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Humanitarian and Entertainer Instilling Aesthetics, Inspiration and Purpose Into Society as a Way of Life

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I Do Not Own This Article… or Do I?
by Frank Sardella
November 12, 2025
Have you ever heard or seen “I do not own this song” accompany a social post or video upload? Then you have witnessed blatant and admitted copyright violation, something that has run pretty rampant in all the years of social media and, now, with the advent of AI “chat” apps and platforms, even more obscured
Riding Backward on a Train
by Frank Sardella
June 22, 2023
But lately, travel through life feels a bit like sitting facing backward on a train, Watching where I’ve been fade into the distance, ignoring the distant future which lies ahead. Unaware of what it looks like or where it will end up, focused on what has already been. Some people face forward and some to
The Modern-Day Sequel to J. Geils ‘Centerfold’
by Frank Sardella
June 4, 2023
The Story Behind My Song ‘Left, Right and Center(fold). How It Came to Be. I was in middle school when J. Geils’ two songs came out, ones which really influenced me as a musician and songwriter. It was 1981 and there were releases of his hit singles “Centerfold” and “Freeze Frame”. Upon hearing them on
Coffee Hour With Friends, Free Business Learning and Networking
by Frank Sardella
August 28, 2022
Coffee Hour With Friends Free Bi-Weekly Business Training and Relationship Building Hour PURPOSE: To provide knowledge of networking, prospecting, relationship-building and direct sales with opportunity to apply it in a fun, casual, group environment. It’s all about coffee with friends, learning and earning too! Coffee Hour With Friends has fast become a standing-room-only event, featuring
5 Shameless Plugs for Live Music Over ‘Dead’
by Frank Sardella
January 1, 2017
If live music is dying, by logic, all that’s left is dead! How to revive it? No, don’t throw out your iPhone, cancel your Spotify or Apple Music account or quit watching YouTube. If you do, you will have missed the point altogether. For, this isn’t a ban of “canned” music, a warning against recordings
Musicians’ Accounting Bottom Line Reveals We Play for YOU!
by Frank Sardella
July 19, 2015
We don’t even play for peanuts. We play for YOU!… Sure musicians get paid for their efforts, receive recompense from those who hire us to play their clubs and private functions. And, to an outsider, it may look like we’re well-paid in dollars and cents. But, examining the accounting reveals an entirely different picture. What
Drummer’s Confession: Biggest Challenge of My Career, Delivering to First Round’s High Standards of Entertainment
by Frank Sardella
June 4, 2014
Back in the mid-nineties, I had a 13-piece 70’s funk and soul band that I played in and managed, encompassing the greatest challenge of my career in striving for the ultimate in audience entertainment. That was child’s play compared to the challenges I face just as a drummer with First Round in delivery of REAL