The Banjo and the Dobro guitar On the Institute of Musical Instrument Technology’s website there is a list of all the musical instruments...

Like a constant river flowing 100,000 to 120,000 m3/d OR the equivalent in “streams”, MUSIC creation, production, recording and listening...

A typical chord in most popular music consists of 3 notes, the root, 3rd and 5th of the scale. For example, in the key of C a chord or...

To set the stage, pun included, I have wanted to see the Canadian indie rock band, The Arkells, for about the last 5 years. I have been...

Like a badass sports team where every player has his or her own set of skills and plays a specific position the frequencies and...

It’s like a carpenter without his toolbelt or a weightlifter without a gym – what can a songwriter do to keep exercising his/her...

My wife and I have a typical routine of doing a 1.5 hour “power clean” of our home on early Friday evenings to get it out of the way for...

Just like a cowboy learning the skills of horsemanship, he has to put some serious “time in the saddle” to hone his craft. Others may...

THUMP, thump….THUMP, thump….THUMP, thump…if you’re alive and reading this you can feel your internal rhythm section, yes the pulse of...

I love singing in the shower, in the car or even on the occasional Karaoke night with friends but unfortunately, I typically sound more...

Like any good story, movie, road trip, conversation, joke, relationship or song, a bit of adversity and tension can make the journey WAY...

As an engineer I have always liked math, arithmetic and things in life that can be defined as an equation or formula. For me it is...

Ahhh January – ironically, it’s one of my favorite times of the year!! Yes, it is winter, usually cold and melancholy but it also comes...

I recently got my first professional demo made of a song I co-wrote called “Red Bandana”. If you look at the music section of this...

A music harmony and chord technique that I use quite a bit in my songwriting and creative development is to use SUSPENDED CHORDS. For a...

Just like playing along with hit songs to learn the recipe for songwriting success watching the arc and story of other music careers can...

I have always had the mantra that I want to write such good songs and music that a Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley or any artist for that matter...

As I am writing this blog the world is currently in the middle of the Covid-19 infectious disease pandemic and we are all self-isolating...

A fleeting lyrical idea that walks into your mind for two seconds or grasping at the melody that wakes you up at 2:47 a.m.can be like...

Turn up the radio” by Autograph, “Spirit of Radio” by Rush to my personal favourite “Radio Ga Ga” where Queen writes “So don't become...