In January, the Charlotte classical radio station WDAV became the first classical station to rank 1st in the history of the United States’s modern radio era. WDAV announced, “In the most recent ratings report from Nielsen Media, WDAV ranked as the Number 1 station in the Charlotte radio market based on its share of 6.5 …
Truthfully, I’m not sure what to do or how to help. Is it hurtful to share good news and talk about “enjoying the gig” right now? Or are those ideals more important than ever? The best I could come up with was this: a list of Ukrainian musicians for us to listen to and support …
An old high school buddy made a post the other day about how he has all his volleyball girls (he’s a coach not a v-ball specific bachelor) make a list of 20 things they like about themselves. It was such a wholesome idea I had to try it for myself. I’m not here to tell …
Just a few things I’m grateful for lately. When a mentor comes to listen and support me at my gig When audience members give the music their full attention When band leaders make set-lists I’m playing more than ever, financially stable, and deeply in love with music. The ideas I’m exploring on the podcast really …
I can’t be the only one excited about this right? It’s like the universe (or some disgruntled hacker?) decided to give us the social media detox we all deserved. The only weird part was wanting to tell people how I’m rooting against Facebook and realizing I needed the Facebook platform to do that. Then I …
Making this put me in a fantastic mood. 10/10 would recommend! I wrote my list on a blog, but you can write your’s on a piece of paper, bathroom mirror, your driveway with jumbo chalk, whatever. You do you!
We have instant access to the complete history of recorded music in our pocket. I know that is such a natural part of living these days, but it’s worth noticing how miraculous that is. What’s even crazier is services like Spotify, YouTube, and Pandora give you this power for free! If you’ve ever been using …
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Trying to find new music in 2020? The following suggestions combine the quality of human-recommendation and the power of modern technology.
Today Silicon Valley has delivered a virtual 49er experience to our pockets. All we have to do is give away our art for free on a regular basis…