Play Most Any Song In DADGAD

Play Most Any Song in Open D Tuning

The Business of Making Music | #15 Making Wish Lists

The Business of Making Music | #14 What are PROs?

Stuff I Use Links...

My Gear -

Dunlop Guitar Picks for Electric
Gravity Guitar Picks for Electric
Dunlop Guitar Picks for Acoustic
Elixir Electric Strings
Elixir Acoustic Strings
Augustine Classical Guitar Strings
Intellitouch Clip On Tuners
Shubb Acoustic Capo
Shubb 12-String Capo
Shubb Electric Capo
Shubb Nylon String Capo
String Winder Tool
Mogami Cables straight ends
Mogami Cables one straight and one angle ends
George L’s Cable Kit (for pedal boards)
Off The Wall Guitar Hangers Standard
Off The Wall Guitar Hangers Wider
ProLine Seven Guitar Stand
ProLine Five Guitar Stand
Ultimate Support Guitar Stand
Dunlop Blues Bottle Slide

Production Tools -

Apple Logic
Apogee Duet 2 Interface
API Mic Pres
“Lunch Box” for API’s
Native Instruments Komplete
Yamaha HS8 Speakers

Hair Product -
Bumble and Bumble Bb. Gel 5 ounce
Not kidding here.  How many of you have run your hand through your hair only to transfer sticky hair product to your guitar neck.  Not a problem with this stuff.  You’ll thank me later!

The Business of Making Music | #13 Types of TV Music

In this video I talk about the three types of music found in television shows....

1. The score
2. "Needle Drops"
3. Source music
4. Theme
5. Bumpers
6. Library Music

Each have their own qualities and requirements.

For example...

The Business of Making Music | #12 Types of Film Music

In this video I talk about the three types of music found in films.

1. The score
2. "Needle Drops"
3. Source music

Each have their own qualities and requirements.

The Business of Making Music | #11 Intro to "Mailbox Money"

There are many sources of revenue for the musician/songwriter/composer.

Performance Royalties - issued in the US through BMI, ASCAP and SESAC, which are usage on radio, TV, restaurants, concerts, stores, internet, streaming.

Mechanical Royalties - from the writers/publishers share of record/CD sales, iTunes sales, Amazon and others.

CCLI income from churches for using worships songs.

If you are playing music or even pretending to play music (sidelining) on a TV show or in a Movie there is something called "Secondary Market Revenue" that is paid based on your percentage of the entire union contract.

Union jingles sessions pay "mailbox money" as reuse every 13 weeks.

Union record sessions will pay again if your name is attached to a song and that recording is used in a TV, commercial or film or other such use.

The Business of Making Music | #10 Don't Believe Everything You Hear

The Business of Making Music | #9 Guard Your Brand

Here I talk about one of my few regrets in the music business, promoting myself too soon.

The Business of Making Music | #8 Should I Learn To Read Music?

Some good sight reading materials...

A Modern Method for Guitar Vol. 1
A Modern Method for Guitar Vol. 2
A Modern Method for Guitar Vol. 3
A Modern Method for Guitar Vol. 1, 2, & 3
Melodic Rhythms for Guitar
Reading Studies for Guitar
Advanced Reading Studies for Guitar
Advanced Jazz Conception for Saxophone: 20 Jazz Etudes
Tommy Tedesco - For Guitar Players Only

ALSO be on the hunt for 25 cent Flute, Trumpet, Sax etc. studies at thrift stores.

Metronomes (though you could jut a free app on your phone that does this) -

Seiko Metronome
Korg Metronome

The Business of Making Music | #7 My 5 Reasons To Take A Gig

My five reasons are...

For the money
For the experience
For the connections
For friends
For God (or good causes)