"He Who Has the Goals Makes the Rules"

After channel-surfing  a bit last night, I came across a 60 Minutes interview with actor/writer/director/producer Tyler Perry.  If you’re not familiar with Perry, he is the Atlanta-based playwriter-turned-screenwriter who has literally created his own genre of movies. His latest movie, I Can Do Bad All By Myself topped the box office during its first weekend [...]


grassrootsy   |  Helping Yourself, Making Money   |  11 27th, 2011    |  No Comments »

The Four I’s: A Breakdown on How to Make “IT” Happen

So for mother’s day, I went home to visit my mom. To my surprise, my parents had some friends over and the 4 of them were talking about an NGO they would like to start overseas. The more they talked, the more I knew what today’s post would be. No matter what goal you have [...]


grassrootsy   |  Administration, Set Goals   |  05 9th, 2011    |  No Comments »

If It Feels Right, It Probably Is

It’s that time again. Time to reference the blog, How To Make a Living Playing Music, by musician Danny Barnes. It’s an excellent article that every aspiring musician should read if they want a realistic view of what it takes to make it in a music career. Here are today’s thoughts on his blog. “Keep working on finding [...]


grassrootsy   |  Bookings - finding/getting, Set Goals   |  03 22nd, 2010    |  No Comments »

Resolutions that Remain – Making Moves in Your Music

“Goals that are products of dreams are worth pursuing” It’s the last week of the year.  Yea, official “New Year Resolutions” are highly overrated but goals are not. Take some time this week to really think about your life and your music. Evaluate: Where were you last year and how far have you come? I [...]


grassrootsy   |  Set Goals   |  12 28th, 2009    |  No Comments »

Starting a Band? Here Are a Few Things You Should Do

  Grassrootsy often features (and is probably biased towards) solo artist, so here’s something for you bands out there!  Its important to realize that if you’re in a band, you’ll have to figure out a few things that you might not have to worry about (initially) as a singer/songwriter. Open a Bank Account This is especially important [...]


grassrootsy   |  Administration, Making Money, Set Goals, Spending Money   |  08 5th, 2009    |  8 Comments »

little things that make a BIG difference!

Whats the basic rule of thumb? Don’t take anything for granted. Yes, artists are generally big dreamers, but that doesn’t mean you overlook the simple, practical things. If anything it means you need to pay even more attention to the small details in order to make the big things better.  Here are few things that [...]


grassrootsy   |  E-mail Pointers, facebook, Making Money, Merch, resources   |  04 22nd, 2009    |  No Comments »

What's the Worst That Can Happen? Really.

    Someone will say “No” to you.  That’s pretty much the worse that can happen is. But somehow that  holds so many artists back from reaching their full potential. “No” should never deter you from trying to do something you think is impossible. Here are some thoughts/ideas of seemingly outlandish things that you may think are out [...]


grassrootsy   |  Anyone can do this, Getting Reviews, Set Goals   |  01 21st, 2009    |  2 Comments »