Whitney Houston People do not stay at the top of their professions for their entire lives. Throughout history this is a fact that has remained true. Regardless the field of athletics, business or music, every successful person will give way to the next of his or her own generation. Many of you reading this blogRead More
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Not by accident!
Donald Fagan and Walter Becker of Steely Dan Sometimes I like to play a little game with friends to guess their favorite type of music. I must know a little about his or her personality to make an attempt at figuring their musical tastes’, but I’m pretty accurate at my assessments. I bring upRead More
Music for a lifetime
From time to time I like to talk about some of the music on my personal MP3 player. This week I must discuss another of my favorite groups from the 80’s: Starpoint. Most of you may know them because of one big hit: “Object of my Desire”. You still hear it played on radio stationsRead More
We put the band back together
The Original 7ven Throughout the years, I have seen my share of bands break up for various reasons. Some bands face creative differences, others cannot continue to perform together because of personal disagreements. The music business is tough enough for one person and amplified when you add three or more personalities into the mix. ImagineRead More
The G.O.A.T. (Greatest of all Time)
LL Cool J Are rappers really able to “freestyle” or improvise? That was a question from a friend last week. I answered most definitely, they can and they do. I gave him a few examples of some of the more well known rappers who broke into the business because of their ability to win “battle-rapRead More
Great songs = Grammy nominations
Ledisi I learned some valuable lessons while working with singers a few years back. You just cannot “give” a song to a singer and expect everything to come out great. Even with much practice and coaching the vocalist will only sing fair at best. Why? Because there are many factors that contribute to great vocalRead More
A Musical Marriage that Worked Well
Daryl Hall and John Oates Partnerships are almost like marriages in a couple of ways. Both can be wonderful when they work, and horrible when they don’t. Partnerships can last a long time and like some marriages run their course and end amicably, or not. I’ve had two good music and business partnerships that wereRead More