It’s really important to understand yourself and develop self-awareness, as that’s the first step in building emotional capability and intelligence. Once you understand yourself better and WHY you’re experiencing certain thoughts and emotions, the next step is to take control of these emotions and how you react… To get back Read more…
What is EQ? EQ is a musicians best friend, and you’ve probably never heard of it before. That changes now! EQ (or equalization) in music is the process of changing the balance of different frequencies in an audio signal. Whilst we know this term in the music world, there’s a different type of Read more…
Feeling stressed out? You’re not alone… That’s why this article is designed to help you recognise, manage and reduce stress in your world. Did you know? 85% of UK adults admit to experiencing stress regularly 71.1% of musicians believe they have suffered from panic attacks and/or high levels of anxiety* Read more…
Writers block is not what you think it is. It’s not something mystical that’s beyond the realms of comprehension and cure, it’s actually quite manageable. Every songwriter struggles with the symptoms of writers block at one point or another, where creative flow dries up and it’s difficult to write anything at Read more…
If you don’t know where you’re going, how can you ever get there? There are tons of exciting activities you can complete every day in the music industry. It’s super easy to get caught up in gigging, social media, writing, recording etc… Which are all fun activities, until you realise Read more…
There is a long running joke within my function band. Whenever someone approaches us at the end of a gig, more often than not, they ask what we do for a living. “So what do you do for a living then?” Or… “So is this your real job?” Or even Read more…
“If somebody told me in 1981 that it would take 13 years to get recognised, I would have been horrified. I guess it was self-belief that kept me going all the time, because for a long time nobody else seemed to like it. But we thought we were doing something Read more…
On a recent trip to Seattle, friends and I visited Tula’s restaurant and jazz club. We went to see the supremely talented Bill Anschell Quartet perform. One of Bill’s song titles really stuck a chord with me (excuse the musical pun). It was called ‘The Dreaded E Word.’ After some Read more…
Your show starts in 5 minutes. You’ve seen the audience arriving at the venue, including friends and family, eager to see you perform. You should be feeling confident and ready because you’ve practiced so much, but your body has other ideas… Your heart is pounding, you have butterflies in your Read more…