What has moved you? What has changed you but still isn’t officially on your list of influences? As my powers of retrospect sharpen, as my openness to revelation is broadened, and slowly as details in life that seemed trivial at the time prove to be cornerstones of direction and influence when their effects become realized,…»

One musician’s insight into effects pedal integration Are you happy with your current pedalboard setup?

Memories from Yesteryears (part 1) So much goes into making us who we are! It is staggering, at times, to think about the sheer volume of experience that we filter, assimilate, and throw out or recycle in order to form our life story; our narrative of our time here on Earth. I was always drawn…»

Best Personal Musical Discoveries of 2013 We all find new things through a variety of outlets, processes, and experiences. I know, personally, I have a lot of really great accidental discoveries. I turn the radio on to a weird station at the right time, I walk into a record store at the exact right moment,…»

A teaspoon of theory and technique can give you a ton of expressive freedom! The term music theory is one that has great polarizing effects on musicians. The two camps are pretty easy to identify: “I’ve been working on a lot of harmonic minor arpeggios and sweep picking techniques” and “I don’t bother with music…»