21/06/2016
My friend Nick has a very nice old Gibson arch-top guitar. Not one of the plywood versions – it's a fully acoustic instrument ...
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I am overjoyed to announce that this is my 50th column for NZ Musician. To celebrate, I’m letting rip 50 top tips. 50 gold ...
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This article on microphone technique briefly outlines how common microphones ‘hear’ and how to avoid some typical pitfalls ...
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As promised in the last NZM issue, we are going to do some slap exercises. These have a very slight difference from exercises ...
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I could write a book about self-sabotage… if ever I overcame those insidious barriers to self-activation and singing success ...
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Mid-July 1982. For a 20th birthday gig, it had been a disheartening night. My band had just finished playing the classy, ...
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Looking at the NZ music Top 20 (NZ artists ranked by sales) singles chart recently I couldn’t help noticing that it looked ...
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It doesn’t matter how great a recording or publishing deal you think you might have been offered, getting paid is undoubtedly ...
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In the last few articles I’ve been talking about certain things that can slow or stall a guitar player’s musical growth, ...
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