So now you have your tour booked! How do you promote it?
Here is what I did to promote my tour:
1. Looked up every TV, radio, website, magazine I could find in each place I was performing
2. Typed up a press release that announced the tour and all of the dates
3. Sent the release 4 months [...]

Yesterday I shared with you how I selected what cities to go to on my tour. I decided I wanted to start in South Dakota, work my way to Milwaukee, WI and then loop back around. This allowed me to hit about 10 or 11 cities in 14 days.
So now you should have your [...]

So now you have your 2 week time set aside for your tour…and you know kind of where it could take you…..
Now take a sheet of paper and write down each date that is on your tour plan.
The next step is to start picking locations/cities that you want to play in. What I did was [...]

In 2005 when my CD, ‘Personal’ was released I decided to book a little tour to promote the project.
Over the next couple days I will share with you how I did it.
The first thing I did was block off a 2 week chunk in my schedule 6 months out. So I chose April since I [...]

I started C-Sharp Productions in 1996 in Mitchell, SD. In 2007 I moved the production and recording operation to Minneapolis, MN. This is around the time when I started to get bugged by something that people seem to do…..stand up set recording times!
It is very disrespectful to the engineer, and facility. They set aside [...]

As musicians we can struggle with  finding a balance between our passion and the real world. Should we work a day job and just do what I love on the side….or should I put everything into music and make it a career.
I found this interesting blog by Tom Leu today….please check it out:
http://tomleu.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/rich-in-personality/
- CHAD SHARP

We are still working on Lucas Doppler’s songs for his project. We have about 4 or 5 new ones in the works. Some of them just need to be mixed, and some are not quite ready for prime time. Lucas is also working on his own MySpace site….so be sure to keep checking this blog [...]

I cannot count the times that artists have contacted me with the mantra, “I know I will go platinum. I just need someone to hear me. We can be rich and famous! You won’t be sorry for working with me.”  The first thing I think of when I hear this is, “amateur.”  It literally screams [...]

Dayna Jones, a great singer/songwriter I have worked with for years was here in Minneapolis recording this weekend. We had alot of fun. We cut two songs. One of them was a song we started from scratch and finished while she was here. It is called, “Keep the Change.” I have not had a chance [...]

This weekend I was able to attend a songwriting seminar put on by Jill Holly. Jill lives in the Twin Cities and has been a songwriter for many years. She has toured both the US and Europe and is a great songwriter.
It was very interesting and educational. Jill showed all who attended how to write [...]