Book Release Party With Live Music – April 17, 2018
Posted onCome celebrate the release of my new book, “Having A Ball At Thirty” with live reading and music performances!
Tag: musician story
My Audition for NBC’s “The Voice”
Posted onOn Friday the 18th, a friend at work (who shares my love of the musical Les Miserables) popped up on my screen in an instant message. “Will you be skipping out at lunch to audition for The Voice?” to which I honestly replied, “I didn’t know about the auditions.” He kindly finished with “I’d vote […]
New Song – Sing It Out (new version)
Posted onSing It Out (new version) by Tom WillnerThis month’s new song is actually a new version of one of my most popular tunes called Sing It Out. My good friend Ben Wakeman co-wrote the lyrics, and we recorded this one with Chris Kearney for our band Screen Door’s album Greener back in 2003. Well, recently […]
Independent Musician Stories: 2) Three steps, no fail
Posted onBack in the early days of dreaming about a career in music, I was always looking for good information to help me achieve that dream. Oh sure, I would be lying if I said I didn’t imagine getting signed to a major label, touring, and performing in stadiums to thousands of adoring fans, but I […]
Independent Musician Stories: 1) The Artist’s Way and My Musical
Posted onWhen I was undergoing treatment for testicular cancer, I began reading “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron. For those of you not familiar with it, its basically a course to help you become more creative. Two of its main tenets are that you should journal every morning and have a block of time each week […]
Independent Musician Stories
Posted onHappy New Year! I hope your 2010 was great, and that 2011 is a healthy, happy one. 2010 was another good year for me musically, and I’m hoping 2011 keeps the trend going. I’ve had a number of friends and fans of my music suggest that I write about my experiences as an independent musician. […]