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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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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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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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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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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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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Building Blocks: Street Fairs & Festivals – Stage Trek 3
The last stop in our quest was the unpredictable but often quite fun planet of All-Ages & School Gigs. Now let’s journey ...
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Building Blocks: All-Ages & School Gigs – Stage Trek 3
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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Building Blocks: Venues – Stage Trek 1
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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