In my conversations with artists, actors, writers, singers and musicians I’ve noticed a pattern of three ‘sinkholes’ that suck the creative energy right out of a person. There are various nuances and sub-categories within the top three but for the sake of brevity I’ve sorted the big energy drainers into the following three funnels: 1. [...]

Independent artists have long struggled to gain recognition and attract an audience. Without the backing of a major label it can be very difficult for independent artists to obtain radio play time, that is, until now. Podcasting a revolutionary new medium, has opened new distribution channels for independent artists. Podcasting is the process of distributing [...]

Well-meaning, yet woefully misguided, advice from parents, teachers and other loved ones such as “You’ll never make a living as an artist” has become the foundational belief and mantra of the artist’s Inner Critic. What’s worse is that this also woefully misguided Inner Critic loves to be right and will serve up proof and evidence [...]