Music Industry

What I’ve learned and am learning as a career artist and songwriter in Nashville.

Lessons from Elliott Smith’s Appearance on a Tacky Morning Show

I stumbled upon this YouTube video. It caught my attention because it seemed off-brand for Elliott Smith: the dark, brooding artist on a couch at six a.m. with a puppet behind him (not Sesame Street) and the host of America’s Funniest Home Videos. Huh? It made more sense when I saw the date. It was

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Confessions of an Extremely Moderately Successful Singer-Songwriter

I was at the age when all your friends start getting married.  It seemed as if every other month I was performing “I Will Be Here” by Steven Curtis Chapman, while a bride and groom lit the unity candle. Their pacing always much faster than rehearsed due to nerves and the unnatural activity of lighting

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AMA: “Do you ever worry about burnout?”

“Do you ever worry about burnout?” Theo S. Hi, Theo. That’s a great question. Burnout is something I think about a lot because I’ve had to deal with it over the course of my career, especially during my early days here in Nashville. In 2012, when I signed my first publishing deal, my calendar began

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