Today’s quick tip is a small recording tip. This is how I make my acoustic guitar sound big! Use two microphones, one pointed at the neck just about where the neck meets the body, and another pointing at the body…
Songwriting, like so many other art forms have this mysthical glow about them. I suppose the late sixties and early seventies drug fuelled hippie artists have a lot to answer for. Sure, it’s all about the flowers and meditating until…
Facebook. Oh boy, I had fun giving out about it in the past few months. But I think many of you still use it as your main social media site for your band or musical project. So I’d like to…
I’ve been blogging for a quite few years now and on my own website bit over a year. I also write songs constantly. So I thought I’ll share with you something I have learned about writing in general, that you…
So the week just gone was a busy one, but that’s the way I like it 😉 It was during this week that I realised I have two days off this month and one of them was this week, and…
I have gone through most musical genres in my self-inflicted musical discovery/ education. Stacks of CD’s lineup my office walls to prove it… Anybody doubting the practicality of Spotify and Soundcloud are welcome to check out the dust gathering on…
I don’t really believe regret is very beneficial emotion to dwell in. but if you had to ask me if I have any regrets in my music career, it would be not starting a mailing list earlier. In fact if…
This is a subject that is getting harder and harder for me to ignore as I get older. Having few beers is good fun, can be relaxing and help you to unwind and I’d go as far as saying an…
When you start (or try to) your career in music, it is natural to believe you need to be discovered. You think you need to make a kick ass demo and submit it to the record labels, then hope one…
I usually try to keep my blog posts on a positive side of things, but todays post might turn into a bit of a rant. Where did we go wrong? If you listen to the powers that be, the music…
