What is a good method for choosing a stage name?

Question:I'm not looking for anything goofy, I want something that sounds good and professional. My given name is one of those Jane Smith type things that if you saw it on a CD cover you'd just be like whatever. How do you pick a good name?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I'm not looking for anything goofy, I want something that sounds good and professional. My given name is one of those Jane Smith type things that if you saw it on a CD cover you'd just be like whatever. How do you pick a good name?

take your middle name and the street you live on like mine would be Robert Paradise.