Vocal warm-ups are something only professional singers need to worry about, right? Wrong! They can and do help us all. Why bother with vocal warm-ups? Vocal warm-ups are something I’ve never bothered with before until I found myself struggling with one of my own songs. First off, there were some quite lengthy phrases where I […]
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Visit my SoundCloud profile for a complete library of all my own music, as well as tracks from Harson Robkus. It’s sometimes easy to forget my initial aim for The Blogging Musician, long before we had contributors or even a name! was to set up a single place to document and share my own music.
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Bijou by Queen: How a filler track signaled the long-awaited return to form of my favourite Band. So what’s so great about Bijou by Queen? Following the lump-in-the-throat disappointment of Queen’s comeback Album: The Miracle, I approached its follow up: Innuendo with lowered expectations. The title track: Innuendo sets out its stall early, harking back
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Never be too hasty to give up on a song. Sometimes the process of recording can take it in new directions that elevate it to a whole new level. To quote my songwriting idol…. A song either comes quickly…. and we can say, yes, we have or song…. but if it doesn’t come quickly I
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As the Blogging Musician approaches its fifth birthday, I thought it was apt to set up a ‘Buy me a Coffee’ donation page. As you can see, a coffee icon has appeared on the bottom right corner of the site, so If you’re enjoying the content, feel free to donate and share a coffee with
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We are living through an uncertain economic climate. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a startling financial impact, with the gross domestic product (GDP) of the U.S. experiencing its deepest decline since the depression. This has led to a rise in unemployment. Those working in industries such as the arts, music, and entertainment have been
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A lot of people struggle to maintain work-life balance these days. Of course, what’s one of the top suggestions for ways to focus on personal fun while you’re not working? Picking up a hobby — like learning how to play a new instrument. But what if your livelihood revolves around playing instruments? If you’re a
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How the guitar, songwriting, and music production helped me through the COVID pandemic. Looking back, March 2020 was a crazy month. Leaving the office to work from home, the lockdown, and an end to gigs for the foreseeable future. But it was also a really productive time for me, a time of renewal. I’d got
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Discover how Pigly can help with a problem most of us Guitarists face at some point: Debt. The cost of being a guitarist Before I reveal what Pigly is, a little background. Let’s face it. Guitars and guitar equipment are expensive. Luxury items if you will, and unfortunately I’m as guilty as the next man
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