04/05/2021

Building Blocks: Scheduling Creativity

Over the years my Building Blocks contributions to New Zealand Musician have focused mainly on sharing band management tips ...

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31/01/2020

Building Blocks: Managing Your Band Pt 3

Managing your band, part 3: Paying yourself. Thus far in this series, I’ve discussed the need for a band to have a manager ...

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16/07/2019

Building Blocks: Managing Your Band Pt 2

The Business End: In the first instalment of this Building Blocks mini-series of Managing Your Band, Pt 1 - Stepping Forward, ...

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16/01/2019

Building Blocks: Managing Your Band Pt 1

The previous Building Blocks column was titled Self-Manage or Bust! In it, I pointed out that any professional musician’s ...

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12/09/2018

Building Blocks: Self-Manage Or Bust!

Self-manage or bust: Ask the average working musician how they’re doing these days and they’ll likely shrug and tell ...

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20/04/2018

Guitar Cool: Those Mislaid New Year’s Resolutions

Although I am not a big fan of New Year's resolutions, I am a big fan of setting some new goals every now and then. Some ...

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01/03/2018

Building Blocks: Reach – The People You’ll Never Know

You’ve been playing music for a while, been in and out of a few bands at high school and then uni. Eventually, you meet ...

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14/06/2017

Building Blocks: Stage Trek Ep 6 – Club Gigs

This column has covered club gigs several times in the past, but here I want to focus on three important points that fit ...

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18/04/2017

Building Blocks: Stage Trek Ep 5 – Weddings

My last article left us orbiting Planet Party, and away missions visited a few lucrative locations; playing at private events, ...

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