by DevTog | 26th Mar, 2018 | Career, Coaching, Development, Entertaining, Life, Music, Performing, Singing
So I returned to Dingwalls in London’s Camden Town yesterday to judge the regional finals of the TeenStar national talent competition. It was a long day with three age categories aiming to get through to the area finals. It was great to see how the performers...
by DevTog | 12th Feb, 2018 | Career, Coaching, Development, Entertaining, Life, Music, Performing, Singing
Here’s a story about how I learnt to use self reflection to not simply blame someone else when things go wrong, but actually learn what I could’ve done to have a more positive outcome. Watch the video and see how this story may help you too.
by DevTog | 15th Oct, 2017 | Career, Development, Music, Performing, Singing
Last Saturday I went to London and visited the second day of the Amplify event run by BBC Introducing at the ExCel centre. This event was three days long and was aimed at helping independent musicians to take the next steps on their career journey, which is the same...
by DevTog | 4th Sep, 2017 | Acting, Career, Coaching, Entertaining, Music, Performing, Singing
Some people might think that a performing arts career coach does the same job as a manager, but this isn’t the case. They can both be part of the same jigsaw, but here are some of the main differences:- Money – Most managers work on a commission basis, so...
by DevTog | 1st Sep, 2017 | Career, Coaching, Music, Performing, Singing
It’s no secret that there’s little money today in recorded music, hence why many acts are relatively happy to give away much of their music for free in order to build a fan base to come to gigs. But is there a way to get more out of this new way of...
by DevTog | 21st Aug, 2017 | Career, Coaching, Performing
Gone are the days when the majority of people were able to finish school and go straight into a “job for life”, even if there was promotion they would stay in the same company until they retired. This has changed in the last few decades where job security has lessened...
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