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Real-World Success Story: Stephan Jenkins and Third Eye Blind

In mid-1995, I asked Third Eye Blind to headline my BMI showcase for a local music conference. They were one of the hottest bands in the city and there was…

Real-World Success Story: Counting Crows Demos

There was something very, very special about Adam Duritz’s voice and those song arrangements. The band was as cohesive a unit of players as I had ever heard, and they…

Real-World Success Story: Universal Recording Artists Stroke 9

I’ll never forget Luke Esterkyn’s striking presence onstage that night. People were really seeing him and the band for the first time, and everything clicked.

Real-World Success Story: Guitarist Craig Chaquico

Craig was a known entity as a rock god. Why would anyone mess with that?