13/04/2018
Finding Your Voice: Atawhai – Compassion For Your Own Voice
“What the world needs now, is love sweet love. That’s the only thing that there’s just too little of” – thanks ...
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Deep Thinking: Sting Plays Bass
I’ve always been an admirer of Sting ’s songwriting and singing (especially while playing some very tricky bass lines). ...
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Finding your Voice: Voice Damage – It Cuts Like A Knife
In a recent Guardian article, Bernhard Warner asked, “Why do stars like Adele keep losing their voice?” Expanding on ...
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Building Blocks: Reach – The People You’ll Never Know
You’ve been playing music for a while, been in and out of a few bands at high school and then uni. Eventually, you meet ...
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X-Factory: Leisure, Money and the Soulquarians
Go on, do it! Google the word ‘soulquarians’. You may already be familiar with this term or you may, as I was, be on ...
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Deep Thinking: Fretting Over Picking Technique
What more could a bassist ask for than something to play while sitting in the sun waiting for the onslaught of New Year’s ...
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Legal Bandwidth: What To Do When A Good Band Turns Bad
Being in a band is like a marriage. Except that instead of having one significant other to keep happy, you’re usually fully ...
READ MORE >24/01/2018
Tutors’ Tutorial: Why Ableton Doesn’t Suck!
To the people who use Ableton, you know why it doesn’t suck. In fact, the case is quite the opposite. It blows! Blows audio ...
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Flamenco Compás: A Guide to Flamenco Rhythm
Compás in flamenco refers to the basic rhythmical structure that is the heart of flamenco music. There are a lot of different ...
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