I didn’t write a blog on Wednesday like I have every week for the last 3 years because I was lucky enough to be playing my first recording session in Nashville! It was a very informal writing/recording job, but I had an absolute blast working with another creatively like-minded musician here in music city. Here are 5 things I learned on the job:
Read MoreThis week we’re going to explore some of the awesome shortcuts that key commands offer in Mainstage 3.1. Here’s a list of some of my favorites:
Read MoreI have absolutely fallen in love with the iPad as a practicing tool and all around music making facilitator. After 5 years on the market, app developers are finally catching up with the amazing potential of this unique computer, and for musicians, there’s no better app out there than ForScore. Here are my 20 best music hacks for the iPad, using this powerful app:
Read MoreIf you’re using an arpeggiator or a drum beat in a mainstage patch, it won’t do you a lot of good if you can’t adjust the tempo of the playback. Here’s how to do it:
Read MoreI see them heading out of the coffeeshop at 10 AM as I’m stumbling in after a long night playing music. They’re smiling, adjusting their crisply folded white shirt collars, heading out to the second half of their work day. I haven’t figured out that I’m wearing my shirt inside out yet.
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