16/01/2019
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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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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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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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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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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My last article left us orbiting Planet Party, and away missions visited a few lucrative locations; playing at private events, ...
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The last stop in our quest was the unpredictable but often quite fun planet of All-Ages & School Gigs. Now let’s journey ...
READ MORE >29/06/2016
Starting this ‘Stage Trek’ series last issue, I gave a few general pointers on how to hunt down places for your band ...
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Mid-July 1982. For a 20th birthday gig, it had been a disheartening night. My band had just finished playing the classy, ...
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