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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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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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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“I’m not good enough.” Those four words are responsible for a staggering amount of failure in every discipline you can think of. That curse very nearly ended my music career before it got started. But it’s a total myth, and myths are made to be busted! What Is Good Enough?[…]
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Greetings all! Our autumn here in Oregon has been one of extremes so far. Sunny and warm one day, windy and rainy the next. One thing’s for sure, it keeps things interesting! I’ve been spending a lot of time on a new project that I am really excited about. Read[…]
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Hi everyone, it’s been a busy summer but now it’s time to try and catch up a little bit. I feel like I’ve spent most of the summer learning things, some directly musical and some not so much. But they will all have a part in my continued musical education.[…]
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I recently had a chance to learn a bit about neurological Darwinism. While the theory has been around for more than 40 years, some things just don’t find their way into your consciousness until you need them. In a nutshell, the theory of neurological Darwinism suggests that groups of neurons[…]
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Sometimes, the devil really is in the details I recently spent several days at the Accent on Music guitar seminar in Portland. It was challenging, and I got to meet a number of other players from around the world, as well as receive instruction from the amazing Clive Carroll, the[…]
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Help out and win something cool Hey everyone, I am working on developing promotional material and need your help. The goal of musician promotion is to focus on what sets an act apart from others, and as part of that process I’m looking for a design motif that addresses my[…]
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