I’ve been looking into different ways to provide music to people around the world. Two companies make CD holders out of recycled paper. Groove House and ReBinder. Check out GrooveHouse’s website because they have a whole stamp and sticker system to decorate their blank recycled CD covers. They have some cool examples of CD artwork. […]
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So I’m finishing up mixing and ‘mastering’ an album that I’ve been working on. Mastering proves to be a very challenging endeavor. And mastering live sound in a very live room adds two more degrees of toughness! My ears really opened up by the end of several sleepless nights! Hopefully we will record the entire […]
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Random house music clip
Just something I found while I was cleaning my external hard drive. Playing bass and a couple guitar tracks. Hope you enjoy! House music doodle Here’s the video I made for the clip too:
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Salsa lesson 1 videos!
hey folks so i just finished up most of the first salsa guitar lesson! i wanted to add some more videos for folks. between the written lesson, the charts and the video, hopefully someone will learn a thing or two! phew i just spent about 8 hours on these two videos!! here they are plus […]
Bloopers
well this post is for myself, though i hope some of you can benefit by it. i’m trying to learn more about music and convey more through my music. at the moment, i have identified 5 aspects that i believe support the formation of great music. i will add more thoughts to this post as […]
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Best practice method
Learn to play by learning to play what others have played beforehand. Play along with records. Learn entire songs note-for-note. Sing with the record. This is easier said than done and requires dedication and concentration, especially in the beginning. Besides doing, imitating provides the most musical education in the most condensed fashion. You can practice scales […]
I just lost a long-time gig. I played there since before going to Spain 5 years ago. Wow! Over 5 years! I hope I have improved! I know a lot more songs and can play guitar in a variety of different styles. Thank you long time gig. And the food was great, all things considered! […]
Playing old school jazz from the 20s, 30s and 40s on guitar provides a great growth opportunity for modern players. If you think playing Freddie Green chords for a whole gig is boring, think again! When the drummer, bassist and keys have ears, plus the soloists are swinging, the rhythm section becomes big and light […]
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Playing songs you know
Play songs you know on gigs. Know them as well as you can. If you like a song, don’t be ashamed to play it. If you don’t like a song, don’t play. If you don’t know a song, don’t play it. Learn it at home first, then play it. A good musician friend of mine […]