From Backyard Jams to Big Stages: Building a Career in Hawaiian Music
Advice from Unko George to up-and-comers in Hawaiian music...
- Pray, Meditate, love, forgive, right wrong doings, count your blessings
- Let Go, Let God
- Be true to yourself!
- Stretch the Rubber Band
- Think outside of the box
- Be quiet and listen to your inner voice
- Don’t listen or fill your mind with negative thoughts
- Fill your mind with thoughts that bring you great Joy
- Find someone who can mentor you in life skills: humility, hard work ethics, never giving up, coming up with a plan, time management, etc.
- Find a way to get a gig that can pay you to practice your craft (my brother Moses and I played at the Mauna 5-7 hours a day! Our music contract paid us $75,000 each per year for almost 20 years.
- Try to connect emotionally with your audience and/or share a story about your songs
- Have a guest book that people can sign who are interested in your music
- Or create a way to capture your audience's information to contact them for future gigs or sales. Capture their name, email, city, state, and zip code.
- We have our survey drawing and have grown to over 40,000 + fans
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