Archive for the 'Sounds + Music' Category

Diehard Fans for Life

Everytime I make a new friend, they seem to come away with marketing ideas.
Today, I got an email from one. Her name is Jen Clower-Brown. She is a fantasy artist and friend who I’ve worked with on a number of fantasy art projects. She wrote:
Marc,
I just received the cd I ordered of “The Trial of […]

Pure by Boney James: Smooth Jazz CD Review

One word describes the CD Pure from Boney James… AWESOME!
PURE is the ninth Warner Bros. release from smooth jazz sax man Boney James and marks his debut as his own producer. Co-writing every song on the CD, and playing a variety of instruments as well. Saying on his website, “The great joy of PURE is […]

Health and Beauty Tips for Your Brass: Keep It Shiny!

Did you know that the health and beauty of your brass instruments require extra special attention? It’s true-their wellbeing and happiness depend upon it. While we’re not talking about putting your tuba on a weight-loss program or taking your trumpet to the spa for a makeover, you do need to treat your brass instruments with […]

The Top 10 Reasons Why You Suck At Playing Guitar

You don’t ‘need’ to play guitar enough.
If you desire to become a great guitarist, you have to want it badly enough to sacrifice other parts of your life to devote to practice.
This doesn’t mean you have to give up your social life and never take the guitar out of your hands until your Jimi Hendrix…
But […]

Does Reading Make Music?

When you read music you are deciphering the printed page and transferring the information to the keyboard. You might say that you are decoding what the composer or arranger put on the page . The symbols put on the paper by the composer are the only means he or she has to convey […]