I’ve been working on a bunch of music lately, some original stuff for our church play and some new tunes for a duet project that’s just getting off the ground. But last month I caught a sale over at General Guitar Gadgets and picked up this ITS8 kit plus the boutique mod kit. Yep, all [...]
House Plays the Blues
The announcement yesterday that Hugh Laurie (House from the TV show) is recording a blues album got my attention. He has played guitar on the show several times. My wife and I love the show, even though I complain about the incredibly predictable plotline (I’m often heard saying, “O No honey, I bet they’re gonna [...]
DIY Pedalboard on the Cheap
Angled View. Note the bolts sticking out pretty far. I ended up countersinking them later. Angled View. Note the bolts sticking out pretty far. I ended up countersinking them later. Just before I left for tour with Joyful Noise, I put together this awesome DIY pedalboard with shelving parts from IKEA. I got the idea [...]
Support Independent Musicians!
This post is inspired by a recent Twitter post by Zoe Keating and the conversation that followed. Want to know why you should support independent musicians? Check out exhibit A: Pretty pathetic, huh? Well it’s actually worse than this graphic appears. Because the labels then charge various expenses out of that artist’s measley $23.40. Read [...]
Working on an original musical production: Jerusalem Ascent
Last year, my church did a study series on the songs of ascent (Psalm 120-134) in the Bible, and as a result, I started putting these Psalms to music. Well that has kind of snowballed into a full-on musical production that we’ll be putting on in September. I’m arranging most of the music for it, [...]
