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CREATIVE DIRECT-TO-FAN OUTREACH: THE RISE OF THE FANTREPRENEUR

At the risk of re-hashing what may be obvious, I’ve been thinking a lot about what differentiates one creative career from another – beyond the quality of work, of course. And I keep bumping up against that elusive, magical quality some folks seem to possess.  The “it” factor + 10. That “something” that propels their [...]

WHY YOU GIVE, AND WHY IT’S NOT ABOUT GETTING MONEY

I don’t know how I came upon this video, but it doesn’t really matter. What I saw and heard changed me. Seriously. Glen Hansard and The Swell Season were touring in 2009, and he heard this one voice passionately singing from the front rows. So what does he do? He calls her [...]