One of the things I’m most grateful about is that I’ve done so many varied things in life, that I’m able to borrow ideas and apply concepts to my music from completely different sectors. I pass […]

I remember a couple of years ago when I took a few months break from performing to focus on other aspects of my music career. When I got back on stage again, something surprised me. […]

If you follow Be Your Own Record Label over on Facebook you’ll have seen that I linked to a fascinating article the other week from the New York Times. It’s massively relevant to you as […]

I’m one of those people that germs love. If ever there’s an illness going around, it typically stops at my door. Sore throats, chest infections, the common cold or flu. You name it. If it’s […]

A friend of mine thanked me recently. He said “that song I just played up there, that’s down to you.” I was puzzled. So he explained that last year while we were rehearsing a show, […]

If you’re like many creatives and performers, you’ll suffer with self doubt. It can really get in the way. So I’m going to share something with you that is so profound that it resulted in […]

I’m going to give you a bit of counter intuitive advice here that will probably sound like I’ve lost my mind at first. You see, I’m going to advise all of you musicians and songwriters […]

One of my favourite things is when I’m learning something new – but then suddenly realise that it has even more value when applied to something else entirely. This happens for me a lot. For […]

One thing becomes clear very quickly when running a large project like releasing your own album – you can’t do everything yourself. Not if you want to stay stress free and avoid burnout. So sooner or […]

One of the features about my late beginnings in the music industry was that I had zero contacts. Perhaps because of this, I’ve been contacted by several people who are about to be in a […]