music

What Do You Listen To While Writing?

April 21, 2011

Do you listen to music while writing? I, for one, have a difficult time keeping my mind from dissecting the intricacies of any song that’s playing while I’m in the creative, yet focused, mode that I require while sitting down to write an article, formal letter or blog post. I’ve heard other bloggers mention the [...]

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Just Quit Trying Already

March 22, 2011

One of the books that has most influenced my approach to teaching percussion lessons is Barry Green’s The Inner Game of Music. Based on principles found in the highly championed The Inner Game of Tennis and Inner Skiing, by Tim Gallwey, the book is a beautiful collection of concepts for musicians to apply to their [...]

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A Lesson From The Inaudible Sound Of The Invisible Sun

March 9, 2011

The Inaudible Sound of the Invisible Sun. I sure learned a lot from that guy. “That . . . guy?” you ask. Yep- that what he’s called. By some, anyway. Rakalam (which somehow translates into “the inaudible sound of the invisible sun”) is a moniker that was given to legendary drummer, Bob Moses, by his [...]

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Gather Your Troops

March 2, 2011

I hate asking for help. I usually pride myself on autonomy and self-reliance. And, I’ve recently been reminded how extremely limiting that can be. “Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.” (Helen Keller) For a while now, I have been planning a project titled Amaloboozi. I will be traveling to [...]

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Guerrilla Influence Formula for Musicians

January 27, 2011

Musicians, artists, dancers, and all creative types: looking for some ways to increase the size of your fan base and get your music/art/product message out to a larger audience? My buddy Tyler Tervooren‘s full of some great ideas that I think you’ll be interested in! Tyler and I sat down recently and chatted (video below!) [...]

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The 2011 ImpossibList

January 19, 2011

I’m a bit late in posting this year’s resolutions (and I know some people disagree about whether or not they should even be written in the first place). But I, for one, operate well and efficiently when I have clearly defined goals in place. After a bit of a slump near the end of last [...]

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Havana & the Universal Language of Music

January 12, 2011

“Hmm,” I think to myself, “there’s a live band in here; this seems like the place to stop.” I’ve only been on the island a couple of hours, but it’s time to catch some music, maybe a Cuban sandwich and that Mojito that I promised my buddy John I’d try down here. Apparently the band [...]

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A Year In The Life (2010 Review)

December 29, 2010

Whew . . . what a year! (Click on links throughout for more details) At the suggestion of several friends and musical/traveling cohorts, and without knowing the slightest bit about what I was doing, I ran my first ever post on January 1st of this year. BAM! Here’s your merit badge. You are now officially [...]

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The Donating Drummer

November 10, 2010

Super excited am I! Today is exactly three weeks from the launch date of my new project, TheDonatingDrummer! The long and short of TheDonatingDrummer is simple: beginning this December, I will be donating all or part of my pay from one music gig each month to fund a personal project or goal of someone else’s! [...]

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Showing Up And Following Through

October 6, 2010

Today’s post is a little different than most. We’re going to start off with, yes . . . a reading assignment. Stop everything else, close the door, get comfortable and go read the following story posted yesterday by my friend, Joel Runyon. But be sure to get your butt back here pronto when you’re done [...]

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