NHT Blog

Late (late!) tonight will mark exactly one week from when I flew back from Nashville.  Now that NFL training camps are opening, I can say, “After further review” it was a more productive trip than it already seemed on the surface.

Even if you're immensely talented, it can be discouraging to try and acquire a fan base. It feels a bit like you're having to convince people that you're good, whereas it's much more natural and enjoyable when people discover your music and fall in love with it on their own!

For whatever reason I just don’t find myself watching movies a lot, unfortunately.  Although, there must be a full moon lately or something because I’ve had the opportunity to see a few lately – from the comfort of my own home, mind you.

Various unrelated items that have been accumulating in a notebook (in no particular order):

After accompanying a client to two Open Mics in four nights a week ago in Los Angeles, I realized that it might be old hat to me – having done so previously with another client in Tampa – but that there are likely folks out there who’ve never once attended such.

On the heels of the entry I wrote last week, I was asked to do a follow-up. This time I am going to solely be focusing on ways to avoid bad video if you personally decide to shoot in your own home or studio.

The Focus Should Be on You – Don’t Distract Your Audience

So many performers post cover song videos and, similarly, entrepreneurs post talking head-type videos.  Therefore, it’s time for an analysis of this media by someone who works with it regularly.  This week features a guest blog from Dalton Burdette, an award-winning actor and filmmaker who has done short films that have been screened at festivals and has also done corporate videos.  See some of his work on