About Ordinary Man Written in response to my disenfranchisement with myths I was taught as a child – about the country, about our history, and systems that seem intractable. Further inspired by the current climate in the country. The lyrics […]
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New Music – Take Your Cares Away
I was coerced into writing this song I’m not complaining but it is the truth. A couple weeks ago, during an evening storm, my girlfriend and I were in my room talking and playing guitar. We had opened the window […]
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Virtual Songsalive! Workshop: The Proactive Songwriter
As I write this, I have a browser tab open and am chatting with a new friend in Norway. Haakon Rian “mAncient” Ueland is a healer, monk, and musician. We met last night as part of Songsalive! Inaugural Virtual Song […]
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Creating Reaper Project Templates: Video Tutorial
In this video I cover: How to create and use project templates in Reaper Folder basics My track naming convention The SWS Extensions for auto-coloring and adding icons to your tracks SWS Extensions can be downloaded here: https://www.sws-extension.org Project templates […]
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Video Tutorial – Using Google Maps & Docs to Plan a Tour
Touring Article at PerformerMag I cover some of this in my latest article at PerformMag.com ISSUU VERSION | HTML VERSION My First Tour Back in 2009, I planned and executed my first tour. I learned a lot of simple things […]
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“How do you do that?” Some Songwriting Tips
Where do songs come from? “How do you do that?” I’ve been on a bit of a songwriting tear the past few months. No exact count but I’ve had a few days where I’ve written a song, start-to-finish, and lyrics […]
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Writer Write… or do they?
“Everything that you were meant for Everything that you were born to do Does not need you to do it Someone else was born to do it too” – Joe Pug, How Good You Are “The noun is […]
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Throw Away The Box #1 – origin story
Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Throw Away The Box Podcast. I cover the origin story and outline what I will be covering in the podcast. Listen, download, subscribe Some backstory Back in 2006, after the release of my […]
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Everyday Lies at the Neutra in Silverlake
A few weeks ago, I had a chance to perform at the Neutra Museum and Art Opening in Silverlake, CA. A photographer, Dietmar Kohl (and his Facebook), was on hand and took a couple photos and a video. You can find […]
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