Before you can take guitar lessons, you need a guitar. But which one to buy and how much to spend on it? Here are some things to consider before taking the plunge. It’s going to get thrashed, so don’t buy something expensive This isn’t about you being irresponsible, it happens[…]
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New music! Can you believe it? Me neither. But here it is! After an exceedingly long dry spell, I’m finally starting to explore some of the musical ideas that have been floating around in my head for the past couple of years. This new track is the first of three[…]
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Greetings everyone, We all know things are crazier now than ever before. We’ll take that as read and move on. Maybe I’m behind the curve, but it seems like the performing arts are never going to get back to the way they used to be. When bands go on tour[…]
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Think of this meditation as a ‘micro-vacation’ to the Oregon coast. Sunny but then the clouds roll in, then they blow away and it’s sunny once more. The original idea for this song came out of a 2-chord progression I first played with a dedicated group of hobbyist guitarists many[…]
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This is the first in a new series of videos designed to be musically and visually soothing, meditative, or otherwise pleasing. More videos will feature other instruments and guest musicians. If you have an idea or inspiration for a meditation, please share it with me. Who knows? Your idea could[…]
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Today I want to pay tribute to a true pioneer. Not just a pioneer, but a trail-blazer in her field. The first to break the gender barrier in one of the most prolific and lucrative parts of the entertainment industry in every country on Earth: Ms. Pac-Man. From the very[…]
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Hi everyone, There have been a lot of changes over the past six months–some good, some less so. The biggest change is that I closed Neon Husky at the end of February. We’ll make one more appearance at the Portland Juggling Festival in September, which will come out to exactly[…]
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Um….here’s like….a song we wrote….” Bands spend a huge amount of time & effort on selecting their songs, doing the arrangements, and then rehearsing over and over until everything sounds great. And then they get up on stage and have no clue what to say to the audience or how[…]
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Hi everyone, It’s been an eventful day here. Two important things have happened… Thing 1: I officially announced that Neon Husky will be closing its doors in 2018. This has been coming for a while, but it’s still tough to close the door on what has been a big part[…]
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Greetings all! I bet you thought I’d fallen off the edge of the world. In looking back, I see that it’s been over a year since I published a newsletter. Where does the time go? I am so sorry for being neglectful! One of my resolutions for 2018 is to[…]
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