Third Eye Blind’s Identity

One of the rare TV shows that I actually schedule time for each week is a show on MSNBC called Your Business. I always learn something and most of the time, lots of things. This past Sunday they reran a profile they did on Third Eye Blind entitled “A...

A Business That Makes Music

The April 2011 issue of Inc. Magazine has an article on Rob Kalin, the founder and CEO of Etsy, the self-proclaimed “place to buy and sell all things handmade, vintage, and supplies.” The article describes workshops Rob has led for the sellers to help them...

Are You Teachable?

A long-time music associate and dear friend asked for my thoughts on teachability in a comment on a post the other day. Great topic. Your Craft Compared to most people, you are an exceptionally teachable person. You have spent your life taking lessons, listening to...

Stardom vs. A Life Well Lived

So Seth’s (once again) brilliant post got me thinking about one of the biggest challenges you face as a musician/artist today: the draw of stardom vs. the chance to live a life well lived. Stardom is Dying I full expect Stardom as we know it to die in the coming...

You Have Two Products

In yesterday’s 4+2 Formula post I mentioned that of the two sets of combinations you have to work with, the first is the “personal, and power-full, combination of you and your art.” In other words, you – as an artist – have two products....