http://www.onstagesuccess.com Onstage with Live Music Producer Tom Jackson Wed, 16 May 2012 20:55:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/hannah-ellis-to-open-for-lee-brice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hannah-ellis-to-open-for-lee-brice http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/hannah-ellis-to-open-for-lee-brice/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 23:17:56 +0000 Tom Jackson's Onstage Success http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=15667
Congratulations to singer/songwrtier Hannah Ellis! Hannah has an opening spot with country star Lee Brice, June 30 in Huntington, West Virginia. This young country singer is no newcomer to opening for big names either, having already appeared onstage in the lineup before artist Jake Owen. Then on July 4, Hannah hits the main stage for [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/hannah-ellis-to-open-for-lee-brice/feed/ 0 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/one-of-my-biggest-pet-peeves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-of-my-biggest-pet-peeves http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/one-of-my-biggest-pet-peeves/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 12:55:07 +0000 Tom Jackson http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=597
I get asked a lot of questions about the music industry, about producing, about what sound system to use, about… you name it! My gig is making a live show a GREAT live show. But I have been in this business for quite a few years, so once in a while I don’t mind giving [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/one-of-my-biggest-pet-peeves/feed/ 0 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/raintown-invited-back-to-cma-fest-in-nashville/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=raintown-invited-back-to-cma-fest-in-nashville http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/raintown-invited-back-to-cma-fest-in-nashville/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 23:46:55 +0000 Tom Jackson's Onstage Success http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=15638
Backstage friends and country music duo from Scotland, Raintown, has been asked by Aristo Media to come back across the ocean and perform at CMA Fest 2012 in Nashville! They’ll be playing at The Aristo Global Show on Tuesday, June 5, at The Second Fiddle on Broadway. The group made history last year as the [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/raintown-invited-back-to-cma-fest-in-nashville/feed/ 1 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/too-good-for-this/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=too-good-for-this http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/too-good-for-this/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 01:04:43 +0000 Amy Wolter http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=15569
I just finished two days of work with a band in Baltimore. They are great musicians and have always been told this. Typically musicians of this caliber would say, “We’re good enough, we don’t need any of that Tom Jackson stuff!” To their credit, someone in the band knew their show was still lacking, and [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/too-good-for-this/feed/ 0 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/bootcamp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bootcamp http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/bootcamp/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 04:38:07 +0000 Jodi Marcum http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=15510
If you were at the Road Show Bootcamp in Nashville on Saturday, May 5, you know how much fun we had. (And it wasn’t just because Tim McGraw’s band was rehearsing right next door to us!) With sessions taught by Amy Wolter and Lang Bliss, hands-on demos with an artist and a band, an intro [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/05/bootcamp/feed/ 2 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/reverbnation-nominating-artists-on-the-verge-for-new-music-seminar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reverbnation-nominating-artists-on-the-verge-for-new-music-seminar http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/reverbnation-nominating-artists-on-the-verge-for-new-music-seminar/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:48:25 +0000 Jodi Marcum http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=15533
ReverbNation is nominating artists for the New Music Seminar 2012 “Top 100 Artists on the Verge” chart! If you are a member of ReverbNation, you can submit artist names through this link… Every year, New Music Seminar (NMS) hand crafts this chart to promote artists who are already picking up steam, helping them break through [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/reverbnation-nominating-artists-on-the-verge-for-new-music-seminar/feed/ 0 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/spotlight-on-zach-maxwell-exploding-into-pop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spotlight-on-zach-maxwell-exploding-into-pop http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/spotlight-on-zach-maxwell-exploding-into-pop/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:17:23 +0000 Jodi Marcum http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=15515
Born and raised in the heart of New York City, Zach Maxwell got his musical start early. Piano player from age 3, son of a Broadway producer, Zach grew up in a Fellini-esque setting of flamboyant theater folk, privileged Upper East Side well-to-dos, and colorful East Village alternative types — personalities that would do much [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/spotlight-on-zach-maxwell-exploding-into-pop/feed/ 0 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/theres-no-quick-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=theres-no-quick-way http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/theres-no-quick-way/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:21:33 +0000 Tom Jackson http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=15519
“What are your goals? What do you hope to accomplish?” These are two of the questions we ask everyone who calls or emails and asks for help with their show. And we ask those same questions of the artists and bands who are going to attend our Bootcamps and workshops. Invariably, we get some answers [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/theres-no-quick-way/feed/ 3 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/the-single-most-important-element/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-single-most-important-element http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/the-single-most-important-element/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:30:49 +0000 Tom Jackson http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=3159
Greg LeMond, three-time winner of the Tour De France, said that “experience” was probably the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing. It’s true of your live show as well – experience is definitely going to help you master onstage skills and move your career forward. But Greg LeMond also went [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/the-single-most-important-element/feed/ 3 http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/christian-artists-attend-a-free-nashville-workshop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christian-artists-attend-a-free-nashville-workshop http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/christian-artists-attend-a-free-nashville-workshop/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:58:15 +0000 Tom Jackson http://www.onstagesuccess.com/?p=15426
My good friend Ted Bruun, founder of The Extreme Tour, has asked me to extend an invitation to you to attend his free event, The Objective, in Nashville, May 6-9. Normally, this opportunity is only for Ted’s Extreme Tour applicants, but based on your relationship with us, Ted is inviting YOU to attend this year’s [...]]]> http://www.onstagesuccess.com/2012/04/christian-artists-attend-a-free-nashville-workshop/feed/ 2