19/06/2016
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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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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Deep Thinking is making a brief return to the world of progressive rock in this issue to make a tribute to the great Yes ...
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In my last Building Blocks article I charted the path that it took for a breakout band to establish itself in a local scene. ...
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