04/05/2021
Over the years my Building Blocks contributions to New Zealand Musician have focused mainly on sharing band management tips ...
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Managing your band, part 3: Paying yourself. Thus far in this series, I’ve discussed the need for a band to have a manager ...
READ MORE >16/07/2019
The Business End: In the first instalment of this Building Blocks mini-series of Managing Your Band, Pt 1 - Stepping Forward, ...
READ MORE >16/01/2019
The previous Building Blocks column was titled Self-Manage or Bust! In it, I pointed out that any professional musician’s ...
READ MORE >12/09/2018
Self-manage or bust: Ask the average working musician how they’re doing these days and they’ll likely shrug and tell ...
READ MORE >20/04/2018
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 ...
READ MORE >01/03/2018
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 ...
READ MORE >14/06/2017
This column has covered club gigs several times in the past, but here I want to focus on three important points that fit ...
READ MORE >18/04/2017
My last article left us orbiting Planet Party, and away missions visited a few lucrative locations; playing at private events, ...
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