I’ve been neglected the Getting Started series for a while but now I’m back! A lot of times here in Malaysia I’ve been asked about our local scene. “How is the local scene here?” “Are local musicians any good?” “Hmm..I haven’t heard of them” “Why don’t we just hire Filipinos and be done with it?” No offence […]
On this day (October 21, 2015) in “Back to the Future 2,” Mr. Marty McFly arrives to the future. We all know that young Marty is a rock ‘n’ rollin’ man, a guitarist, and a fan of the likes of Chuck Berry and Eddie Van Halen. So if he arrived to 2015, what would his […]
Hello fine people and welcome to another edition of Today In Music, as usual we’ll be discussing a few events that have made today relevant in music history. In case it’s your birthday to day congratulations, you’ll be celebrating today with Steve Lukather (born in 1957), a prolific session musician who recorded guitar tracks for […]
Here’s one that hits close to home. Just the other day I was treated very rudely at a local music shop here in Penang for testing the guitars they were selling. Unfortunately, the salesman I was dealing with at the time was under the impression that I was practicing. Though this false assumption may have […]
Welcome to another edition to Today in music, where we discuss today’s date in music history. As usual Happy Birthday if today is your birthday! You will be sharing it with Keith Reid of Procol Harum who was born in 1946 and Pras Michel of Fugees who was born in 1972. Moving on… First off, Pink […]
It’s a brand new day and thus deserves a brand new edition Today In Music – a daily article featuring fun facts regarding what happened today in music. First off, if it’s your birthday just now that 89 years ago the legendary Chuck Berry was born today. Chuck Berry was singer, songwriter and guitarist, who […]
Today is the first of a series of articles I’ve decided to try doing to take a look at has happened on certain dates in the history of music. First of if today is your birthday you share the same birthday as rapper Eminem (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III in St. Joseph on 1972), singer […]
Being in a band isn’t always sunshine and daisies. Sometimes bandmates can make life really hard for the rest of us, here’s how to help make sure you’re not one of those bandmates 1. Do not come for band practice to learn the songs. If the band has agreed on practicing or performing certain songs, […]
When designing a studio and purchasing the equipment for it you need to decide what you’re studio is going to be used for, what kind of music you are going to be making. This guide to studio equipment is the essentials for a singer-songwriter looking to do release worthy recordings at home. So Where Do […]