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The Secret of Failure

Here’s the lead in for a post I highly recommend you read:”Bill Cosby once said that he didn’t know the secret of success but he knew the secret of failure: Trying to please everybody.”The post has nothing related to music, BUT it will...

Find the TRUTH About a Music Career

I’ll never forget the absolute disgust I felt while reading an interview with my idol, Jeff Porcaro. As a fellow drummer who had dreamed of recording as a career from the time I was 8 or 9, it seemed inconceivable that one of the greatest session drummers of all...

Tax Advice

On the heels of my last post comes a link to a SmartMoney.com article on Tax-Free Retirement Accounts for the Self-Employed. Although it’s POSSIBLE you might read about stuff like this in Guitar Player or Modern Drummer, it’s unlikely.

Freelancing Mistakes

If you’ve read this blog for any time at all, you’ve realized that I link to a lot of other posts. I do this for two reasons: first, I want to show you valuable information that can be applied to your music endeavors. Second, I want to show you how and...

MPAA Uses Dogs…

No one seems to know if this story is even true or not, but either way, here’s the right attitude: “If the MPAA story is fact, it’s ridiculous at about 17 levels. If it’s fiction, then it further reinforces the notion that news about everything...

The Truly Difficult Questions

After 20 years in music and 5+ years in business, I know one thing for sure: you will not do the work necessary to succeed in your dream without solid answers to the following questions. Pursuing dreams requires something of you and you will only give of yourself for...