Musician, Writer, and Photographer
Now that modern technology has advanced to the state where anyone can have a reasonably priced digital audio workstation at home, we’re now looking for ways to transform these home recording studios into spaces with the best possible acoustic capabilities. After all, you can have a decent DAW but you still have to get the …
Hey, you decided to start a band. Good for you. It’s time to write some songs that will thoroughly express all those weird thoughts in your head. It’s time to lend voice to all your inner-most desires, ambitions, and opinions. You’ve practiced your guitar/bass/drums/keyboards/whatever in your bedroom for years, honing your craft to laser accuracy. …
There is an epidemic sweeping the nation. It deals, in part, with a cultural divide separating my generation from the upcoming batch of kids–the ones who will never learn how to change a flat tire on their own. It is said that we’re raising a country of entitled freeloaders who get their personalities from the …
Back in 2013 I got an offer to play in Mexico for two-and-a-half months. I accepted the offer and then immediately started stressing about how I was going to get all my gear over there. I’d never toured outside of the country before so I wasn’t quite sure how I was going to safely and …
Today, April 2, 2015, is a big day for me because today is the release date for the new book I’m featured in, State of Horror: Louisiana Vol. II I’m very pleased to have my story, “The Bells of Rue La Barriere,” to be associated with Charon Coin Press and the State of Horror series. …
It doesn’t matter if you’re an athlete, a writer, a musician, or a juggler, there comes a time in skill development that you reach what’s called the “OK Plateau.” This is when you get to a point where you’re content at what you can do and then plane out with going further. Some skilled people …
The great news is that if you’re a musician with the power of flight, you won’t need an airline to get from place to place. However, you’ll probably still want to use an airplane to carry your gear because I imagine flying over a continent while carrying a Hartke Transport Series cabinet, a bass over …
Bass players shouldn’t strictly rely on advice from other bass players. The same can be said for any musician, e.g. sometimes advice by a piano player can be applied to the guitar. Well, I once heard one bit of advice that could probably help out any musician at their instrument. This goes double for anyone …
There’s been a recent ruling in the New Orleans courts that now bans smoking in bars and casinos. There are lot of people that support this measure but these are the people who have no principals and disregard the rights of private business owners who should be able to set their own rules within the …
I don’t believe in karma. And by that I mean I don’t believe in any supernatural or mystical force that has any say or hand into the operation of people’s lives. I believe in science and facts. Basically, I think karma–as a mystical claim–is absolute bullshit; however, I do like to use the word “karma” …
