The Summerglen Files

Music, Creativity, and Everyday Life at Summerglen Music in Raleigh, NC

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A musician discovers marketing

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

The blog has been a bit of a ghost town lately, because I’ve been out in the heat of the North Carolina summer, learning. When you get a music degree, or even when you get -two- music degrees, there’s actually not much class time devoted to daily life as a musician. In my studies, there [...]

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Tags: music business

New Music Articles are Here!

June 1st, 2008 · No Comments

One of my favorite things to do with music is to share it with others. Whether the sharing is through playing a concert or just talking to someone on the bus, I enjoy helping others learn more about music. A few months back, I stumbled upon several business blogs extolling the value of educational articles…because [...]

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Tags: music business · music education

The Benefits of Getting Out There

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments

As I said in the last post, since I’ve lived here I’ve always wondered why there aren’t more musicians out playing in public. So this summer, instead of wondering, I’ve decided to become one of those musicians! For the past couple of days, Andrew and I have gone around town scouting for places to play, [...]

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Tags: music business · musical collaboration

Choose the New Summerglen Logo!

May 10th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Having excellent chops is a great way to get your name out as a musician, but having excellent chops AND well-designed promotional material is even better! So, lately we’ve been working with the fine folks at Vigor Creative to update the Summerglen Music logo and website. They just sent us a collection of lovely logo [...]

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Tags: music business