Star Quality – Unlocking The Star Quality In You

Written by David Harper, A&R on Monday, April 12th, 2010

Artist Development Network’s David Harper discusses what makes stars so special. If you’re an aspiring singer or singer-songwriter, this video is a must watch.

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Five Healthy Habits For Musical Artists

Written by David Harper, A&R on Monday, March 15th, 2010

Today, I’m going to take you on a quick tour of healthy habits. All musical artists need to stay in shape, physically and mentally. Let’s talk about the social and mental aspects that keep an artist in the game for the long haul. For the most part, these points will be subjective, but, this is [...]

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Professional Techniques for Singers and Songwriters

Written by Cathy Lemmon, President on Monday, December 7th, 2009

“Audiences are so visual in their orientation that an artist’s visual connection with an audience has incredible power. Think about it. Your perception of everything around you is influenced by how it looks. So many artists are mistaken by thinking that people are only there to listen and that the music is everything. But they [...]

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Do You Have a Vision for Your Singing Career?

Written by Cathy Lemmon, President on Monday, October 12th, 2009

Think about all the magnificent and amazing things around us; the architecture of all the different buildings, the beautiful landscaping, the variety of fashion in clothes and shoes we wear, our jewelry and accessories, the furniture we sit on, cars we drive, books we read, games we play, all those delicious recipes of foods we [...]

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The Artist and the Woodpecker

Written by David Harper, A&R on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

I attended college as a returning student at the age of 27. My world had little in common with the 18-20 year old kids that were there to see how much beer they could drink. I really enjoyed learning at that stage of my life. And while I have forgotten much of what I was [...]

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Step By Step Path to Professional Singer

Written by David Harper, A&R on Monday, September 7th, 2009

I am a professional singer/songwriter in Nashville TN. Like most music industry veterans, the first years of my career were spent on stage, learning to entertain a crowd. And while the music business has taken me an a very long journey, as of 2009, it’s all come full circle and right back to the stage. [...]

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