Category: The creative life
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The next viral song playlist
The next viral song playlist is just one of the playlists that you can submit your song to on pinboard playlists. Check out the details here read more about how it works. Add your song to a playlist
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Song of the Year songwriting contest
I received a letter from the Song of the Year songwriting contest. I didn’t win, but got a Semi-Finalist placement and this neat little emblem above. I’ve embedded the song below on Spotify. What do you think of the song?
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10 things music fans can do to help their favorite local / independent band
Many independent or DIY artists work a “day job” or “9-5” to make ends meet in-between playing live or recording new material. I can only speak for myself when it comes to daily routines and artist process, but I think every artist can relate to how exhausting it can become if you don’t take a…
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Songwriting as a lifestyle and career
If you are an independent artist and you know how exhausting it can be to do all of your music marketing on your own. Spending countless hours staring at a computer screen working on marketing strategies and material that may not even work. I started playing guitar and writing music when I was 16 years…
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Empathy
Till date, the logic behind this phenomenon is barely comprehensible. But scientists have discovered for sure that empaths have high levels of very active mirror neurons. These mirror neurons are found in the part of the brain responsible for reading emotional cues from other people. They help you figure out what others are thinking and…
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The new music business
All the cables, cell towers, satellites that make streaming possible from nearly anywhere. The landscape for independent artists has become a beautiful field of color, a deep blue ocean, and an open gate with no keeper A book with blank pages that we can write. A new world of audio where having a record deal…
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Eckhart Tolle quote about success
“Don’t wait to be successful at some future point. Have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in whatever you are doing. That is success.” – Eckhart Tolle
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Eckhart Tolle quotes
“Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” – Eckhart Tolle
Coffee & a Playlist 