Ramblings, Musings, Musical Amusings
March 17, 2015
Music Business
The other evening, I stumbled into a local establishment where there was live music going on. Soon, up to the stage stepped an older man with his saxophone. He was well dressed. As he started to play, he swayed to the beat and obvious joy lit up his face. You could tell he was really
March 8, 2015
Music Business
I ran into some music business folks the other day. We talked a lot about nurturing young talent in music and how cool it is when a up-an-coming act really digs in and learns about songwriting craft, arrangement and applies it to their art. To me, what’s important is (in this order), the quality of the songs,
February 28, 2015
Every Love Song, Original Music
This article is part of a series about my songwriting process in writing a song called “Every Love Song.” Read the whole series here. OK, I’m starting to get the idea that I can get this song done before Valentine’s Day. Maybe I’ll get the chance to play it for her then — that would
February 25, 2015
Every Love Song, Original Music
This article is part of a series about my songwriting process in writing a song called “Every Love Song.” Yesterday (February 6th), I spent about 5 hours doing lead and backup vocals and lyrics. It generally takes me about 4 hours to do a lead vocal. That gives me time to work my way through
February 24, 2015
Every Love Song, Original Music
This article is part of a series about my songwriting process in writing a song called “Every Love Song.” Read the whole series here. 1/25/15 & 1/26/15 So, last night, I spent about 3 hours working on guitar and drum parts, as well as the arrangement, in general. I continued for another 2 hours this
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