This past week I was asked to put together a piece for AgencyPost about what changes are coming for brands as Facebook pushes them over to Timeline on March 31st. There’s some big changes afoot that will affect the way that business can reach their fans, how Facebook prioritizes content, the ways that brands can…
I’ve been writing music for over a decade now. Rock songs, folk songs, fast songs, slow songs. The only common thread has been that I’ve tried to write what I know. Making records and making music with people is something that it seems like I’ve always just done, and while it’s a performance and I…
I love getting the opportunity to guest post for other blogs and an article I was asked to contribute was published today on the Agency Post. Lots of businesses don’t know where to begin with social media tools so here is a checklist of low-lift, low-risk activities that can help you get your feet wet.…
Some things, some goals, some ideas to attempt and accomplish throughout 2012 Business Build an iPhone App Learn to Program in Ruby Become a better Amateur Photographer Projects Finish the Boat Grow the Utica Firefly project even bigger Make a Rock N Roll Record Visit the West Coast Grow a Better Garden Cut Down the…
A couple of months ago I wrote a post about some of the reasons why some of my projects (and maybe yours) don’t come to fruition – why they don’t ship. At that time, I was working on a new project, which has just launched. Several months ago I began working with Geoff Storm and…
This is true for so many things. Copying and imitating helps you find your own voice, your own look, your own style…. “Copy out things that you really love. Any book. Put the quotation marks around it, put the date that you’re doing the copying out, and then copy it out. You’ll find that you…
For anyone that struggles with being creative on a deadline – this is for you. Great experiment.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve probably noticed the explosion of data in your Facebook timeline and ticker. Especially when it comes to the data presented by third party apps such as Spotify. On the one hand, it’s been a fantastic tool for music discovery and re-discovery (in the last 30 days I’ve…