Tag: music
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Practising in Your Head
Those lovable boffins have been at it again. It seems that “scientists at Cambridge” have established that a lot of the creative process occurs for musicians when they aren’t even touching their instrument. This story was presented recently by BBC News in the final “kitten up tree” slot and pegged around the notion that there…
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Geronimo! …and Thoughts from New Chief Sitting Bull’s Head
Let’s hope that the Evening Standard gossip column rumours about conversion of the Bull’s Head in Barnes into a ghastro pub aren’t true. It’s a great venue in a beautiful part of London, with one of the best maintained pianos in town. This just in from www.thebullshead.com : “Geronimo Inns & The Bulls Head Geronimo…
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Flim Flam Sauce – Lies, Damn Lies & Marketing
Music has what investors would call very low “barriers to entry” – in plain English, anyone can do it. Although it takes talent and many years of perseverence to do it well, and a heavy dose of luck to get to the point where you can do it exclusively for a living. The marketing side…