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D Grant Smith

D Grant Smith is a mentor and coach for aspiring and emerging musicians, also the host of The Appetizer Radio Show, a variety music program syndicated across the globe and heard online at
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Sam Smith Gets Cello Treatment From Kevin “K.O.” Olusola

Jul 1, 2018Apr 17, 2015 by D Grant Smith

In a week of festive cover renditions, Sam Smith’s Stay With Me has a new interpretation by Kevin “K.O.” Olusola. Using a loop and piano … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Cello, loop, Stay With Me
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Mick Jagger Gives Advice To Younger Bands: Make Every Show Count

Jul 1, 2018Apr 17, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Instead of looking to health magazines and blogs on how you can eat better to live longer, why not take a page out of a … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags 71 year old, make every show count, young bands, Zip Code Tour
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Country Is The Next Road For Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler

Jul 1, 2018Apr 17, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Steven Tyler has crossed popular music’s jungle from rock stardom as frontman of Aerosmith to the coveted world of television as judge on American Idol. … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags American Idol, CMA Awards, CMT Crossroad

Mick Jagger To World: New Stones Material Coming Soon

Jul 1, 2018Apr 17, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Despite being in his 70s, nothing is slowing down Mick Jagger as he and The Rolling Stones prepare for a new tour this May. The … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags 80s rock icon, Guitar Magazine, interview, new music, new songs, Sticky Fingers, Zip Code Tour
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What Happens When a Rock Guitarist Shreds an Acoustic Bass?

Jul 1, 2018Apr 17, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Paul Gilbert has a knack for the extreme, being one of the founding members of Mr. Big and Racer X. He is also one of … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP, MUSIC FUN Tags acoustic bass, G4 Summit, guitar, guitar seminar, presentation, promo video, upright bass, video
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Elementary Children Percussion Ensemble Take On Led Zeppelin

Jul 1, 2018Apr 17, 2015 by D Grant Smith

The is no mistaking the power of music education. Illustrated here is all the proof anyone needs to know the dynamic impact that music training … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags cover song, Drummer, drums, elementary children, Immigrant Song, Kashmir, The Ocean, video, xylophone
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Man Uses Shovel For Electric Guitar

May 31, 2018Apr 17, 2015 by D Grant Smith

This past week I’ve seen some very interesting musical videos, from a one-armed man playing killer guitar solos on the street to this unique creation … Read more

Categories MUSIC FUN Tags DIY instrument, electric guitar, guitar shop, MUSIC FUN, shovel, video, youtube
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World’s Happiest Songs List Released by UN

Jul 1, 2018Apr 17, 2015 by D Grant Smith

The common attribute to most hit pop songs is that their subject covers mostly sad emotions from heartbreak to loss and misfortune. Whole genres of … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP, LISTS Tags Ban Ki-Moon, Charlize Theron, happy, happy songs, MixRadio, UN, United Nations, world’s happiest playlist
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What do Tree Rings Sound Like Played on a Record Player?

Nov 15, 2019Apr 8, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Over the last decade, turntables and vinyl record players have made a surprising comeback as coveted media players. Many artists and performers are producing as many … Read more

Categories MUSIC FUN, MUSIC TECH Tags Bartholomaus Traubeck, record player, The Voice Of The Trees, tree ring, turntable, vinyl
Musician Playing the Trombone While Skiing

Musician Playing the Trombone While Skiing Takes Sliding to Another Level

Nov 8, 2019Mar 31, 2015 by D Grant Smith

The Flight of The Valkyries has been the theme for several modern film and TV specials. Recently it was used in an even more unique … Read more

Categories MUSIC FUN Tags Flight Of The Valkyries, ski slopes, Trombone
Violinist Plays Along to Super Mario Bros

Violinist Plays Along to Super Mario Bros

Nov 5, 2019Mar 18, 2015 by D Grant Smith

It’s been a covers heavy week with classical performers taking on metal and alternative rock. Video games have been a subject too with the Monad … Read more

Categories MUSIC FUN Tags 8-Bit, effects, Mario Bros, Nintendo, princess, real-time, Super Mario, video game, violin
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String Vibrations On Violin Explained

Jul 1, 2018Mar 18, 2015 by D Grant Smith

The videos which have both gone viral as well as promoted the work of several emerging musicians have featured a visual expression of oscillating strings, … Read more

Categories INSPIRATIONAL Tags CMOS sensor, dancing strings, oscillating strings, performance, string vibrations, strings, vibrations, video, violin
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Discover How Google Answers Orchestra Questions

Jul 1, 2018Mar 2, 2015 by D Grant Smith

One of the ways marketers position their content on websites is by looking to see not only what people are looking for online, but what … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL, MUSIC FUN Tags auto-complete algorithm, baltimore symphony orchestra, Bassoon, conductor, french horn, Google, inquiries, Orchestra, percussionist, questions, Ricky O’Bannon, suggested search function
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2Cellos Cover Muse’s Hysteria at Real Mental Hospital

Jul 1, 2018Feb 27, 2015 by D Grant Smith

When classical music takes on alternative rock, new dynamics emerge that were not on the forefront of the original interpretation. Muse, the world-renowned alternative rock … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL, JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags cover, cover song, hit song, hospital, Hysteria, The Wall, video
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Monad Creates Violin of the Future

Feb 27, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Classical music’s relationship with the world of sci-fi and fantasy has mostly been in a limited capacity, your standard soundtrack pieces for epic films. Monad … Read more

Categories MUSIC TECH Tags 2-String violin, 3-D technology, anime, comic book, cosplay, fantasy, future, lord of the rings, Tolkien, violin, World Of Warcraft
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