Full-time guitarist / singer and dad looking to help make informed buying decisions for the working musician! Favourite artist ever: Albert King.
Music Gear Review
If you’ve ever taken your acoustic guitar out to perform at an open mic, a local venue, or a Sunday service, you’ve probably experienced the immediate frustration of plugging directly into a venue’s house PA system. Your beautiful instrument, the one that sounds warm, rich, and full
Music Gear Review
What if I told you that modern multi-FX units aren't actually just built for electric guitars? For the life of me, I can't figure out why gear companies continue to pander almost exclusively to electric players in their marketing. Look around: 90% of the live
Music Gear Review
For over 50 years, the Shure SM58 has been the undisputed king of live music. It's the mic you'll find in every dive bar, arena, and rehearsal studio on the planet. But over the last few years, the sE Electronics V7 has emerged as the modern
The Music Business
A little over a year ago, I moved to Vietnam with my wife and daughter. My wife had received a good deal from an international school here, and we decided to take the plunge to live in an entirely new country. At the time, I was doing pretty well for
Vietnamese cuisine is without a shadow of a doubt one of the best in the world. I've eaten out here for a year, and I simply cannot get enough, in fact, I'm constantly shifting between favorite dishes, although the title is sitting quite firmly on Bún
Day in the Life
Have you ever bought a product from an ad with an obviously AI-generated image? No? So why are music venues and musicians using this technology as if it's any different for them? Gig-posters and art covers are the window through which present, and potential fans get
The Music Business
Being in a band is absolutely awesome... For the most part. We all agree on the parts we love doing: Jamming, writing, performing, recording, all of that. But after getting to know thousands of artists, there are parts of being in a band that we also all agree on are
Music Gear Review
Think of any large act today, like Coldplay, Drake, Arctic Monkeys, or Rosalía, and ask yourself whether they use backing tracks when they perform in massive arenas all over the world. The likelihood that they're using them is way higher than not, even in genres you'd
Music Gear Review
I find small cafe gigs more intimidating than regular, rowdy bar gigs, or massive high-production corporate events. The reason is that they are way more unpredictable, you never know what kind of gear they have, and in what condition. So today we're going to talk about cafe
Day in the Life
Have you, as a musician, heard that phrase? If not, it's a matter of time, and you'll hear it whether you're a solo act, a cover band, an originals duo or a 12-piece big band. I would know, I've been asked
On Stage
A little while ago, I made an Instagram post that got a few laughs from some fellow musicians here in Saigon. It was a skit about "dealing with the heat while performing", and while I keep it light-hearted, my protocol is no joke. I'm no
Music Gear Review
If I could ever be accused of writing a clickbait title, it would be this time. But I really do mean it. I hate the Shure SM58. For all the hype this microphone draws, and all the recommendations it gets for professionals and beginners alike, there are a few problems