Artist Stories

Fear No ART Chicago on WTTW: How I Got From There To Here

In what ways have you become more legal-savvy in your artistic career?

Creating Chicago's First Urban Recording Label

A Professional Musican in Chicago

What makes a successful music career?

TEN COMMON MISTAKES ARTS GROUPS MAKE WHEN SEEKING GRANTS (from somebody who spent years seeking grants before joining a foundation and gradually learning how much he’d been doing wrong)

What advice do you have for starting a non-profit?

Perpetual Play: How pursuing more than one avenue became my "thing."

The Artist as Innovator: From “Starving” to Entrepreneurial by Thinking Outside the Box

Achieving Balance in an Evolving Art Career

Endorsement Deals: Who gets them? How?

What job has been the most useful to your music career, and how did you get it?

Empty Rooms: Reflections on the Changing Landscape of Live Performance

An insider’s advice to musicians about making recordings, getting gigs, and developing a career.

How has being an artist meant different things to you as you've gotten older? How has teaching affected your practice?

What makes a successful music career?

Standing Out as a New, Small Non-profit Music Organization

Art, Arts Advocacy and You

From artist to administrator in one swell swoop….

Making a Living

The Artist vs. Taxes: Not the David and Goliath Battle You Think It Is

Beyond paying the bills, what makes a successful music career?

What makes Chicago relevant to your creative process and success?

What have been some of the biggest challenges in promoting yourself in Chicago?

How did you develop your niche as an Arts Writer and Dance Critic?