Christian Anderson Smith
Epilogue- Lessons From A One-man Band Singing Sesation
Modern times October 5, Beckenham, UK If you would have asked me what kind of artist I wanted to be when I started my one-man band, I...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Oct 6, 20236 min read
Lesson 22- Sometimes, Quitters Win
The Mayor at one of his last gigs. Photo by Renata Klasa A person who ended up being quite important to me the artist known as, Feist. I...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Oct 4, 20234 min read
Lesson 21- The Music Industry Is Irrelevant…Or Maybe I Am
Outside my dressing room at MTV One of the reasons I think that the music industry never quite embraced me is because I had never...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Oct 2, 20237 min read
Lesson 20- Sell Out Whilst You Can
The Diesel Island Troubadour What an awful lot of hipsters there are in the world, nowadays. You know the type, long hair in a top bun,...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Sep 27, 20234 min read
Lesson 19- Play, Meet, Play, Meet, Repeat
On the Noisettes tour After almost a year playing in and around London, I was garnering a good reputation and everything was starting to...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Sep 25, 20233 min read
Lesson 18- Looking Good Is Important
A shot from, 'The Amy Winehouse Shoot' by Dean Chalkley A couple of weeks after my triumphant gig at the Secret Garden Party, I received...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Sep 19, 20236 min read
Lesson 17- It’s Never Too Late To Make A First Impression
at the Secret Garden Party I must admit, my plan worked. I got to England and people really were blown away when they saw my show. In...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Sep 14, 20234 min read
Lesson 16- Know When It’s Time To Leave
In 2003 I became a rock machine. I ran into the bass player of my first band, The Tuna-Melts, Ken Corke, who said, "I have something for...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Sep 12, 20233 min read
Lesson 15- Everyone Is Under Pressure
On the tour bus with Finger Eleven and CZ One of the most fun experiences that I ever had on a tour was with Finger Eleven. I had made it...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Sep 7, 20235 min read
Lesson 14- The Most Talented I Know Are People You Have Never Heard Of
Christian McMaster and me, co-founders of the Jamie Lizmore Appreciation Society I was exposed to a lot of really good music from a...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Sep 5, 20234 min read
Lesson 13- Always Be Nice To People
Siblings... photo by Roman Sokal I wish that I could say that if one works hard and is a nice person, they will succeed. The problem is...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Aug 23, 20235 min read
Lesson 12- The People Give Who You The Most Are The People Who Have Very Little
Dog sculpture by a friendly boarder in Regina The coldest night I had ever spent in my life was in Edmonton Alberta. In Canada, when I...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Aug 18, 20233 min read
Lesson 11- Ain’t Nothing Wrong With A Little Bit Of Fun
There is a strange question I started being asked after my one-man band act; “Are you a musician or a comedian?” “I’m a musician.” I...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Aug 10, 20235 min read
Lesson 10- Do The Admin
A song list from a 'recent' project As discussed in Lesson 1, being a successful artist is as easy as making your art. However, there is...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Aug 2, 20234 min read
Lesson 9- Move Where The Work Is
Photo by Kathleen Munroe Shortly after my run for Mayor, a summer of touring and living in one of the worst neighbourhoods with drug...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Jul 20, 20237 min read
Lesson 8- Cause Some Trouble And Deny All Rumours
Photos courtesy of Marc Brenzil Around the same time that I ran for Mayor I started hearing about a mysterious band called, ' Rainbow...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Jul 12, 20239 min read
Lesson 7- Get Political
McCampaign photo by Roman Sokal In the year 2000, at twenty four years old, I took a bit of time off from Mayor McCa to enter politics....
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Christian Anderson Smith
Jul 5, 20235 min read
Lesson 6- Follow These Rules For Touring Canada
Before I moved to England, I spent the better part of three years touring back and forth across Canada exclusively, almost non-stop. This...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Jun 29, 20235 min read
Lesson 5- Learn What You Can From The Bad Gigs
There are a lot of things that can make a gig great and a lot of things that can make a gig bad. I learned how to avoid and deal with...
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Christian Anderson Smith
Jun 21, 20236 min read
Lesson 4- Surround Yourself With People Who Are Better Than You Are (Lessons From A One-man Band…)
I used to go to a theatre school in downtown Hamilton. I went for many, many years and even after I stopped being a student there, I...
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