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Very excited to actually record some real deal, live instruments after all this preproduction ish. Rhythm section dudes killing at usual. Also fun to be the engineer and not the talent for a minute. #drums #bass #bangthedrum #slappindabass #homestudio #independentartist #independentmusic #newmusic #newalbum #newsingle #musicproducer #2022 #recordingstudio #musicproduction #audioengineering #doitlive (at Downey, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CalC3eUPy3n/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Nobody here but us #chickensandguitars (at Long Beach, California)

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Throwback to our entry to NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest “She”. It’s (finally) available on iTunes & all other streaming places! (iTunes link in profile) #tbt #tinydeskcontest #live (hier: Long Beach, California)

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We don’t always play the #jazzmusic , but when we do, we #makesureitsinthepublicdomain so we can legally record a video. #jazzduo #merlotembargo #coversong #publicdomain #indiemusic #homestudio #singer #guitarist #staythirstymyfriends (at Downey, California)

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It’s really hard to workout when your own music comes up on the music player shuffle. #seriously #iwantedabreakanyway #workoutmusic #itunes #musicplayer #apple #iphone6s #downloads (at LA Fitness - LONG BEACH/BELLFLOWER)

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Hey-o, thanks @localmusicexperience for the love and supporting local artists! #Repost @localmusicexperience ・・・ It’s a new week everyone!!! We want to thank everyone for your “likes”.... we have had a huge response for our new top ten! Listen every day at 9am, 1pm, 5pm, and 9pm to hear your favorite Southern California songs #lme #lmelive #localmusicexperience #cherylstopten #topten #weekly #weeklytopten #supportlocalmusic #supportlocalbands #local #music #bands #originalmusic #originalbands #southerncalifornia #radio #offthevinyl #rocket #thedrizz #bc #glassradio #thesovereignartist #thebodyrampant #merlotembargo #haleycopello (at Seal Beach, California)

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Yin/Yang #duallife #engineer #musician #dayjob #nightjob (at Seal Beach, California)

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#firstdayofspring is lookin more like the middle of December. #happyfirstdayofspring #palmtrees #merlotembargo (at Seal Beach, California)

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To @brother_jeremy : a stellar bassist, collaborator, and friend. We're a day late and pretty much always a dollar short, but happy birthday. We love you, man.

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Inspiring words from our own @only1scarlet. Find your thing. ・・・ So many feelings...I learned to play and wrote my first awesomely terrible songs on a classical guitar handed down to me by my dad so that I could take it with me to college. In the past couple days I have undertaken maybe one of the biggest musical projects I will ever do for @merlotembargo and this guy and I have spent quite a few hours together over the past few days. Sneaking in time during naps or outright writing songs in front of my baby daughter (she LOVES it so we might have passed on the music gene), it feels like I have entered into some sort of self imposed intensive creative boot camp and I. Can't. Stop. There was a time in my life where I wasn't sure what I was meant to do. But writing comes so easily to me, and in these moments when I am flourishing and thriving in Creating, I feel the most in tune with everything and with myself. And you know what? I no longer care if the world never finds me. I have found the world. Find your thing.

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Who's got four thumbs and doesn't need a computer to write music?? #lyricsheet #singersongwriter #handwritten #merlotembargo . . . . . . . . . . #indieband #indiemusic #indieartist #independentmusic #independentartist #selfproduced #goodmusic #unsignedartist #nolabel #newmusicalert #instamusic #indiepop #americanapop (at Downey, California)

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Happy #nationalteacherappreciationday to all of our past music teachers! What we we are today is in part thanks to you. (And also thanks to steve vai for this epic role) (hier: Seal Beach, California)

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Well, that was a ridiculous couple of measures - now @gdgross just has to learn how to actually play it. 😩 #guitarsolo #whoknowsifitsaccurate #whocares #merlotembargo #toomanynotes #coversong #toto #amazingslowdowner #finale . . . . . . . . . #likefollowsubscribe #indieband #indiemusic #indieartist #independentmusic #independentartist #selfproduced #goodmusic #unsignedartist #nolabel #newmusicalert #selfproduced #instamusic #indiepop #americanapop #rocknroll (hier: Downey, California)

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Happy #nationalsiblingday, Angus and Malcolm, we don't care if you *are* Australian. One might argue that ACDC is a bit of a one trick pony, but there's no denying that trick is *really* good!

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We were innocently growing some basil outside our #homestudio, and look what else sprung up! Weird, right?? #drumsticksarelikemushrooms . . . . . . . . #likefollowsubscribe #merlotembargo #indieband #indiemusic #indieartist #independentmusic #independentartist #selfproduced #goodmusic #unsignedartist #nolabel #selfproduced #instamusic #indiepop #americanapop (hier: Downey, California)

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Fun fact: the previous owner of the #lespaul in the background said that he had David Gilmour sign the pickguard. By the time we got it it was pretty hard to make out though, and now it's completely invisible. Legend? We may never know . . . . . . . . . #guitaristquotes #pinkfloyd #rocknroll #progrock #indieband #independentmusic #independentartist #homestudio #indiemusic #independentmusic #merlotembargo #guitarist #musiclife #rocknrolllife

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#tbt to our backyard album release show last August - it was a blast! . . . . . . . . #albumrelease #songwriter #singer #music #indieartist #independentmusic #independentartist #newmusic #selfproduced #goodmusic #babybump #downey #downeyca #unsignedartist #nolabel #headabovethewater #fender #strat #gibson #songwriterdeluxe #cinemagraph (at Whittier, California)