photo by Daniel Chekalov I’m a guitarist for hire—a sideman. Many of the potential gigs I get calls for involve singing harmony. Sadly, I have to turn those down, because I am awful at singing harmony. Given a clearly defined part and ample time to practice it, I can manage some basic vocal harms.  But […]

[In a hurry? Watch the video at 1.5x speed to get the gist.] Down the street from my apartment they’re building some new condos. For an entire year workers have been coming and going. But to a layperson like me, there’s been no visible progress.  Then, all of a sudden, in the last couple months, […]

“Don’t be a nickel out here looking for a dime” -Lyfe Jennings When my friends complain about their relationship status, I always give the same advice: the best way to attract the type of person you want to date is to WORK ON YOURSELF.  The same is true of recruiting kick-ass bandmates. You wanna play […]

One of the things I like to do for each new course release is to provide a complete syllabus of what’s inside. If you’re kicking the tires, trying to decide if it’s right for you, it’s nice to know what to expect. And if you’re trying to roll your own guitar education, you can reverse-engineer […]

In 2004, softball pitcher Jennie Finch stepped onto the mound to pitch against a who’s who of badass major league hitters. Mike Piazza. Brian Giles. Mike Cameron. Albert Pujols. Barry Bonds. Serious all-star material. Guys who were good compared to their professional baseball peers. And Jennie Finch? She struck them ALL out. In fact, Barry […]