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Your job as a live musician

Todd A

Jul 7, 2017, Live Performance
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It often sucks to be a live musician. We’re rarely paid; venues don’t have great sound; no one promotes the show; people don’t show up. We can’t

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When the day job gets in the way of your art

Todd A

Jun 30, 2017, Inspiration
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Last week, I could not get a column written in time to publish. This has happened only a handful of times in the last two years. Usually, it is a

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Make art. Don’t ask permission.

Todd A

Jun 16, 2017, Inspiration
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A tweet showed up in my feed recently that said, “Should you release an album no one cares about?” In short, no you shouldn’t. YOU should care

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Where are you live streaming? Part 2

Todd A

Jun 7, 2017, Live Performance
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Facebook Live, Instagram, Periscope In Part 1 of Where are you live streaming?, I mentioned that YouTube or Facebook performance videos just

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Where are you live streaming? Part 1

Todd A

Jun 2, 2017, Live Performance
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YouTube Live Events A friend of mine for years has shot video of bands and solo artists performing. Lately, he’s noticed something: no one is

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