Kurt Scobie is not only a dear friend of this blog but also the most talented pop pianist we know. His music is contagious and he’s got a following and tour calendar to prove it. Scobie is the only independent artist we know who takes on the challenge of a 6-week tour and hits [...]
What I love most about Grassrootsy is that none of our contributors are industry professionals (in the traditional sense). We’re all musicians who have learned from our experiences and have something worth sharing with you the reader! That’s why I love Dan Fisk. If you remember, he wrote a feature on our blog a [...]
Nelson Emokpae of Nelly’s Echo has a reputation for being one of the few singer-songwriters, along with Micah, who “cleans up real good” at the NACA (National Association for Campus Activities) conferences. In fact, almost all of his gigs through the year are at colleges. And when he talks about hitting the road (below), he’s [...]
Today’s post is the fifth and final installment of a 5-day series where 5 different full-time artist share what it looks like to pursue music for a living. Today’s contributor is ilyAimy, a Baltimore, MD-based duo. These guys are an interesting two (you’ll catch that below)! *hehe* They’re pretty honest folks, from my personal encounters, [...]
Today’s post is the fourth installment of a 5-day series where 5 different full-time artist share what it looks like to pursue music for a living. Today’s contributor is, Lancaster, PA-based Steven Courtney. I especially love having his perspective as he is not only a full-time musician who writes/performs music for children and families, but [...]
Today’s post is the third installment of a 5-day series where 5 different full-time artist share what it looks like to pursue music for a living. Today’s contributor is, Joy Ike (that’s me…aka founder/writer of Grassrootsy). ——————— Official: www.joyike.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/joyike Twitter: www.twitter.com/joyike The day’s routine varies on a weekly…and sometimes daily basis. For the [...]
Today’s post is the start a 5-day series where 5 different artist from different cities share what an average day looks like off stage. I get this question, in various forms, on a very regular basis. Anything from “What do you do all day?” to “Are you bored when you’re not on stage?” The question [...]
I have a pretty good feeling this blog post brought much traffic to banjo player Danny Barnes’ site when he first posted it. A friend came across it and passed it on to me a few days back AND it is the most practical post I’ve read all year. Over the next few weeks, I’ll [...]
