crowd of people. She was a bluegrass/country act and I thought she would go over well with the read more
Making Your Show an Event
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 19th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
I just got back from a local music festival that brings in acts from all around the world. It’s relatively small (under 5000 people) but it was a really good time. Camping, some great live music, sunshine, and thousands of people make a goo read more
Could You Make a Record Today?
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 16th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
That’s a question I need to start asking myself. Can I make a record today? It’s a motivator because the answer is almost always yes. You have a computer, you probably have at least one microphone. Even if it’s just the computer mic read more
Blue King Brown: Email Lists People!!!
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 15th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
The other weekend I attended a Jazz Festival show and came upon a great band and a great vibe. The vibe was easy and positively natural and the band was Blue King Brown. Having traveled from Australia you’d expect the band to be pushing merch a read more
PPF House-Promoting The Collective
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 13th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
Some friends of mine are in town to start their Canadian tour and they just put on a fund raising beer night to get some cash right out the gate. They were selling advance copies of their new album, and the cool thing was that it wasn’t a CD! T read more
Being Accessible To The Industry
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 11th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
Being accessible is about more then the artist-to-fan relationship. You’ve got that relationship cased with your social media stuff. But what state is your artist-to-industry relationship? What am I talking about? Photographers, producers, othe read more
What Green Day and Michael Jackson Have in Common
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 8th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
I went to see Green Day last night. I got free tickets and wanted to be 14 again. I haven’t heard much of the new stuff or even much in the last little while. I wanted to go hear Dookie and remember what it was like seeing them 10+ years ago. read more
The Avett Brothers: Building a Career
The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 6th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)
I know I’m late to the party. Blogs, TV, newspapers, and my sister have been yelling at me to check out the Avett Brothers. I’d heard their stuff months ago and was captivated but for some reason did not investigate further. I finally did read more
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