Tag: Break Free Blog Vlog

  • No is My Second Favorite Answer

    [column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Check the conversation with Zak and Anne here Anne – “No is my second favorite answer.” I first heard this from a fellow musician at a conference discussing the in’s and out’s of booking. I cocked my head a moment before straightening it back, smiling, and thinking, “Damn…

  • New Year’s Resolutions!

    Anne Luna – For 2018, here are my top goals: 1. To hone my craft as an instrumentalist and vocalist. I currently tend to “play” more than “practice.” Or, I’ll practice when I’m going into the studio for someone, learning a new tune, or dusting off technique. I want to get back to a more…

  • Defining the Musician

    Anne Luna – Defining the Musician “Clarity comes from action, not thought” -Marie Forleo When I said “I’m going to be a full-time musician,” I thought that was good enough. I mean, it had been hard enough just coming to that conclusion. I thought it was enough clarity. I already had a solid identity and…

  • Play It Like You Mean It

    [column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Check out the Vlog episode here Anne Luna We’ve heard the phrase, but what does that really entail? For me, when I hear that, I usually go one of two ways—1) getting mad because I was already trying really hard and why is someone asking MORE of me,…

  • What My Parents Did Right

    [column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Check out the Vlog episode here What my Parents Did Right Zak – Almost 30 years ago I was living in Floyd, New Mexico, which is legitimately in the middle of nowhere. I was 5 & often sat my parents down to listen to me sing my renditions…

  • The Name Game

    [column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] The Name Game – Anne’s Perspective I think we know intuitively if not specifically that there is power in naming something. We choose names for our children, pets, cars, guitars… We have nicknames for friends and not-so-friends. A name defines and somehow changes the object in terms of…