Making an audition video
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Making An Audition Video pt. 2: Extreme Circumstances Call For Extreme Actions

Here’s a quick little story about how I had to do make an audition video in the space of a few hours.  I had to learn the song, program the drums, record the keys, shoot the video, edit the video, then upload it before the person requesting it woke up the next morning.  Sometimes extreme …

clean the tarnish on your bass hardware
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How To Clean Your Instrument’s Tarnished Hardware (and other parts)

A few months back I had a two-and-a-half month gig in the tropical heat of Cancun, Mexico.  After the gig was done all my bass guitars were put back in their hardshell cases, loaded into a crate, shipped off from Cancun, sailed over the Gulf of Mexico, hit land in Florida, and then driven to …

Get Yourself Noticed
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Musicians: Get Yourself Noticed

I’ve been at this music thing for quite some time. Many moons have passed since I first picked up an instrument.  I’ve learned some things is what I’m driving at here.  Some things and some stuff.  I’ve learned how to do things for myself; I’ve learned how not to do things.  That’s one of the …