7 Reasons I'm Excited about Apple Streaming Music

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5 Steps To Inbox Zero: A Musician’s Guide To Email

I recently had a great talk with my friend Steve about e-mail management. Steve has a unique perspective on all things business: he’s a Grammy winning drummer turned business guru, and we had a great talk about how he manages his massive inbox using a series of folders.

Eric BarfieldJune 10, 2015Comment

Mainstage Mondays: Importing Patches

Sometimes the simple things get overlooked in tutorials, and one of my readers recently pointed out that I’ve never explained how to import patches into Mainstage. Here’s how to do it:

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Busting Knee Caps: Contemplating Pain, Career, & Money

I winced in pain. I’d stepped down just wrong on my foot, and the ice-pick stab in the back of my heel made me yelp in pain. It’s been almost 3 years since a truck driver didn’t see my 6’5” frame pedaling my bike, and slammed on the accelerator to merge into traffic.

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5 Soloing Tips In Worship

I got a note this week from blog reader, worship leader and friend Kyle F.:

I am a pretty solid "rhythm" key player, but have never been good at improv and solos. Could you write a post with some tips on improvisation and soloing? Maybe some exercises you do or something like that? Anything would be helpful!

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