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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…
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Inside the Studio: Crafting My New Single “Touch” from First Lyric to Final Master
New Song Finished Touch is in the can! Which means I’m happier to start talking about it. That’s right, the mix is off to the mastering engineer and will be back in my nimble lanky fingers within 24 hours! Actually I already hear a mastered version but opted to tweak a few things about the…