Mik Glasser

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Knowledge and spirituality mixed with anger and fear. I prefer the hopeful & uplifting vs the oppressive & angry hateful rants1

What is your music dream?

For the Music Business to become less corporate and more about the Music.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Cleaning up the planet both environmentally and spiritually!

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

I walk the line

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Dylan, Little Feat, Bob Seger, Poco, , Norah Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Tom Lehrer, Patto, Sam Cooke, The O'Jays, Sam & Dave, Hall & Oats, Aerosmith, Jerry Reopell, Sammy Davis, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell, Pink, Aretha Franklin, ETC.

What inspires you to make music?

Life experiences.

What is the message you want to send with your music?

There is more to life than what's in your face and in your mind. So, live a kind thoughtful life.

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

A bit nervous and pumped up. I hope the audience listens and likes my music.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

Make corporations open up the doors to new artists and get back to the days when a song was not just an inventory number but something to be interpreted by many artists visions.

What do you think of Drooble?

I'm hoping it is a valid platform to get out artists music.

What frustrates you most as a musician?

Lack of openness in the music business! Art is in the ears of the beholder and the corporate model is mostly hearing impaired these days.

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Going to shows and venus locally .

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

A strong message with a strong melody!

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Shadow Mountain Band, Jules Alexander, Bill House, Tom Mitchell, Shaun Murphy Band, Jack Fisher, Penguins on a Rock, Michael Gram...