Shagtastic Voyage

…Overall, it was a good year for the sales side of the industry. Album sales were up and soulful trumped poppy. If you pay any attention to music, that’s no real surprise. People are leaning towards a more organic sound nowadays…

It is human nature to pass judgements on people and situations based on our own experiences. Whether you think you do it or not, you do. We all do. It’s one of the things that has helped our species progress. Just think if the first cat that learned to use a rock to kill an animal for food…

I’m a strong proponent for knowing whom you’re mad at. It’s the first thing I think about when I find myself in an irritating situation; it’s the first thing I remind people when they want to take their frustration out on an innocent party. The guy behind the counter is likely just doing what he [...]

Last night, I was forced to take a walk without my ear buds. I know, I know. It was tough but I made it through. But, instead of my head swirling with jazz riffs and me mentally playing along, my mind started to wander. As it did, I began to imagine the scenario of a [...]

Some people say you can’t be anything you want to be. I know, right? Completely contrary to what I was taught my entire life and what I hold as a core belief today. I also intend to pass that idea on to my children. So who says this and why? Well, It’s something that some [...]

As the debate about government funding for the arts continues and said funding continues to be cut (see a recent conversation here), it is clear that musicians need to, more than ever, make a point to support each other. It’s hard to make this support count for saving teaching jobs and school programs but we [...]

Everything we do is influenced by the people and things around us. Some of these things we know have power over us (be honest, that’s what influence is) but a lot of it, we don’t. Think about it…

Anytime there is a disaster, tens of thousands of people flock to their Facebook to post kind words and tell everyone to pray for the affected people. Some of them join causes (and invite you) to show that they are really serious about helping. Do you ever wonder what those people do on top of that? [...]

My schedule over the last few months has been really tough. I started back to school in January and, even though I cut my bookings wayyyyyy down to compensate, I can’t seem to get more than a few hours off or to myself. Family time is really important so any second I have, I spend [...]

I’m not 100% one way or the other on this subject but it interests me in how hot or cold people are on it…