I am the luckiest man alive and Sheryl is my precious treasure.
I had an opportunity to chat with a wonderful entertainer yesterday, and record it. Narada Michael Walden has produced many hits, and has written soundtracks for such movies as James Bond: License to Kill as well as The Bodyguard.
On May 25th Narada is holding a benefit at the Louise M.Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco for Christopher Rodriguez, a little boy who was shot during a piano lesson. The bullet was not intended for him but his life has been altered as he is now paralyzed.
I hope you'll listen to the podcast and if you're in the area on the 25th, please attend! Tickets are on sale now as a click through link from The Narada Michael Walden Foundation
Some of the performers for this benefit? Sting, Marilynn McCoo and Billy Davis jr., Mary Wilson and many others.
Come and listen to a great entertainer as he sings for me, talks about facebook use and tells me I have a sexy voice! :)
There was a little mixup, and I reported that my song Fade Away would be in the April 7, 2009 episode of Cupid, on ABC. Turns out that I had the episode wrong, and it's actually supposed to be on NEXT week - Tuesday, April 14th. At least, I'm pretty sure that's when it will air. Also, I reported that the episode title was "Live and Let Spy", but I got that wrong, too. When I know the episode name, I'll be sure to pass it along.
Sorry to those who tuned in especially to hear it! I hope you'll try again next week.
I got an email yesterday from my publisher, Tanvi Patel at Crucial Music, that my song Fade Away (alt. title Change your Mind), is going to be on an episode of ABC's new show, Cupid! The episode, entitled "Live and Let Spy", airs in the United States on Tuesday, April 7th, on ABC at 10:00 p.m./9:00 p.m. Central. Excellent!
If you're a creator of broadcast-quality music, be sure to visit Crucial's website, and submit your music. It's free, and before you know it, your songs could be on TV or in films.
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And loving every moment of life with my wonderful baby.
Music is a hard business, and it's getting harder every day. Very few people will make it in music, and the competition is fierce. So what sets you apart from the competition? Except in rare circumstances, I believe the ultimate deciding factor is persistence: the main difference between successful and failed musicians is that the successful ones did not quit and were able to outlast their competitors. The one thing I've heard repeatedly from music industry people is: If you want to make it in music, don't give up.
I often read Tim Ferriss' blog. Tim is the author of The 4-Hour Workweek, and a guest lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Princeton University. Independent musicians are essentially entrepreneurs, and so much of the same advice applies to both.
Today I read a post on Tim's blog entitled The Prescription for Self-Doubt: Watch This Video. Here's an excerpt from the post, which I recommend reading in full:
Business icons, superstar professional athletes, billionaires — it
doesn’t matter how rich or how accomplished — I’ve had them all tell me
the same thing…
There are moments when you feel the world is too much. Days and even
weeks when you want to (or perhaps do) pull up the covers and
half-sleep in bed until nightfall, avoiding a feeling of hopelessness
that seems insurmountable. Long-awaited deals fall through without
warning, haters attack you without reason or fact, circumstances turn
good decisions into awful realities — sometimes it just feels like the
deck is stacked against you and there is nothing you can do about it.
Have you felt that way? Has the music business provided you with tremendous ups and soul-crushing downs? You are not alone.
But will you quit?
