Jul 22, 2020Writer’s block and how to kick it(if you insist that it exists) — Writer’s block, or WB, as I like to call it affectionately, is like a thing straight out of a Henry Ford saying. Whether you think it’s your friend or your enemy, you’re probably right. Just as panic breeds panic (and work breeds more work), WB breeds WB… if you let…Overcoming Writers Block6 min readOvercoming Writers Block6 min read
May 19, 2020The (secret) sacred math of the 12-tone tempered scale(and the answer to the Three Musketeers riddle) — There’s beauty in simplicity. All it takes to move forward is one step. That’s how programmers teach computers to do stuff. One step at a time. Ones and zeroes. Algorithms. But what do you do if one plus one does not yield an unequivocal result? When 1+1 = 1 (drop…Music9 min readMusic9 min read
Dec 23, 2018A Songwriter’s Manifesto3 things to do about your obsession with music — Perhaps you are an amateur guitar player. Perhaps you are a classical pianist. Perhaps you sing under the shower. Perhaps you are a soloist for a choir. Whether you’ve made up songs or just played them, mastered instruments or just mimed them, written poems or just recited them — this…Music2 min readMusic2 min read
Oct 15, 2018DAW syndromeor why my album sucks — I love my album. It’s my baby and I changed its diapers for so long. But now it’s out there on its own and I realize I was less-than-perfect a parent. I realize I had DAW syndrome. The DAWn of freedom As you might know, DAW stands for digital audio workstation — a program…Music6 min readMusic6 min read