Category Archives: Music Career
Working on the Scott Burnett/Kelly Carpenter Project
Scott and I are currently working on a CD which we’re planning to release sometime in June. One of the songs we have named “Catalonia”, a region in Spain, since it has a somewhat flamenco feel. This started out as … Continue reading
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Birthday Thoughts About Aging
Wow, I’m 54 today. Who wudda thunk it? It sounds so old and yet I still feel so young inside. Carol Burnett shares my birthday–she turns 79 today–and I thought about the age difference: 25 years. That doesn’t seem like … Continue reading
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A Little Market Research
Hey all, thanks SO much for helping out. I am conducting some market research for my music. Given that my music is generally soothing and therapeutic, there are a range of different styles that I perform that fit the overall … Continue reading
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How NOT To Get a “Music Deal”
Got this email today. I had to share. What more do I need to say? Except that, aside from the likelihood this is just a phishing scam email, can you imagine that there are people out there that are trying … Continue reading
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The Spotify Question
I recently serendipitiously ran across a recording by a music artist named Moshimoss. The link I ran across brought me to his MySpace page where I can listen to all of his songs on the music player., And then I … Continue reading
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Woody Guthrie’s New Year’s resolution list from 1942
At the age of 30, Woody Guthrie created a New Year’s resolution list filled with wise gems like “Keep hope machine running” and “Dream good.” The list, handwritten in 1942 on notebook paper, contains 33 resolutions that might inspire you … Continue reading
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Currently in Vegas
A friend of mine, Jim Lunn, comes down to Las Vegas once a month for a few days to look in on his 91-year old dad at the nursing home and make sure his house is okay. I offered a … Continue reading
Filed under Life, Music PR in 3-Months
The Music Business Looks Forward: 5 Social Media Predictions For 2012
Here’s an article about the ongoing changes in social media that I thought was worth sharing. It was a guest post on Hybebot.com by Shore Fire Media, a boutique public relations, online marketing, and digital strategy firm specializing in music and … Continue reading
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Music PR in 3-Months: 1 Week In
I am now one week into my Cyber PR campaign. (If you’d like the backstory, read my post last week here.) So, how is it going? A better question perhaps would be, what is happening? What is supposed to happen? … Continue reading
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