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Three approaches to recording and performing cover songs

October 27, 2016October 28, 2016 Chris Huff

Playing cover songs can boost your visibility, warm up a crowd, or be a way to earn a living. Whatever the end goal, there is more than one way to approach playing someone else’s well-known – or little known – song. Read More.

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How to survive four hour marathon gigs

March 23, 2016March 28, 2016 Chris Huff

Not everybody wants to pursue the path of marathon gigging, but for those with a deep love of music and a desire to share it, it can be a great way to get paid for doing what you love. Read more.

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Build a story that someone will want to invest in

December 21, 2015March 28, 2016 Matt Urmy

Spinning your wheels is not the recipe for a sustainable music career. Build a story that someone will want to invest in. Pay attention to the business details. Don’t wake up 10 years from now just to realize that you’ve been spinning your wheels when you could have been making real progress. Read more.

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How to survive as a solo cover musician

November 12, 2015October 27, 2016 Chris Huff

It’s a cliché to say that show business is tough, but the reality is that it’s worse than that. It eats good people alive. Here are three survival skills I’d like to pass along that have helped me get through 15 years playing solo acoustic cover songs in bars, restaurants, private parties, corporate events, and pig roasts in cemeteries. Read more.

The initial mistakes (almost) every young musician makes

October 19, 2015October 19, 2015 Dani Rabin

young musician career choicesEvery young musician – or anyone starting out on a music career path – has a lot to understand about where to focus his or her time and energy. The bad news is that every field in music is extremely competitive. The good news is that once you decide exactly what you want to do, you will have a big advantage to finding success. Read more.

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Anatomy of a Cover Song – Four takes on "Big Yellow Taxi"

September 15, 2011October 27, 2016 Keith Hatschek

So you picked a cover song, now what? Rather than copying the original version note-for-note, the best covers typically take the essence of the original and reshape it, so that the performing artist makes the song their own while adding something special and recognizable to their repertoire. Read more.

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