Mark Pierce 
Stop chasing a record deal – now you can make it on your own terms.I don’t know about you, but it upsets me when one of my favourite recording artists stops making music because they’ve not made enough money to make it worthwhile.The past decade … Read more
People often ask me for advice on how to choose a good photographer. With digital technology getting cheaper all the time anyone can pick up a camera and announce that they’re an expert. Fortunately, years as a working photographer have taught me to become quite … Read more
In January 2017, just up the road in Llandudno, a friend of mine opened a second – and larger – branch of his extremely popular independent coffee house, Providero. The vibe of the place makes me feel like I’m a slightly cooler person for just being … Read more
A simple guide to two misunderstood termsYou’ve written the songs, you’ve recorded the album. Now it’s time to project your music into the big wide world. So having worked tirelessly as a composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and performer, you now need to become a star … Read more
Cast your mind back to when you were just seven years old. The date is December 22nd and you’re waiting for Christmas Day to arrive. Can you remember just how excruciatingly slowly the time passed? The days felt more like weeks as the countdown ticked … Read more
I’ve got a question for you (be honest): What have you done to move your music forward in the past seven days? The truth is that having success with your music costs a lot of hard work. There are no quick fixes or magic bullets. But conversely there has … Read more
2016 has been one of the most amazing years! With a sense of great thankfulness I am sitting here in a coffee shop, with my laptop, looking back on some of the highlights of the past 12 months. I’ve met some inspiring new people, carried … Read more
The signs were good from the start. It’s always an indication of something positive when an individual takes their fledgling career seriously enough to care about their public image. I’m not shallow enough to join the crowd of people who believe that image is ‘everything’, … Read more
The word portrait can conjure up a lot of mental images and strong opinions about what is the ‘best’ or ‘correct’ method or style. Personally, I don’t get too hung up on definitions or traditional viewpoints, but I have learned a few things over the years about … Read more
On May 12th, 1967 English-American rock band The Jimi Hendrix Experience released their first album, Are You Experienced? Beyond it simply being a reference to the band name I think it’s a great title, as it poses a fundamental question for a new band releasing it’s first recording: do you have what it … Read more