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Sammy Morales – It’s Never Too Late

Tomaca — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:24:11 +0000

I found Sammy Morales on an indie artist site late in 2008. I heard this entrancing, melodic voice and was moved. He said the cd was in the works and would be done later in 2009; I patiently waited, then contacted him again and was pleased to find out it was done. My teenager said his voice [...]

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First Impressions…

Tomaca — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:18:46 +0000

First Impressions are now more important than ever. Everyone is tired of that same old phrase “you only get one chance to make a first impression”. It is repeated ad nauseum from business schools to beauty pageants and everywhere in between. As much as I would rather say to throw away the stuffy old phrases, parables and sayings, [...]

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Independent Radio Promotion With Munsey Ricci

Tomaca — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:41:30 +0000

Reposted from Rick Goetz’s

http://MusicianCoaching.com

Independent Radio Promotion With Munsey Ricci

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:55 AM PST

Munsey Ricci runs an independent Radio promotion and marketing company called Skateboard Marketing. Skateboard Marketing puts hard rock and metal acts on Active Rock, Album Oriented Rock (AOR) stations and College stations that play metal. Munsey started his career as a guitar [...]

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Why and Who The Hell Are We Charging?

Tomaca — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:31:04 +0000

Reposted from: http://www.musictalksedu.net/ Submitted by David Knight on Sun, 11/15/2009 – 10:35pm

I was reading the comments from the enough is enough, damn it article and by the way. John M., owner of M-PIRE Recording Studio, a beautiful recording studio in Los Angeles added a comment that I fully agree with. But at the same time, it fueled me [...]

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Amatuers and Pros – the School of Hard Knocks

Tomaca — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:41:17 +0000

“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”

That’s an old saying and one that I have found to be quite true. I began my journey as a “recording artist” and “songwriter” in 2005. I left the lounge and band scene to do my own stuff. One of the first things that I learned is just [...]

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Deejay K.I. – Keeping the Music Flowing

Tomaca — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:37:01 +0000

Artists make music. We want that music to be heard ideally worldwide. A part of that process is the deejay, the person who chooses what music is played at various venues. Thanks to Arienda Caron for arranging the following interview with DJ K.I. from Canada. His work is an integral part of the music process.

TIC: DJ-ing is [...]

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What happened? A rant about the work ethic of many musicians

Tomaca — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:21:58 +0000

What happened? A rant about the work ethic of many musicians

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:22 PM PDT

What ever happened to true effort, the desire to learn and develop ones ability? What happened to the problem solvers? What happened to the ones that could look at a problem or at something going wrong and continue on in [...]

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Should the Show Go On No Matter What?

Tomaca — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:49:28 +0000

Lots of us band members have the innate determination that the show must go on no matter what. Sometimes it shouldn’t.

It’s happened to me twice where a band member nearly passed out during the gig. Once, a drummer, who had been having heart problems, was told by his doctor to relax and take it easy. In [...]

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