Myk Staples: 2009

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

I have to make this Happen..

I dont have any other choice but to make this happen for myself.. Lets keep it moving M y K..

Thursday, November 26, 2009

New Job Which shows Creating" New change"

I just started an internship with OUT THE BOx MUSIC GROUP and I am incredibly excited.. The opportunity to surround myself with fellow musicians and move up in the music industry has arrived.. Its all about who you surround yourself with and how you spend your free time..Its about the Hustle.. Tina Brown is the Act that I will be helping or shall I say assisting with promotion ect.. The team surrounding her seems amzing( Dave,Kim,Doc).. Just like a family.. This is the type of management i would like behind me one of these days.. Lord you know all the desires of my heart.. Thank you for opening this door for me to reconnect with music and talent..

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Looking for My Band

I know I know the album is not even complete and here I am looking for the band well you have to stay 2 steps ahead of the game so I Just put up another posting in search of my band Im looking forward to working with other musicians and getting out there on stage and performing.. if you want IT go out and get it.. This is what I posted..

R&B and ROCK recording artist Myk Staples is looking to form a band to perform around Nyc.
This is not a hiring gig at this moment but if we get a paying gig you will get payed.. But yet this is more of a collab between
talent musicians who want to perform and make great music together..

Check out the Music on myspace and let us know what you think.. www.myspace.com/ugotmyk
The audition song will be you killed me/ and where is the girl.. you can add your own flavor to it as well..
This is about what you can bring to the band..

Currently we are searching for a Drummer / Bass / and acoustic guitarist/ and also Keys..

Look forward to hearing from you
Stay inspired

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

LUST

It all begins with Lust... The begining of the album starts with an intro that talks about the feeling of just wanting the physical form and how I want to hear you in say "ohh Baby".. Which it is so rightly titled "Ohh Baby".. I loved it and wanted to share the idea with all my youtube friends so I quickly put a vid together and posted it up.. Check out the intro to the album below..

Welcome: to the Life and Death of Love Blog site

Welcome to the Life and Death of Love Blog site..
Here you will be updated with videos/photos/ Free downloads/ journal entries and updates to My self entitled album "Life and Death of Love".
I hope you all enjoy taking the journey with me as i write, record, produce, and shop and release this project of mine.. Feedback is always appreciated...

Enjoy The Ride through Love.

Some helpful Tips Calling back contacts..

Cold calling on potential contacts can be a nerve racking experience, but once you make the initial contact, the second conversation will build a positive business experience. If you are setting aside time to make calls, make sure you make this time productive. Create a listing of twenty to thirty people that have the contacts to get you on stage. Make all the calls on this list in one day. Just do it. By the third or fourth call, you will feel more comfortable introducing yourself and explaining why you are calling.

Leave messages with your complete contact information, why you are calling and then sit back and wait for the return phone calls that will be real inquiries into your performance services! Try to call in the middle of the week when these types of people are more relaxed and not as busy. On Friday, everyone wants to get out of the office and not to really be bothered by anything while Monday is a recuperation day from the weekend and is just a bad day to try to make a good first impression.

As you are using the telephone to make the initial contact with people in the entertainment world, it is important to rehearse your technique and your telephone ‘voice’. Using a business voice but still expressing your individual personality will be a key in reaching an effective basic communication level. You should have a notebook and a pen ready while you are talking to new people and just take notes about their attitude, style and anything that you might notice as to what they are interested in regarding entertainment.

If someone says they are busy, just leave your name and number or ask when you could call back and discuss your services.

If you get a voice mail or answering machine you must remember this is your chance to leave a quick yet detailed message all about you and the band – have a short informative script ready to use in this situation.

If connected with a secretary, be nice! This is your key to the contact you are trying to reach and if your attitude rubs this person the wrong way your message will never reach the intended person.

Never dial your phone until your end is quiet and you can focus on the conversation. While there are many who try to make their phone calls when there are children, the television or even music going on in the background this will come across as most unprofessional in the business aspect.

When you get a contact on the phone – thank them for taking the time to talk to you!

In the first conversation with a new contact, you should try to accomplish the basics:

Reaching the person in charge (or at very least the secretary for this person) of hiring and booking

Introducing yourself and why you are calling (Hi my name is Ty Cohen and I would like to tell you about my performing services, or I would like to let you know the band (or myself./artist, etc) has a few openings this spring and I was inquiring to find out if you would have an opening then)

Ask if this is a good time to talk (if you are busy I can call back this afternoon or if you are busy I could mail you information about the band)

Reveal what type of music you perform (I/ We perform jazz entertainment, I/We perform rock performances, I/We provide live entertainment)

Ask if they would like additional information sent to them (I can send you a information kit if you would like to know more about the band or I could send you additional information about the band with a demo CD if you think you may have an interest in the future)

If this organization/establishment has a need for your performance (do you have openings this spring or would you like information for future openings on our agenda?)

Never forget to leave your phone number and to thank them again for their time! (If you have any questions, please call me at or if you would like to call me back when you have a chance to look over the venues or here is my number if you should have any cancellations and would like to discuss my performance again)

Myk Staples

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

I have to make this Happen..

Thursday, November 26, 2009

New Job Which shows Creating" New change"

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Looking for My Band

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

LUST

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Some helpful Tips Calling back contacts..