THIS is a man who inspires me to emulate his passion. I feel akin to his raw style. I've tried to be a manipulator, a dominator, a pleader, a logician, a magician. But in the end I am left with only myself; a no-good wise guy who gives good advice and makes bad decisions. Sometimes all ya got left is honesty, and sometimes that's what makes for the ( Read more... )

Over on Facebook, Oni was having a crisis of self-faith. Oni is a bass player. Oni is a hell of a musician.
Being a hell of a musician myself, and having had similar crises of doubt, I did what I do and couched my advice in poetic metaphor. I really hope this helps.

You may be reaching your breaking point. It WILL happen. It WILL suck. You may ( Read more... )

I've been commenting on reddit lately, but occasionally I want something for my long-term archives ( Read more... )

It started with this.

(2:11:15 AM) infintysquared: Yeah, there's some software on which you really need a class to train you.
(2:11:33 AM) Zoopy Mac: Oh, pff, no. Me and art programs get along fine.I dig, but music programs are all over the place with UI. Fortunately I'm adaptable because I've been doin' that for years on multiple software ( Read more... )

I just had an AWESOME night hanging out with new friend dude I met while busking last week. Turns out he lives in my neighborhood. We just hung out, made music, chatted randomly, played bocce in the backyard at 2AM, and totally enjoyed one another's company ( Read more... )

All my musical friends who do their own recording, I have so much more respect for you right now. Not as musicians, we already know you rock, but as sound engineers to make Tab A fit into Slot A ad infinitum.
It seems like every time I want to record, I find a new stumbling block. Tonight I FINALLY cut through:

• Learning how a new operating ( Read more... )

I was cruising /r/busking, and a Grade 12 student popped up doing Busking as the topic of his research project. He asked to interview a few of us, and a few of us volunteered.

... I wound up writing the kid a five and a half page essay. When I do that kind of thing, I feel it's probably worth saving for my archives and sharing further.
Here are ( Read more... )

Q: What are the most lucrative songs for busking musicians?You're asking a very open-ended question in a very broad field, so I hope you're not looking for a magical jukebox playlist that will start spitting quarters into your case. However, here's how I've come to tailor my song choices for better response in this unique avenue ( Read more... )

I play electric viola in bar bands and acoustic in symphony orchestras ( Read more... )

Gah, it's about time. I've spent enough months fiddling with choosing software programs, being frustrated with getting plugins just right, learning new doodads, finally I had my moment of "I've got SOME kind of software I'm familiar with, I just got stuck with a musical motif, screw the fancy stuff, I'mma just run with this so I get it down so I ( Read more... )