musicians and taxes

Musicians and Taxes: How To Get Back More On Your Tax Returns as a Musician

Don’t you hate whenever there’s an article about taxes it always starts off with “well, it’s tax time again.”  We get it, we have to pay taxes.  I, for one, want to get as much money back in my taxes as possible.  Some years I have to pay – this is always when I’ve worked …

The Spark

The Spark

In Victor Wooten’s Groove Workshop, and in his book The Music Lesson, he talks a little bit about how a musician, or how any artist for that matter, can get a wealth of new inspiration by applying methodology and techniques gleaned from other areas of artistry.  For example, you can watch how a pianist plays the …

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Sleeping Teachers: Most Online Music Teachers Just Want You As A Stat

      If you’re like me you occasionally peruse online videos for music tutorials.  I don’t claim to know everything about the bass guitar so sometimes I’ll come across something and I want to know how it’s done.  For me, it’s like finding out how a magic trick works.  Some people are content in seeing the …

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Nothing is Better at Destroying Creativity like Faulty Technology –
how to get back on track

I’m not a computer guy.  I know enough to set up and run my website, operate my recording software, and basically do what it takes to get by.  When a problem pops up with my recording computer I only know the basics to get things working again.  I have to tell you, when these problems …