January 2009
136 posts
2009, here I come.
2008 was tough, but as Kanye said, what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. When I’m not sitting around in San Antonio waiting for some family to sit down and watch a movie, I’ll hit the highlights, but let’s just say that everything good in 2008 is only going to get better in 2009, so I’m looking forward to it.
But while we’re still in 2008 (and we’re...
December 2008
62 posts
John Scofield and Bill Frisell
are my biggest influences as a guitarist right now. Throw them in a blender with Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, and Dexter Gordon and that’s the music I want to make.
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“Maintenance Man” from my first...
What's Going On? →
As I sit here listening to Marvin Gaye, I figured it’d be a good time to sum up some of the recent activities of this freelancer. The frequency of my blog posts has dropped considerably…
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“Time After Time” - Matt Ketteman...
Recording, Releasing, and Performing Cover Songs →
Here’s a recent article I wrote on using cover songs as a means to connect with your audience and help boost your sales.
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“Saudade” from Cameron Mizell
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“Poem” by Doctopus
“The old, often legitimate accusation against labels was that they sold entire...”
– Jon Pareles, NY Times, writing about the increasing use of pop songs to pitch products, Songs From The Heart of a Marketing Plan (via newspeedwayboogie)
Impressiveness Decreases as Words before "Chart"...
Dunham Van Durham’s “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” is #37 on the iTunes Folk Singles Chart.
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“Silent Night” - Montgomery Bruce
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“We Three Kings” - Montgomery Bruce
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“Deck The Halls” - Dunham Van Durham
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allthegoodstuff:
Call Your Bluff, Mix 3. Just a...
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“Away In a Manger” - Dunham Van...
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“The First Noel” - Montgomery Bruce
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“Eddie’s Theme”
from my first...
It's about time.
From Seth Godin’s Blog:
“The smartest and most motivated young people are no longer itching to become investment bankers and lawyers. We’re always hearing about a shortage of engineers or nurses—but there never seems to be a shortage of people eager to work 90 hours a week helping to move money from one pile to another.
Applications to work on the Obama team are over...
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“O Little Town of Bethlehem” -...
I should add...
I later witnessed history as Lauren killed it on her first vocal take.
K-I-L-L-E-D it.
I admit, I got schooled.
I should practice.
This morning was possibly the most embarrassed/frustrated I’ve been with myself lately when it comes to playing guitar, and Lauren got to witness the whole thing. Some days my fingers just don’t do what they should, and the guitar feels like a foriegn object. That’s when I know it’s time to get back to some basics and eat my humble pie. Just kind of sucks for people to...
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“One” - Matt Ketteman & Cameron...
My Hidden Funk Band Agenda →
I’ve been playing with Collective Pursuit for about 6 months now have a secret agenda to turn it into my new funk band. That’s not to say it will replace my trio, but I’m starting to do…
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“Old Sardis Road” - Dunham Van Durham
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“Do not fear mistakes. There are none.”
– Miles Davis
"Untitled" Progress report →
It was a busy weekend, with gigs Friday and Sunday and a Christmas party on Saturday. Not to say I wasn’t writing, but I wasn’t writing for this tune. In fact, I came out of the weekend with three…
“By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn’t...”
– Duke Ellington
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“B-13” by Matt Ketteman & Cameron...
WatchTurn My Headphone Up - Fisticuffs
Classic Dave Chappelle sketch.
Rough Fingertips
allisonweiss:
I was going to play guitar til the break of dawn, but it seems that my fingers have failed me again. I build ‘em up and I break ‘em down. Bleeding all over my fretboard is really metal, but not really fun.
One time I was holding hands with a boy in a movie theater and I apologized for having rough fingertips. He said it was okay and that he liked them. But I’m pretty sure this was...