Making an audition video

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 …

Cirque Dreams Rocks Cancun – Tour Diary Week 2: The Camaraderie in Circus

  There’s a level of camaraderie in circus that I find has always been missing in rock groups.  Yes, they’re two completely different animals, but really what you’re dealing with is a group of people that have come together in artistic expression with the specific purpose to blow people’s minds.  Whether you’re launching your partner …

Furthering Your Music Education & Pushing Past Musical Stagnation

The vast majority of musicians I’ve ever run across pretty much all share a similar trait: they’re comfortable at the plateau they’ve reached in their playing abilities.  By that I mean they’ve reached a certain point in their playing where they’re happy with where they’re at and they now have no desire to push beyond …