Busy.. but practicing a lot
03/03/10 22:59
Iv'e been really busy between work and the baby, but
I'm really trying to practice at least a little bit
every day. This is the year I learn to read on guitar.
So far so good...
Plugged by Thom Hartmann
23/09/09 22:13 Filed in: News
Great news today - the radio talk show host Thom
Hartmann sends a daily email with information about his
show, current events, and some highlights from his
website. Today he highlighted my song "Ain't No News On
TV" in the Community Square section.
Go listen to the song and tell Thom how much you like it!
http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Aint-No-News-On-TV/audio/546773/93519.html
You may need to register, but it's worth it, I promise!
Go listen to the song and tell Thom how much you like it!
http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Aint-No-News-On-TV/audio/546773/93519.html
You may need to register, but it's worth it, I promise!
Computer and Website Issues
20/12/08 16:07
The hard drive died on our computer, and as a result I
had to rebuy our website making software. This caused a
few issues, so I hope everything is back to normal.
New Guitar?
09/11/08 08:19
I've been looking at getting a new guitar. I've been
playing a strat or tele for years now (with occasional
forays to my Jackson for heavy metal pieces), but I
don't have anything Gibson-like. I was thinking of
maybe getting a Flying V, but I don't care for the
super thick neck. I do like the thin 60s neck on the
Les Paul Classic, though, so that's on my radar. I also
checked out a PRS Mira at Sam Ash last week - it played
really, really well and I liked the huge variety of
tones. Any recommendations for Les Paul-style guitars?
Shoot me an email.
I've had a bit of writer's block lately. While I've spent a lot of time practicing guitar, I can't seem to get words on the page. Not that I don't have ideas, though. I've been writing down lots of lines, even verses, but I can't seem to get that whole song out. I'm sure it'll come back, but it's frustrating. In the mean time I'm just going with the flow and making the most out of my guitar playing, and trying to get my chops as strong as possible.
I've had a bit of writer's block lately. While I've spent a lot of time practicing guitar, I can't seem to get words on the page. Not that I don't have ideas, though. I've been writing down lots of lines, even verses, but I can't seem to get that whole song out. I'm sure it'll come back, but it's frustrating. In the mean time I'm just going with the flow and making the most out of my guitar playing, and trying to get my chops as strong as possible.
Technique
27/09/08 04:31
I've been working a lot on my guitar technique this
last week - sweep picking, arpeggios and hand position.
A friend of mine got me on a metal kick, so I've been
listening to a lot of Vai and Malmsteen. This balances
out the Woody Guthrie kick I was on last week.
As far as songs go, I've rerecorded a great song titled Midnight Blues that I had done on our old ADAT a few years ago. It deserved a higher-fidelity treatment, and I want Stephanie's vocals on it. The ADAT has been retired, so I had to redo it all in Logic. The drums are a thousand times better now, and I really ripped the guitar solo at the end, so I think it turned out very well. This should be another strong song for the next Zeyer album.
As far as songs go, I've rerecorded a great song titled Midnight Blues that I had done on our old ADAT a few years ago. It deserved a higher-fidelity treatment, and I want Stephanie's vocals on it. The ADAT has been retired, so I had to redo it all in Logic. The drums are a thousand times better now, and I really ripped the guitar solo at the end, so I think it turned out very well. This should be another strong song for the next Zeyer album.