By Keith | Original Music
Yesterday, my son asked me why I sing so much. You see, I sing a lot. I take weekly lessons and I practice most every day. Most days, I do two rounds of practice. Why? I have a passion for singing. I’ve always wanted to be a great singer and I’m going to have to improve a […]
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I decided to have fun and do a cover of one of my favorite oldies, using nothing but my voice and my body. Can you guess the song without the vocals? That’s me beating my chest for a kick drum sound and slapping my gut for the snare. Scroll down for the answer. The Mystery […]
More . . .By Keith | 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 […]
More . . .By Keith | 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, […]
More . . .By Keith | 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 […]
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