19/09/2018
Tattletale Saints’ bass player and singer Vanessa McGowan has previously provided NZM readers with insightful lessons and ...
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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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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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This column investigates and celebrates the connection between the physical body, spirit and sound. I combine vocal warm-ups ...
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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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This is an introductory lesson into the classic acoustic guitar technique of Travis picking, which was made famous by the ...
READ MORE >09/05/2018
As mentioned in previous Deep Thinking columns, I have always admired the bass playing of the late Bernard Edwards (1952–1996), ...
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“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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I’ve always been an admirer of Sting ’s songwriting and singing (especially while playing some very tricky bass lines). ...
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