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The Truth About Crowdfunding, PR Firms, and Releasing Music in 2013
State Of Music From 2013 It’s December 31st and of course that means we’re closing out 2013. I got a hair in my quiche to write out some thoughts on what happened musically for the industry and for myself. There’s a shift in the universe going on for the industry. I’m working on staying ahead…
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How Jingle Bell Rock Became My Unexpected Holiday Anthem
What a swell time of year… Talk about a phrase that sounds dated. Actually it’s more the word ‘swell’. That really feels like something straight out of the 50’s. So far it doesn’t seem to translate to the 10’s, sixty years later. However, the sentiment of the holidays does. What I usually end up associating…
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Breaking Down Rush’s “Animate”: A Guitarist’s Perspective
I used to teach guitar lessons when I first started making my way in the world of music. Then I got full bore into writing and performing music. One thing teaching did was keep me up on a ton of bands that students want to learn to play like. There is one band that I…