For the past several months I’ve been watching and participating in the “Spotify” debate and have been saddened and annoyed by all the anti-streaming rhetoric and misinformation. As a lifelong independent artist & musician I
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The Perfect Strap Lock Systems
Strap locks. Love them or hate them every guitar and bass player I know uses them and pretty much hates them as much as they love them. All strap lock devices perform the same basic
Read moreAnd The Grammy Goes To…
Last night, to the surprise of many, the Grammy for “Best New Artist” went to Esperanza Spalding. To Recording Academy members this really isn’t a surprise. Justin Bieber may be a talented kid who can
Read moreThe Grammy Voting Process: One Voter’s Perspective
Tonight is the 53rd Annual Grammy Award Show, with the pre-telecast award ceremony starting at 4pm ET. This yearly event continues to disappoint as performers who are clearly not the best take home the awards
Read moreMore Atomic Brother!
Been spending a lot of time working on music for Atomic Brother. There’s so much going on in the studio, it seems that there is no end! Here’s what’s been going on. Winter Studio Sessions In
Read moreTexas Flood
This August I relocated to Austin, TX. It was totally unexpected, “out of the blue,” if you will, but it’s been really great and really exciting. It wasn’t an easy move, especially considering my band
Read moreBassist Available For Hire
The last year or so I had taken myself out of the freelance bass playing game, and planned on getting back into it after the Atomic Brother teen center benefit concert (see below), but before
Read moreAtomic Brother Demo Session: Uninvited
It’s Sunday, November 9, and I just wrapped week 4 of demo sessions with Atomic Brother. This week we had planned on vocals for 1 song, and the music for 2 songs, but ended up
Read moreAtomic Brother Demo Session: Bullet and Gold Digger
I was back in the studio with Atomic Brother on Sunday this week. We continued working on demos of songs for the next album; this time we recorded guitar and bass for Bullet In Your Brain
Read moreAtomic Brother Demo Session: Hands Up and Perfect Day
On Sunday, James and I spent the day in my studio working on recording demos of two Atomic Brother songs, “Hands Up” and “Perfect Day.” We decided that it’s about time to start recording demos
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