You hardly need me to tell you that many areas of the music business go (blessedly) quiet in the last days of December and much of January.
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If nobody has pointed it out to you yet, let me be the one to remind you that we are not just experiencing the final weeks of 2019, we are entering the final weeks of the decade.
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It’s very normal to have differences of opinion when collaborating but sometimes it stops feeling temporary and par for the course and starts to feel terminal. What to do?
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Social self-care: the art of ensuring your intentional interactions with people who are part of your professional world and set up from the outset to build you up, not wear you out.
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As festival season gets underway, Tamara Gal-On considers the benefits of water in aiding music industry professionals to practise self care at one of the busiest times in the musical calendar.
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I have a lot to say on longevity and sustainability – So this is going to be a series of articles. If you love making music and you want it to be your living, there are certain things that will help and some things that won't if you want to retire from the business at a grand old age – or even keep on going like the Chuck Berry of your generation.
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I’ve divided this article into: 1) Before – Things to think about before you arrive; 2) During – Making the most of the conference whilst you’re there, 3) After – Once you get home. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. If you skim everything else – at least read Part 3, OK? Cool.
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