Do you remember your first gigging experience; the first time you left the bedroom or practice space and went and played music to an audience with other people? My first gig was in Wallingford, Connecticut in the basement of a Baptist church with a Christian rock group my buddies and I had formed. My dad …
REST IN POWER, CHUCK BERRY
We lost a true hero of the instrument yesterday. Before I go too much further, today (3/18) is also the anniversary of Randy Rhoads's unfortunately departure from the mortal coil, so watch this and spin Blizzard of Ozz or Diary of a Madman after you spend some time with Chuck. Anyways, I had just finished …
THE PATH/THE PROCESS
I had planned on publishing a piece I had written a few months ago talking about sound and breaking down non-tertiary harmony, but life took me on a different path, so today I'm going to write a little bit about the journey that one undertakes as a musician. I had the opportunity to speak to …
DERIVING MEANING FROM ART/A TRAVELING MUSICIANS SURVIVAL GUIDE/MY FAVORITE MARK TWAIN QUOTE
The great thing about art is that two people can look at a painting, read a book, listen to a song, etc, and come away from it with different interpretations of what the meaning is, if there is a meaning at all. Sometimes one's interpretation differs from the intent of the creator. Meaning can be …
INTERVIEW – MARCO MARTINEZ, GUITARIST FOR ROOTS OF A REBELLION (NASHVILLE REGGAE)
I'm super excited to share this conversation I had with my fellow guitarist and good friend Marco Martinez with y'all. I found the conversation to be insightful; we touch on being in an independent group, his journey with tendonitis and carpel tunnel syndrome, the Tennessee reggae scene, and his favorite gear and tones. I'd like …
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LEARNING GUITAR AND MUSIC THROUGH HISTORY/A TRIBUTE TO HUBERT SUMLIN
There are a lot of ways to approach learning how to play guitar. When I started playing, I was amazed and inspired by super shredders like John Petrucci, Randy Rhoads, and Yngwie Malmsteen. I was in awe of their technique and their sound. All three shared a real elegant ferocity that somehow paid tribute to …
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COUNTING ODD TIME SIGNATURES/NASHVILLE 7/8
Since 2010, I've been a full time resident of Nashville, Tennessee. When I was a 14 year old budding guitarist who was a full on Dream Theater nut, I fantasized about one day going to the famed Berklee School of Music and, of course, subsequently dropping out of Berklee to start a band and make …
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INTRODUCTION/HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SENSE OF RHYTHM TODAY
Hi everyone, welcome to my first post in my blog! This marks the end of a long writer's block for me, so let me dive right in and tell you first how about how you came to be reading this. The real beginning of this idea of writing about guitar started during a week spent …
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