23/06/2020
X-Factory: Chaii – Digebasse
Damn! Someone has beaten me to it! When listening to Digebasse by Chaii, arguably one of the most prominent features of the ...
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Guitar Cool: Play What You Hear
As a musician you will almost certainly have heard the line “play what you hear” – but many find that doing so is way ...
READ MORE >25/05/2020
Hugh Ozumba: On Making Connections
One thing I'm often asked by young aspiring artists is how to get "out there". Aside from the obvious, i.e regularly releasing ...
READ MORE >17/04/2020
X-Factory: Aldous Harding – The Barrel
Question: What do Finding Nemo, Taylor Swift and Aldous Harding have in common? Answer: Perhaps more than you might think. ...
READ MORE >31/01/2020
Building Blocks: Managing Your Band Pt 3
Managing your band, part 3: Paying yourself. Thus far in this series, I’ve discussed the need for a band to have a manager ...
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Accounting Down: 2020 IRD Revisions To Claiming Tax On Your Vehicle
2020 IRD Revisions: The Inland Revenue Department promised to make the claiming of motor vehicle usage much easier and so ...
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Deep Thinking: Carol Kaye Of The Wrecking Crew
In this Deep Thinking session, we are going to look at a couple of tracks recorded by legendary US session bassist, Carol ...
READ MORE >22/11/2019
Guitar Cool: The Forgotten Art Of Listening
Actively listening to music is one part of practising that many guitar players miss – in fact almost all musicians miss ...
READ MORE >09/09/2019
Guitar Cool: Practising for Playing Live
No one wants to make mistakes or look inept when up on stage in front of an audience, but I have seen it happen many times, ...
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