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Interview With a Guitar Shredder, Part 1
Cover photo credit, Sue Hebert, https://www.instagram.com/suziesuephotography This is the first part of a series of videos based on almost 2 hours of footage, following my interview with Ottawa-based guitar phenom, Darren Michael Boyd, on July 30, 2022. It was my first time meeting Darren and we ended up having a really pleasant conversation together. We… Read more
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Purposeful Project Management, Cover Band Edition
Treat your band, music project, and music career as a business. It requires vision, definition of your mission, planning, and structure to achieve your desired results. Read more
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One of the Highlights of Spain’s Andalucía Region
Ronda is amazing! Just outside of our parking garage, we entered the most amazing park. So beautiful and well-kept. And so green! Just beautiful vegetation and landscaping. That park features a lookout over the breathtaking mountains of the Sierra Bermeja mountain range. We strolled through the cobblestone streets, through an open café, past souvenir shops,… Read more
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Mo’ Better Bass
Cover Photo by Katarina Bubenikova on Unsplash Apologies to Spike Lee for borrowing one of his movie titles. To improve your bass playing, see it as a percussive instrument. And bear in mind, the bass guitar is not a solo instrument, nor is it meant to be the star attraction. But it is critical in… Read more
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The Spirit of Rock – Review
One thing for sure, this thing is tiny but tough; small but mighty. The sound that emanates from this little monster is simply astounding. There is also a sufficient amount of tone adjustment through its Sagging and Tone buttons, The volume and tone that it generates is nothing short of astounding. Read more
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Love, Kindness, Respect, and Support, Part 2 of our Interview With a Country Gentleman
In this installment, we continue our conversation with Mike Lanteigne, lead guitarist of the country rock band, Johnson’s Creek. We pick up our conversation from Part 1 of the video and delve deeper into Mike’s influences with different styles of music. We talk about how his more recent jazz guitar studies have helped improve and… Read more
