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I rebranded by accident.

Not entirely by accident, of course. But there was quite a bit of serendipity involved.

I’ve never used a slick stage name or a meaningful phrase to represent my personal brand. The right concept remained elusive, so my name has been my brand.

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You’re Doing It Wrong: Do What You Love
Offbeat Philosophy, The Unknown Artist, You're Doing It Wrong Evan Michael Brown Offbeat Philosophy, The Unknown Artist, You're Doing It Wrong Evan Michael Brown

You’re Doing It Wrong: Do What You Love

We’ve all seen our fair share of reality singing competitions over the past ten years or so, for better or for worse. There are many different personality types on these shows, but there’s one in particular that started bothering me: the person who truly believes that the world owes it to them to make them famous, because their voice is a golden gift that everyone on Earth deserves to hear since it will change life as we know it for the better. The audition is life-or-death, because music is what they love most in the world and they couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

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Don't Stick to What You're Good At
The Unknown Artist, You're Doing It Wrong Evan Michael Brown The Unknown Artist, You're Doing It Wrong Evan Michael Brown

Don't Stick to What You're Good At

I was listening to an album of solo acoustic guitar music played by a virtuoso of the instrument, when suddenly it came to a track where he started singing. My first gut reaction to his less-than-stellar vocal ability was to say, “Whoa dude, stop. Stick to what you’re good at.”

But then I realized that’s complete bullshit.

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