To Whom This May Concern: If you’re an artist, you know full well that the entertainment industry has a glass ceiling.  If you don”t have the backing of a rich white-collar executive, then you have had to deal with the glass ceiling.  This glass ceiling was set up so that they could make as much money as possible.  This is [...]

I Wish They Would Learn Their Place! It seems like nobody knows their place anymore.  All these prima-donna celebrities who didn’t learn the lessons of the twentieth century that when you pick your career path, that you are supposed to stick with that path for the rest of your life until retirement.  After all, if you are stuck behind a [...]

I debated against writing this article.  Personally, I don’t put a whole lot of stock in the Oscars.  The awards are rigged in such a way to encourage consumers to spend the most money possible.  That’s the main objective of the Academy Awards… to sell tickets to movies that are still in theaters, and to stimulate video pre-sales.  The Academy is [...]

“Those who dance are considered insane by those who can’t hear the music” – George Carlin At one point or another, I’m sure you’ve debated with someone or yourself over what an artist really is.  What is the definition of an artist anyway?  Don’t bother picking up the dictionary and trying to look up the definition of artist.  I’ll save [...]

Did you hear that slamming noise?  That must have been the sound of your mind being closed.  I honestly don’t expect a positive reaction from this article, but this is a band that truly fascinates me.  I don’t think that I know of any other band that is so loved and hated at the same time.  I’m also unaware of [...]

If you’re a musician, I’m sure you’ve considered starting a record label before. So let’s discuss the factors in starting a record label of your own. I’m not going to get into the legal issues though. If you want to read about that, there are plenty of other websites to look at. What I’m more concerned with is the mindset [...]

“Who needs new music?  We all know rock music attained perfection in 1974.  It’s a scientific fact.” -Homer Simpson “My Music Is Better Than Yours!” It seems that every generation becomes attached to the music that they grew up with.  I dare you to find a group of people more sentimental than 50-something adults and their early 70’s rock, or [...]

“…Stephanie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.” – Stephen King More Vampires???  VLAH! I’ve never been a big fan of vampire media. I think that the subject of vampires has been worn out in the last few decades, used as a cheap ploy to lure gothic kids and sociopaths. I didn’t bother to see Underworld. I [...]

So Much Writing… It seems that more and more people are choosing to begin writing every day.  For example, as of this writing, there are at least 112.8 million blogs in existence.  With services such as print on demand and self publishing, anyone who wants to be one can be an author and publish a book.  Nowadays, it seems like [...]

Go Get Some Reading Material First of all, I strongly recommend that you read “Making a Good Script Great” by Linda Seger.  This book should be required reading for anyone who is interested in screenwriting.  If I was teaching a screenwriting class, and I was only allowed to have one textbook, it would be this book.  That’s how strongly I feel [...]