After seeing this particular graphic on several different people’s Facebook feeds today, I decided I’d like to chime in here with what I think some of you might find to be an interesting and unexpected perspective on this mentality. In case, for whatever reason, you are unable to see the graphic I’m referring to, it … Continue reading Respect the Artist. Buy Yourself Some Coffee!
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Respect the Artist. Buy Yourself Some Coffee!
Remember What I Said About Photoshoots?
For those who may be reading this and may not have been keeping up with what’s been going on in my musical life lately, I have officially retired from cover music. But returning to the glorious world of original music from whence I came does have it’s share of drawbacks. The most immediate of such … Continue reading Remember What I Said About Photoshoots?
Who Do You Want to Cater Your Funeral?
Two weeks ago, my percussionist, Nathan Lathouse, and I played our longest standing, suburban, Mexican Restaurant house duo gig. For those of you not familiar with such industry lingo, the term “house” applied to the term “gig” refers to the fact that you are a regularly featured act at that particular establishment/location. In our case, … Continue reading Who Do You Want to Cater Your Funeral?
Manage This, Partner!
I’ve worked with a considerable number of restaurant and bar owners in my career, yet it never ceases to amaze me how pretentious and pompous many of them can be. What is it about that industry that attracts such types? Owning a restaurant is a grueling, thankless, exhausting job ideally suited for masochists or the … Continue reading Manage This, Partner!
“What Have We Always Said is the Most Important Thing?”
Breakfast? Family? Neither. It’s WATER! Contrary to what the Bluth’s would have us believe, when you’re playing on an uncovered patio at 6:30PM E.D.T., facing due west, and there isn’t a cloud in the sky, water is, without a doubt, the most important thing. Now, if you’ve been anywhere around the Atlanta area these past … Continue reading “What Have We Always Said is the Most Important Thing?”
You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a Bad, First Impression
This past Saturday, I deejayed for a wedding in the Roswell/Marietta area. Every thing prior to this day had been arranged over the phone, so I would be actually meeting the bride, as well as her mother (my boss for the day) for the first time, face-to-face, on her wedding day. Now, I’ve either deejayed … Continue reading You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a Bad, First Impression
Every Girl Crazy ‘Bout a Well-trained Man
There is no denying it; I became a musician to impress females. In fact, everything I’ve ever done, every decision I’ve ever made in my entire life has been with those intentions in mind. “What is going to get me the largest pool of women from which to choose a suitable mate,” is the barbaric … Continue reading Every Girl Crazy ‘Bout a Well-trained Man
It All Starts With a Great Photo Shoot!
The most important thing to remember as a musician when getting ready to conduct a photo shoot for you and/or your band is to fight the urge to do anything original or different. Do exactly what’s expected. Do what every other musician and band has done since the beginning of time. Go outside. Bring your … Continue reading It All Starts With a Great Photo Shoot!