12/09/2018
Building Blocks: Self-Manage Or Bust!
Self-manage or bust: Ask the average working musician how they’re doing these days and they’ll likely shrug and tell ...
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Deep Thinking: Sidney Carton’s Steps
This Deep Thinking piece is a solo bass tune with a nod in the direction of Charles Dickens (a ‘nod’ being the important ...
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Finding Your Voice: The Yoga Of Voice
This column investigates and celebrates the connection between the physical body, spirit and sound. I combine vocal warm-ups ...
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Legal Bandwidth: Adding Up A Manager
Successful music artists will tell you that the management team you choose will make or break you in this business. Your ...
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Guitar Cool: Travis Picking
This is an introductory lesson into the classic acoustic guitar technique of Travis picking, which was made famous by the ...
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Road Rules: Some Tips On Becoming A Badass Backing Singer
A great instrumentalist who also sings will frequently get work over a great instrumentalist who doesn't, especially in the ...
READ MORE >23/05/2018
X-Factory: Te Vaka – We Know The Way
Multi-award winning group Te Vaka are again amongst the finalist nominees for the 2018 Vodafone Pacific Music Awards, this ...
READ MORE >09/05/2018
Deep Thinking: Addicted To Chic
As mentioned in previous Deep Thinking columns, I have always admired the bass playing of the late Bernard Edwards (1952–1996), ...
READ MORE >20/04/2018
Guitar Cool: Those Mislaid New Year’s Resolutions
Although I am not a big fan of New Year's resolutions, I am a big fan of setting some new goals every now and then. Some ...
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