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What’s Your Deal, The Khans?
“We are the Khans, performing Maqam music, aka “world” music, on the Oud and Darbuka.”
Adam Mansbach: My Year on the Bestseller List
I woke up the next morning to find my book among Amazon’s top 100, despite…
What’s Your Deal, Hakim Bellamy?
Hakim’s performances and presence have been a phenomenon in Albuquerque and beyond, propelled by his…
Burning Questions for Tonya Kay
Fans are not family and they are not friends. Remember that. They may become both…
Ain’t Nobody Got Time for It: My 4-Hours-per-Week Social Media Plan
I can execute my WHOLE social media plan (not including blogging) in about four hours…
Book Clients: Winners, Whiners and Wanderlust
Following the progress of a book from concept to completion is a grueling task for…
What’s Your Deal, The 1960 Sci-Fi Era?
My name is Scott Elkins; I go by the name The 1960 Sci-Fi Era. I…
Staying Organized, Busy, Inspired and Sexy: Part III
I haven’t pounded out a syllable. I’ve avoided writing all day. Let’s seduce inspiration before…
Dear Rich: Music in Public Domain Films, and Songwriting Splits
This can be confusing. For example, copyright for the 1961 public domain film One-Eyed Jacks…
Trying to Follow My Own Career Advice, Part 1
It’s a reckoning of sorts between the types of work I knew I should be…
5 Ways to Make Friends and Build Your Musician Network
Chances are you didn’t get opportunities to play purely on efforts of your own. You…
Freelance Illustration Careers in Publishing, Part 1: Editorial
The likelihood of having a career in illustration is about the same as having a…
My Cats and I Make Digital Art, and You Can Too!
At night I’d imagine the things the cat might be talking about, like how it’s…
Kenny Scharf’s Karbombz! Series
Kenny Scharf is not only an accomplished creator, but a humble, intelligent, bright survivor —…
Shame on You If You Aren’t a Shameless Self-Promoter
Each of us should be a marketer first and an artist second if we want…
Don’t Be Despised! Film Crew Dos and Don’ts
Being on set can be as cliquey as a high-school-teen-TV-drama. With military-style stratification and classism…
Trying to Follow My Own Career Advice, Part 2
If I were one of my own small business clients, am I doing the things…
Freelance Illustration Careers in Publishing, Part 2: Comic Books & Graphic Novels
Most comic book work is work-for-hire, and the most popular genre in the US market…
A Ranty Rant on How Music Is Undervalued
These amazingly talented, lovely players–we don’t even have the dignity as a society to make…
What’s Your Deal, Jason Ewald?
A few years back I tried to be more honest in my songwriting. Here’s to…