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Being a victim of your own coolness
Once upon a time I had a discussion with a friend that ran a songwriter’s group. During that discussion we spoke about another mutual friend who was a bass player and how he sang and played bass at the same time. Part of that discussion led to the idea of slap n pop, which is…
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Not enough 7 string in the band
If you’ve ever seen the movies 20 Feet From Stardom or Hired Guns, some of what you’re about to read will not sound all that outrageous. However, if you’re not familiar with these two documentaries, then it’s possible you’ll think my veracity is suspect. A few years back I was doing auditions for bands signed…
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Joy of Creating Popular Music
The saying says that the man who does what he loves for a living will never work a day in his life. For me I get the joy of creating music as my living. Which is meant to say that I don’t apparently work. If I were to tell other musicians that I’ve played with…