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  • New Rockstar Philosophy at MoSo2013

    New Rockstar Philosophy at MoSo2013

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS3FLlJ8evc

    Tweet The New Rockstar Philosophy tour continues. This time we’re in our hometown of Saskatoon, Canada at MoSoConf2013. We’re happy to not only be a part of a speaking session for attendees but we’re also part of an exciting panel talking about Emerging Practices in Music Marketing. We’ll be talking about Vine, Snapchat, and all [...]

  • New Rockstar Philosophy In Winnipeg!

    New Rockstar Philosophy In Winnipeg!

    Tweet Good news! The New Rockstar Philosophy is going on tour and we will be doing a book signing, reading and discussion at McNally Robinson in the Rock and Roll mecca of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Wooo. Winnipeg has been a powerhouse of Music for years creating some of Canada’s, and the world’s, most beloved acts. [...]

  • Read This Book: Divergent Streams – Reflections and Explorations of the Modern Music Industry

    Read This Book: Divergent Streams – Reflections and Explorations of the Modern Music Industry

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpuE2q_ACgw

    Tweet Sidewinder.fm creator, Hypebot editor, and New Rockstar Philosophy endorser Kyle Bylin has done it again. He’s completely wowed me with his ability to put together a cutting edge resource for forward thinking musicians. Divergent Streams is a new ebook that Kyle has put together bringing a number of music industry thinkers on board. In Kyle’s words: [...]

  • Internal Momentum vs External Momentum

    Internal Momentum vs External Momentum

    http://youtu.be/0QMcfhg4fPk

    Tweet Being in a musical project isn’t easy because your music relationships takes 2 types of momentum. Not only do you have to navigate the personal stuff (internal momentum) but you also have to display, produce, release stuff to your fans (external momentum). You have to have both to grow and thrive. Without external momentum [...]

New Rockstar Philosophy at MoSo2013

New Rockstar Philosophy at MoSo2013

[ 0 ] June 13, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS3FLlJ8evc

Tweet The New Rockstar Philosophy tour continues. This time we’re in our hometown of Saskatoon, Canada at MoSoConf2013. We’re happy to not only be a part of a speaking session for attendees but we’re also part of an exciting panel talking about Emerging Practices in Music Marketing. We’ll be talking about Vine, Snapchat, and all [...]

New Rockstar Philosophy In Winnipeg!

New Rockstar Philosophy In Winnipeg!

[ 0 ] June 7, 2013

Tweet Good news! The New Rockstar Philosophy is going on tour and we will be doing a book signing, reading and discussion at McNally Robinson in the Rock and Roll mecca of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Wooo. Winnipeg has been a powerhouse of Music for years creating some of Canada’s, and the world’s, most beloved acts. [...]

Read This Book: Divergent Streams – Reflections and Explorations of the Modern Music Industry

Read This Book: Divergent Streams – Reflections and Explorations of the Modern Music Industry

[ 0 ] May 31, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpuE2q_ACgw

Tweet Sidewinder.fm creator, Hypebot editor, and New Rockstar Philosophy endorser Kyle Bylin has done it again. He’s completely wowed me with his ability to put together a cutting edge resource for forward thinking musicians. Divergent Streams is a new ebook that Kyle has put together bringing a number of music industry thinkers on board. In Kyle’s words: [...]

Internal Momentum vs External Momentum

Internal Momentum vs External Momentum

[ 0 ] May 23, 2013
http://youtu.be/0QMcfhg4fPk

Tweet Being in a musical project isn’t easy because your music relationships takes 2 types of momentum. Not only do you have to navigate the personal stuff (internal momentum) but you also have to display, produce, release stuff to your fans (external momentum). You have to have both to grow and thrive. Without external momentum [...]

F**k it. Ship it. For Artists

F**k it. Ship it. For Artists

[ 0 ] May 13, 2013

Tweet How many musical ideas are you sitting on? Hard drives, notebooks, napkins, journals, voice memos, Garageband sessions, all  filled with starts, riffs, ideas, maybe even more, but all of sits unfinished. Why is that? I find that after the initial inspiration of the idea in that moment, going back and crafting of the final [...]

Should Your Band Be Making Lyric Videos?

Should Your Band Be Making Lyric Videos?

[ 0 ] May 3, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KReoTOZK9W8

Tweet YES. Yes. Yeeesssss. You should be making Lyric videos. Why? Because PEOPLE LOVE LYRICS. After searching the actual song, fans will search for your lyrics. People love lyrics. They want to sing a long. Make their lives easy. Make lyric videos. HOW? Do you have a Mac? Then you probably have enough power to [...]

Instant Inspiration: Patti Smith’s Advice To Creatives #watch

Instant Inspiration: Patti Smith’s Advice To Creatives #watch

[ 0 ] April 30, 2013

Tweet Patti Smith is a legend. A poet, musician, author, and constant culture creator, Patti Smith has been blowing minds (or not) since the 1970s and knows a thing or two about being an artist. Some choice quotes: “Be concerned about doing GOOD WORK” “Build a good name and your name will be it’s own [...]

3 Reasons Artists Should Be Using Vine

3 Reasons Artists Should Be Using Vine

[ 0 ] April 29, 2013

Tweet Vine is here, and although it’s not perfect, it’s probably the biggest thing to happen to social media since Instagram. We called it last time, saying that Instagram was going to be huge so trust us and just go download Vine app for your phone. SO WHAT IS IT? Vine is the best way to [...]

Friday Night Music Doc: Modest Mouse Shows You How To Take Over America

Friday Night Music Doc: Modest Mouse Shows You How To Take Over America

[ 0 ] April 26, 2013

Tweet Modest Mouse is a band that you probably already love. The Lonesome Crowded West is an album you probably already love. But if you’re wondering how a band goes about taking over America in the late 90′s then this documentary will teach you the ways. WATCH IT! Music Consciousness Voyno

Crowdfunding Requires A Little Help From Your Friends

Crowdfunding Requires A Little Help From Your Friends

[ 2 ] April 16, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcfFBCyMGyg

Tweet We did it. The New Rockstar Philosophy successfully crowdfunded over $10,000 to cover costs associated with printing the book.  But what a long and winding road those 31 days were. We rushed some things, forgot some things, and pushed very hard, and had a huge learning experience. One of the main things that we learned (again) [...]