Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Number One! Stephen Sea, "Ballad of Dylan James"
eMajor Marketing congratulates Stephen Sea!"Ballad of Dylan James" is *#1* on the SoundClick Guitar Rock Charts! http://tinyurl.com/2g8afmk
Friday, October 08, 2010
Progress vs. Perfection by Scott James
Progress vs. Perfection
by Scott James
About 8 years ago I used to smoke two packs of Marlboro Red cigarettes a day. It was hard for me to imagine what it would really take to quit. I tried to kick the habit cold turkey a few times and it just made me want to crawl out of my skin. Then I heard about the patch and decided to give it a try.
I put it on one morning and made it until about 10PM before I ripped it off and started smoking. The fact that I don’t smoke today has a lot to do with how I chose to look at what happened that day. Was it a success or was it a failure? You could make a good case for either side. I decided that it was a success. I had proven that I could go almost an entire day without a cigarette.
If I decided that that day was a failure than I wouldn’t have anything to build on. I would just be reinforcing the idea in my mind that I’d never be able to quit. By focusing on the positive I was able to convince myself that my experience would help me do better the next time.
Sure enough I was able to go well over 24 hours the next time. It probably took a good 6 or 7 tries over the course of about a year to quit for good. I was able to do it because the only thing I was looking at was my progress. I built on that until I achieved the outcome I wanted. I never beat myself up when I would fall off the wagon. Instead I let myself enjoy my cigarettes while mentally preparing to do even better the next time.
When you compare yourself to perfection or your ideal then you’ll always fall short. It’s demotivating and it will never make you happy. Getting somewhere worthwhile take time and practice. If you have ambitions then chances are you can’t get from where you are to where you’d like to be in one step. You need to have the right mindset to stay on your path while you’re still short of your goal.
For example, maybe you’re a solo artist who usually ends up losing money at gigs because you have to pay your band and you aren’t bringing in enough money to cover your expenses. Between the gig and rehearsals you’re paying out $800 a show. At the last gig you pulled in $500 and ended up losing $300. At the next gig you bring in just over $600 and end up in the hole by just under $200. Are you going to consider that a success or another failure?
Chances are if you consider it a failure then you will loose motivation and have a cynical outlook for the future. If you focus on your progress then chances are you’ll be thinking about what you can do to build on it. You’d probably start to think that you’re getting pretty close to breaking even. You might vow to do a better job of letting people know about the CDs you have for sale in the back. You might decide to recruit a friend to help you sell some merch at the show. Maybe you put a little more effort into your promotion. Before you know it you’re actually making money at your gigs.
So what are you focusing on? Your success or your failures? The answer might be more important than you can even imagine.
Article by Scott James of The Independent Rockstar Blog.
Progress vs. Perfection — Echoes - Insight for Independent Artists http://blog.discmakers.com/2010/09/progress-vs-perfection/#ixzz11kx7klZw
by Scott James
About 8 years ago I used to smoke two packs of Marlboro Red cigarettes a day. It was hard for me to imagine what it would really take to quit. I tried to kick the habit cold turkey a few times and it just made me want to crawl out of my skin. Then I heard about the patch and decided to give it a try.
I put it on one morning and made it until about 10PM before I ripped it off and started smoking. The fact that I don’t smoke today has a lot to do with how I chose to look at what happened that day. Was it a success or was it a failure? You could make a good case for either side. I decided that it was a success. I had proven that I could go almost an entire day without a cigarette.
If I decided that that day was a failure than I wouldn’t have anything to build on. I would just be reinforcing the idea in my mind that I’d never be able to quit. By focusing on the positive I was able to convince myself that my experience would help me do better the next time.
Sure enough I was able to go well over 24 hours the next time. It probably took a good 6 or 7 tries over the course of about a year to quit for good. I was able to do it because the only thing I was looking at was my progress. I built on that until I achieved the outcome I wanted. I never beat myself up when I would fall off the wagon. Instead I let myself enjoy my cigarettes while mentally preparing to do even better the next time.
When you compare yourself to perfection or your ideal then you’ll always fall short. It’s demotivating and it will never make you happy. Getting somewhere worthwhile take time and practice. If you have ambitions then chances are you can’t get from where you are to where you’d like to be in one step. You need to have the right mindset to stay on your path while you’re still short of your goal.
For example, maybe you’re a solo artist who usually ends up losing money at gigs because you have to pay your band and you aren’t bringing in enough money to cover your expenses. Between the gig and rehearsals you’re paying out $800 a show. At the last gig you pulled in $500 and ended up losing $300. At the next gig you bring in just over $600 and end up in the hole by just under $200. Are you going to consider that a success or another failure?
Chances are if you consider it a failure then you will loose motivation and have a cynical outlook for the future. If you focus on your progress then chances are you’ll be thinking about what you can do to build on it. You’d probably start to think that you’re getting pretty close to breaking even. You might vow to do a better job of letting people know about the CDs you have for sale in the back. You might decide to recruit a friend to help you sell some merch at the show. Maybe you put a little more effort into your promotion. Before you know it you’re actually making money at your gigs.
So what are you focusing on? Your success or your failures? The answer might be more important than you can even imagine.
Article by Scott James of The Independent Rockstar Blog.
Progress vs. Perfection — Echoes - Insight for Independent Artists http://blog.discmakers.com/2010/09/progress-vs-perfection/#ixzz11kx7klZw
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Stephen Sea, "Date Street Shuffle" #9 Soundclick Electric Blues Chart! Please click to help us move up!
Stephen Sea, "Date Street Shuffle" #9 Soundclick Electric Blues Chart! Please click to help us move up! http://tinyurl.com/275ode7
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Stephen Sea, Ballad of Dylan James debuts in Top 50 Guitar Rock on Soundclick!
Stephen Sea, Ballad of Dylan James debuts in Top 50 Guitar Rock on Soundclick!
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Stephen Sea - To the Stars Top Ten Soundclick NuJazz Charts:
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Stephen Sea - To the Stars Top Ten Soundclick NuJazz Charts:
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Friday, May 07, 2010
Top 5 ! Stephen Sea "Proclamation" Soundclick charts 5/7/2010
Thank you for listening & all the great support! --Stephen Sea
Inertia Records Artist Stephen Sea
New EP, "Proclamation: Sonic Prelude"
Chart Positions
To the Stars # 5 in NuJazz / #41 debut / Jazz
[listen: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9105494 ]
Walk With Me # 15 in Smooth Jazz
[listen: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9105495 ]
Date Street Shuffle: # 12 in Electric Blues
# 77 in Blues General
[listen: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9105331 ]
Love is Gonna Find You
# 30 in Progressive Rock / # 216 in Rock
[listen: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8967625 ]
White Shoe White # 47 in Blues General
[listen: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9107051 ]
Ballad of Dylan James
# 2,002 in Instrumentals (Total songs: 1,131,265)
# 632 in Instrumentals with Hooks (Total songs: 13,756)
[listen: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9105330 ]
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Kristin Samet, eMajor Marketing
Global Internet Music Promotion
http://emajormarketing.googlepages.com
Inertia Records Artist Stephen Sea
New EP, "Proclamation: Sonic Prelude"
Chart Positions
To the Stars # 5 in NuJazz / #41 debut / Jazz
[listen: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9105494 ]
Walk With Me # 15 in Smooth Jazz
[listen: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9105495 ]
Date Street Shuffle: # 12 in Electric Blues
# 77 in Blues General
[listen: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9105331 ]
Love is Gonna Find You
# 30 in Progressive Rock / # 216 in Rock
[listen: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8967625 ]
White Shoe White # 47 in Blues General
[listen: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9107051 ]
Ballad of Dylan James
# 2,002 in Instrumentals (Total songs: 1,131,265)
# 632 in Instrumentals with Hooks (Total songs: 13,756)
[listen: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9105330 ]
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Kristin Samet, eMajor Marketing
Global Internet Music Promotion
http://emajormarketing.googlepages.com
Monday, April 05, 2010
Coldplay:Free Live LP download “LeftRightLeftRightLeft”
Starting with their May 15th show in West Palm Beach, Florida, Coldplay will give all fans that attend a gig on their North American Viva la Vida summer tour a free live album.
Fans who aren’t holding tickets to any of those performances can get the nine-song collection, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, as a free download on the band’s official Website at
http://www.coldplay.com/lrlrl/lr.html
The live album culls performances from several cities during the band’s last year of touring and will be available only during its summer tour, which runs until August 9th.
“Playing live is what we love. This album is a thank you to our fans — the people who give us a reason to do it and make it happen,” Coldplay said in a statement. Over half of LeftRightLeftRightLeft’s track list draws from the both the band’s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends and their recent Prospekt’s March EP. The collection is rounded out by their X&Y hits “Fix You” and “The Hardest Part’ plus A Rush of Blood to the Head’s “Clocks.”
LeftRightLeftRightLeft track list:
1. Glass of Water
2. 42
3. Clocks
4. Strawberry Swing
5. The Hardest Part/Postcards From Far Away
6. Viva La Vida
7. Death Will Never Conquer
8. Fix You
9. Death And All His Friends
Fans who aren’t holding tickets to any of those performances can get the nine-song collection, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, as a free download on the band’s official Website at
http://www.coldplay.com/lrlrl/lr.html
The live album culls performances from several cities during the band’s last year of touring and will be available only during its summer tour, which runs until August 9th.
“Playing live is what we love. This album is a thank you to our fans — the people who give us a reason to do it and make it happen,” Coldplay said in a statement. Over half of LeftRightLeftRightLeft’s track list draws from the both the band’s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends and their recent Prospekt’s March EP. The collection is rounded out by their X&Y hits “Fix You” and “The Hardest Part’ plus A Rush of Blood to the Head’s “Clocks.”
LeftRightLeftRightLeft track list:
1. Glass of Water
2. 42
3. Clocks
4. Strawberry Swing
5. The Hardest Part/Postcards From Far Away
6. Viva La Vida
7. Death Will Never Conquer
8. Fix You
9. Death And All His Friends
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