29/06/2016
Starting this ‘Stage Trek’ series last issue, I gave a few general pointers on how to hunt down places for your band ...
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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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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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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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Part three of this Building Blocks' Status in the Scene series concerns touring bands. It all started very casually for ...
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Good singers and songwriters are master-craftspeople and artists – albeit, often sensitive and insecure ones. Therefore, ...
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Recording Release Agreements are incredibly important documents as they clarify just what rights all the parties involved ...
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A common grumble among guitar players is that their solos sound like they’re playing scales. Have you complained of this ...
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