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Precision Practice

Are you having a hard time hitting a phrase of notes in a song? I have a quick solution to your tiny problem!

Macgruber always misses

Our first step is establishing and working out which notes we need to hit, what techniques are used to get the sound we want.

Our second step is finding out what tempo they’re playing the song, you’d be surprised how often you’re playing the song at the wrong…

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Break Into Your Scene With This Simple Trick

Feel like you’re not breaking through in your scene? 

The scene is the wall… Get it? No, eh screw you guys! You wouldn’t know funny if it broke through a wall and said “Ohhhhh Yeahh!”

Well, first take some comfort in the fact that you’re are not alone! “The scene” is an ambiguous thing. Is it one band? Is it ten bands? Does a distinct act have to be in it to be considered “the scene”? What…

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Not This Time - Music Video

Not This Time – Music Video

The trick to creating a good music video? Easy, just get incredible people to work with!

A huge thank you to Antonio Smith-Plata for creating this tasteful video to a song that means a lot to me! I’m so thankful for the beautiful couple Tucker and Xandra (and of course little Theo) as well as the people behind the camera making some of the magic happen. I’m talking about Echo and Lance. I’m…

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You're Singing Too High - How I Am Learning to Love My Voice

You’re Singing Too High – How I Am Learning to Love My Voice

My friend Rob has this running joke about singers from the 90s – He’ll have to tell you some time… Except, you don’t know Rob, so I should just tell you.

I’ll butcher the point – Rob is a much better storyteller than I am. 

What a handsome guy.

In the early 90s, we had this terrible trend of singing in a high falsetto that sounded really empty. There’s a specific song that comes to mind,…

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