Music production used to demand years of technical training before anyone touched a real project. Today, that barrier is shrinking fast. AI music production tools now handle calculations that once required a trained ear and countless hours of trial and error, opening doors for artists who never studied acoustics or signal processing. The Old Barrier: […]
Words and music have always been my way of sharing experiences, emotions, and journeys that have shaped who I am. From travel memoirs inspired by life-changing adventures to original music written and performed from the heart, I invite you to explore my work below. Goa: A Lesson In Life In August 2006, I visited Goa,
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Every musician knows the feeling. You are sitting in your carefully treated home studio, staring blankly at the glowing screen of your digital audio workstation. Your fingers rest on the MIDI keyboard, but no ideas come. You loop the same eight-bar section over and over, hoping inspiration will magically appear. Instead of feeling the joy
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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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Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? One day you might be walking down the street and find yourself humming your favorite tune, wondering what it is that makes that song so catchy. Chances are this part was the chorus of the song, the part that sums up the meaning and gets
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My original songs (plus accompanying vids) dating back to 2012 are available in their entirety for FREE on my YouTube channel. Here’s the full run-down and don’t forget to subscribe You can watch/listen to them all on the below playlist. Want more? I’m also exactly one-half of songwriting duo Harson Robkus. Our back catalogue are
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It’s Christmas time again was originally written written way back in 2021, but I’m now proud to announce its completion and release. I’ve always wanted to write a song about Christmas, or more specifically about the joy of kids at Christmas, of waiting for Santa, building snowmen, and sledging till sundown. Of course, a Christmas
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Guitar Geordie is the new name for my YouTube channel. Check it out The Blogging Musician on YouTube is now Guitar Geordie Reason being? Although the original intention was to keep the branding between this blog and my YouTube channel consistent, as it turns out, the YouTube side has always been purely about guitar. Guitar
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