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If you’re recording something on your piano, and you notice the piano is out-of-tune, you know there’s a certain feeling of dread you can’t get … Read more

It is a particular type of dread that comes with being 100k streams shy of gold. It feels like you’re so close to the finish … Read more

That’s where pedalboard planning comes into play. “I’m going to build this rig out and I’ll just pick up a new pedal.” You come home, … Read more

One kind of power problem that faces musicians and electricians alike is what to expect onstage. Before soundcheck, you’re standing in the wings looking down … Read more

Even though you just tuned your snare, you might find yourself thinking that it sound dull leading up to a gig. If you are a … Read more

Your amp sits in a corner of the room; you plug in and hear nothing but the hum of an empty space. Not a great … Read more

That’s when it happens; that time in your song where you decide to crash the cymbal in a certain way and it simply refuses to … Read more

When an album comes out there’s a flurry of activity: Digital download numbers. There are physical shipment figures. Video play counts. There is stream counts. … Read more

Everything’s going fine. You’re in tune, your voice sounds good. Then you reach for a note, and suddenly it won’t cooperate. Your throat closes up, … Read more

If you’ve been on stage with the house lights down and reached into the string packet in your gig bag only to find it’s empty, … Read more

There comes a time when guitar string stop sounding like instruments and begin sounding as though they have something to hide. Often it’s during a … Read more

The high E string won’t stay put before a gig. Tighten it (now it’s flat). Tighten it, now it’s sharp. The stage lights warms up. … Read more

Most beginners have a similar experience with a harmonica: you buy one, put it in your mouth, blow into the hole and hear something sounding … Read more

When most folks think about learning the trombone they imagine waving their arm around and then the notes magically end up in the correct spots. … Read more

The thing is, when you pick up a cello for the first time, you discover it’s not quite an instrument as much as a big … Read more