Adam Harkus wrote a great blog recently: Is the Human Race going backwards? This exact thought has shot through my head countless times over recent years. There was a film in 2006 by Mike Judge called Idiocracy. 400 years into the future, people turned into lazy, sloth-like nitwits. They threw garbage out of their windows […]
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Whether you’re a solo singer-songwriter or a musician in a band, writing and playing good original songs is unfortunately not enough. Clearly the primary aspect of a musician’s work is making good music, but what follows the writing phase, such as recording your demos and promoting your music, is just as essential. Globally, there are millions of
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The Blogging Musician welcomes talented writer Jennifer Scott to our community. Jennifer works as online editor at Best Australian Writers. Also, she is a business developer that works in different areas of education, technology, security and various types of online marketing. Prior to business developing Jennifer was consultant at Deloitte, and managed security services provider and
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Cloud technologies have changed the face of many industries, including the way musicians and other artists produce, store and share their music. With global recorded music revenues growing by 5.9%, it’s never been as important as it is now to make the most of technologies like this. Cloud technologies make life easier for music professionals in
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I thought it was high time you met our guest writers/contributors, as The Blogging Musician would be nothing without them. Introducing … Sally Collins! Sally Collins is a professional freelance writer with many years experience across many different areas. She made the move to freelancing from a stressful corporate job and loves the work-life balance it
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Guitar player, teacher and recording artist Niko Lalangas runs through his Live Guitar Rig and provides a treasure trove of insight and tips we can all benefit from. Like most guitarists, I’ve modified my live guitar rig setup from minor tweaks to major changes. Sometimes we get new gear, sometimes we just want a change
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Album review of A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead I’ve never been a huge fan of Radiohead. Hearing “Creep” and “HIgh and Dry” on the radio once in a while has pretty much summed up my listening experience with them thus far. But when “Guitar World”, a publication that I respect very much declared “A
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Have you ever wondered which apps, software and technology would be best to use in order to best develop your guitar playing techniques and support your practice time? A few years ago, I began to record my thoughts on this topic as the basis of a useful article for others. It is very easy to
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Tune in, Tone up! A fortnightly recording of Dan Davies giving Gary Shilladay advanced guitar lessons with loads of pace, ideas, advice and guitar talk. It’s available on SoundCloud, iTunes and Stitcher and topics include how to improvise over 12 bar blues progressions, some neoclassical shredding ideas, country guitar playing techniques, funk rhythm playing and
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