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In Defense of Smooth Jazz
God forbid Jami McGraw, Rain’s young director of all things technical, deigns to step foot into my office while any sort of instrumental, non-classical, post-modern, post-fusion, post-bop – I hesitate to utter the word “smooth” – music is dancing forth … Continue reading
In Which The Author Endorses Pandora (For Now)
“How can you be a musician when you hate music?” Keith mockingly snarked at me after I again turned up my Adrien Brody-esque nose at a Lou Reed track I found particularly annoying. This after turning up that same nose … Continue reading
Me, Myself, and My Theory of Friction
So here I am. I’m sitting in traffic on the FDR, I’m late….again, but it’s of no mind, because as my left brain is driving, my right brain is rocking out on the steering wheel. Switching stations to catch my … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Music
Tagged Audio Engineering, Audio Recording, Music Industry
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The Gear Fetish: A Musician’s Friend
When we were kids, Keith Link and I used to hang out at a music store near his house called George’s Music. It was your standard fare, the walls lined with guitars, disgruntled musicians behind the counter wearing ties and … Continue reading
Posted in General, Music
Tagged catalog, cell phones, fetish guitars, music stores, musical instruments, musician's friend
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One Thing Leads To Another
Perhaps one day I’ll write one of those disposable business books. Something along the lines of Everything I Need To Know I Learned In Music School. Because, though Wharton it most certainly was not, I’ve come to realize that I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Biz, Music
Tagged business books, first impressions, get gigs, jobs, opportunity
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Is Getting Signed Still Worth It?
Getting signed to a major label is no longer the dream it used to be. In fact, it may be more trouble than it’s worth. I think the question modern artists have to ask themselves is: Is that what you … Continue reading
