Birthdays in Music 
Who do you share B-days with? 
January 26, 2008

Anita Baker, American R&B songstress, turns 50.
Corky Laing, Canadian drummer with West, Bruce and Laing, Mountain, turns 60.
Lucinda Williams, American folk music singer and three-time Grammy Award winner, turns 55.
Andrew Ridgeley, Brit pop music singer of Wham! fame, turns 45.
Tom Keifer, American [...]

So You Want to Manage Bands
Or You Need a Band Manager…read this. 
 
Birthdays in Music 
Who do you share B-days with? 
January 25, 2008

Sho Sakurai, Japanese actor and j-pop singer of Arashi fame, turns 26.
Mike Burch, American drummer and vocalist with River Road, turns 42.
Chris Wilkie, Brit guitarist with Dubstar, turns 35.
Terry Chimes, (a.k.a. Tory [...]

Did you see Dramarama on the Ellen De Generes show today?  If you did, you saw them give Ellen a million dollar performance of “Anything Anything (I’ll Give You)”.  Mark, Pete, Mike and Tony were cranking out the music and John gave a spectacular vocal performance.  His voice was so clear and strong.  While I [...]

Our good friend John Easdale and Dramarama will be on the Ellen De Generes show this Thursday January 24, 2008 performing “Anything Anything”, which happens to be one of Ellen’s all time favorite songs.  For the channel and time in your area click here: http://ellen.warnerbros.com/about/whenitson.php. 
Tune in and watch the show and make it the largest [...]

The Recording Academy is giving unsigned instrumentalists the opportunity to vie for a performance with current five-time GRAMMY nominated rock band the Foo Fighters. Interested musicians can submit up to a 60-second performance video showcasing their talent and view a special message from the Foo Fighters on YouTube (www.youtube.com/mygrammymoment) the official online partner of “My [...]

The Experience Music Project – Bob Dylan – American Journey 1956-1966 is coming February 8 through June 8, 2008 to the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, located near the Getty, off the 405, at the top of the Sepulveda pass. Convenient parking at the center too.
Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956-1966 Experience Music Project presents [...]

Great Perfomances
Start at Rehearsal
Balance Your Sound pt. 3 
At your next rehearsal try this approach from the very beginning.  Turn the guitar amps and bass amps to zero. Have the vocalist begin singing through the PA system.  The PA system is the singer amp.  Ask the rehearsal studios staff to set the PA volume for [...]

Birthdays in Music 

Who do you share B-days with? 
January 8, 2008

Elvis Presley born 1935 would have been 73
Singer Shirley Bassey is 71.
Country-gospel singer Cristy Lane is 68.
Guitarist Robby Krieger of The Doors is 62.
Singer David Bowie is 61.
Singer R. Kelly is 41.
Bassist Jeff Abercrombie of Fuel is 39.
Reggae singer Sean Paul is 35.
Little Anthony Gourdine is [...]

Birthdays in Music
Here’s a new feature we’re adding to the Hothouse Blog this year. Who do you share B-days with? 
January 6, 2008

Country singer Earl Scruggs is 84.
Singer Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds is 57.
Country singer Jett Williams is 55.
Guitarist Malcolm Young of AC/DC is 55.
Singer Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge is 49.
Singer [...]