Greetings from Aspen Colorado where the snow is shitty and the hang is great. Yup, it’s the annual Aspen Live conference Aspen Live which used to be populated by label people and now is almost exclusively attended by those focused on touring. Because that’s where the money is. And the way you make money today […]

HOBBYIST Pays for his equipment. PROFESSIONAL Gets it for free. HOBBYIST Earns his living outside music, his career is first, music is second. PROFESSIONAL First goal is to give up his day job, second goal is to make a lot of money. JOURNEYMAN A subset of professional. A journeyman just loves to play, get high, […]

Used to be you practiced in your parents’ garage, got gigs and eventually recorded. The recording was the icing on the cake. Now it’s reversed. Now you record first, and you may never ever play a gig. First and foremost because there’s nowhere to play. Second, no one wants to pay. Third, no one wants […]

RULES OF THE ROAD 1. Get the new gear, don’t deplore it. Not only every plug-in, but every music service. If you’re not exploring the future, you’re going to be left behind. If you don’t have an iPhone or Android, if your computer doesn’t use the latest operating system, if you don’t have a tablet, […]