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It was Completely Falling Apart - Is Your Band Aligned? Band Dynamics and Working Together
Band dynamics are so interesting to me. I’d love to know if your band is aligned? Sometimes we can see that it’s a group attached to a...

Heavy Metal Hippie Ash
Jul 14, 20234 min read


Working Together
You have to do the work - working with people means… working together. I’ve seen it a too much with both bands who are just starting and others who are a bit more established. They want the success, they want the growth, and they claim to be hungry, but they aren’t doing the work, maybe they’re doing 25-50% of the work, but they’re not really pushing forward and taking things into their own control. This can be for a variety of reasons of course, but I think it’s important to

Heavy Metal Hippie Ash
May 6, 20232 min read


Can We Stop Gatekeeping?
One thing that really makes me crazy is gatekeeping. Name three songs, you’re too pretty to like metal, you’re too weak for punk, you’re too old for this or too young for that. Let’s stop. The funny thing is that I have always LOVED the rock community. For being open and accepting and really creating a family. How many people can you think of that you’d consider “chosen family” thanks to music? Pretty cool right? Just to be generic - but let’s say a pop fan, generally happie

Heavy Metal Hippie Ash
Apr 21, 20232 min read


Discovery Mode
Justin Hawkins - He’s our hero! Have you watched Justin Hawkins rides again on YouTube? I was watching his video a week or two ago about the new discovery program on Spotify. I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on what he said here! https://youtu.be/bFYizFLBxZ8 I thought it was a very interesting subject with SO many aspects to consider. I think he’s right in saying - a lot of new artists would give up some royalties in order to be seen some more. I also agree that there has

Heavy Metal Hippie Ash
Apr 14, 20232 min read
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