I was just watching a replay of MTV’s inaugural show on its 40th anniversary, and chuckling at their choice for first video out of the shoot being the song ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’. I immediately thought about today’s music world, where at one point I wondered if we’d be singing, ‘Video Killed the Live […]
Winning the Crowd – What YOU can learn from Nashville’s Honky Tonks
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Nashville is unique in many ways and is home to many types of venues, artists and genres. We have larger concert venues for international touring artists, smaller rooms showcasing both signed and indie artists, smaller ‘listening’ rooms that cater to songwriters, and everything in-between. Then, there’s a six block area – downtown on Broadway and up […]
Tom at the CD Baby DIY Conference October 2016
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I had the privilege of working with the band ‘Running Red Lights’ at the CD Baby DIY conference in Chicago on October 1st, 2016. Making even small changes to your live show can completely change the dynamics and the impact you can have on your audience. You can use these […]
Tom at CD Baby’s DIY Musician Conference – 2015
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Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable to watch Tom at the 2015 CD Baby Conference in Chicago. You’ll watch, along with some 1000 attendees, as Tom works with a band on performance skills. Backstage Pass VideoBackstage Pass Videos offer a wide variety of great information that will help you […]
There Must Be Some Misunderstanding
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I HATE being misunderstood. Things I say that didn’t come out right, or something I did being taken the wrong way…maddening! Makes you just want to buy a TV ad and shout to the world, ‘NO! That’s not what I meant by that!’ or ‘That’s NOT what I do!’ It’s somewhat […]
Herbie D & the Dangermen Music Makeover Video Part 1 of 5
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It’s the little things! There’s absolutely no reason you can’t make a huge difference in your live show by making some small adjustments. And the first tip from Tom in this video… you don’t even need to change your song. Herbie D and the Dangermen volunteered to be a demo artist for our Bootcamp last […]
How About a Great Rehearsal?
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We all know what a great show looks like. But what does a great rehearsal look like? It isn’t just running through all the songs, putting them in some kind of order, and then going out to do your show! The rehearsal is the best place for spontaneity to happen, believe it or not. Most […]
Tom Jackson in Edmonton for Country Music Week 2013
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Tom Jackson will be Keynote Speaker at this year’s Canadian Country Music Association’s Country Music Week in Edmonton, Alberta. In addition to addressing all attendees at the start of this year’s program, Tom will also be teaching a Live Music Makeover on Sunday morning at 10am. This session offers artists and industry the opportunity to […]
Amy Wolter at Club 3 Degrees Band Tournament on 04/13/12
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Club 3 Degrees Band Tournament is again hosting a special workshop during the weekend of the finals in their battle of the bands! A major part of the workshop will be Live Music Producer Amy Wolter doing a Live Music Makeover with the band Lightswitch. Amy will be demonstrating how Tom’s Live Music Method will […]
Road Show Bootcamp in Nashville TN on 07/21/12
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Take one full day and learn how YOU can turn YOUR show into a captivating concert of “moments” for your audience! Sessions will include: Tom Jackson’s Live Music Method Loving Your Audience Live Music Makeover: Hands-On Graphing the Perfect Set List and more! Find out how you can be a confident, compelling artist who connects […]
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