Praised for her maturity, stage presence, and technical prowess, ________ has taken the musical world by storm; “A true miracle” —the Chicago Sun Times*
* The shorter the quote, the better for today’s tiny attention spans. Plus it hides the fact that the full quote from the Chicago Sun Times was: “It was a true miracle that there was anyone left in the audience by the end of the concert, considering her numerous wrong notes and tone akin to placing a cat on a deli-meat slicer.”
Read MoreIf you have never ventured inside a local market or grocery here in the city, be advised that it’s not an activity for the claustrophobic or vertically challenged. Imagine the entire contents of your local Kroger’s shoved into a space the size of your local 7-11. Shelves resemble skyscrapers and aisles are so narrow, they need one-way traffic signs. Shopping carts do not exist; only little baskets with long handles and gimpy wheels which must be dragged behind you and are somehow magnetically attracted to the top-heavy fruit displays and the shins of crabby senior citizens.
Read MoreIf you are a professional musician, or if you are simply trying to masquerade as one while you wait for your career to “really take off” (meaning you get two paying gigs in as many months), then you have had to compose your own Musician Biography for your website or concert program. Sometimes these biographies are disguised as other names, such as Curriculum Vitae (Latin for ‘An Exercise in Narcissism’) or more simply, “About” (if you are Canadian, “Aboot”)
Read MoreIf you are looking for a blog that can show you the way to get ahead in the frenetically-paced city of New York, how to make important and valuable connections in the classical music industry, and how to become a multi-million dollar recording artist playing only the music of Beethoven…. then please send me a message with the address of that blog. I need to read it too
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