Grrr. Yesterday I was working on my music. First I was going to record vocals to a song “Raid” that’s all built-out with full band, just needing vocals. I found 3 different Word files of the lyrics, all outdated. I … Continue reading
A quick announcement to say that I launched a new blog, by a guitarist for guitarists: ThoughtfulGuitarist.com. I’m excited to have a platform for my passion! It’ll be an unabashed geekfest, from talks about tiniest nuances of techniques to review … Continue reading
I know it’s been well over a week since the earthquake struck. Many people came to me with their concerns for the well-being of my family. Thank you. My family is OK. None of us live in the hardest-hit areas, … Continue reading
Reading The War of Art and learning to recognize the Resistance has been so useful. Now I see him everywhere. And indeed, I can use him as a compass. Resistance shows up where I need to go. And he tries … Continue reading
This is a letter to everyone who has ever been helpful to me. Do not prevent me from making my mistakes. In fact, please push my back. Don’t stop me, unless you are 100% certain that my mistake will result … Continue reading
I’m happy to release the first “alpha” version of the song I’ve been working on for the last several month: “Bleeding Redwood.” Bleeding Redwood is a song I chose to represent my most current songwriting style — longer, heavier and … Continue reading
That sounds real silly but it’s true. Yesterday I had two conversations that really challenged me. First, I was in a group mentoring call with a business call about turning business concepts about money. It was a good discussion but … Continue reading
The last couple of weeks, I’ve been feeling very urgent about accomplishing something that pushes me forward in achieving the goals I outlined for this year. And that led to lots of lost sleep, my back aching, my digestive system … Continue reading
I’m in the process of putting together a micro site that outlines my vision for my progressive rock band. The big ‘aha’ this weekend was that it’s a band, nothing else. I’ve been shying away from using that word to … Continue reading
Today I finally made it to Ole Networking, the networking meeting for my college alums that I’ve been meaning to return to. This was the 3rd time. Every time I go I come away with such energized feeling. It’s great. … Continue reading