Introducing… Funkus Maximus
Anyone that knows me knows that I love funk music. As a bass player I almost think it’s somehow my duty to devote some of my playing, practising and songwriting time to the dark arts of FUNK. As I mentioned…
One Songwriter’s Trash Is Another Songwriter’s Treasure
You would’ve guessed by now through reading my posts that I’m a real fan of the songwriting process and the many ways that a song can be created. I’m also a great believer in not throwing any songwriting ideas away,…
The Illusion Of Songwriting Perfection
I remember chatting to a songwriter friend of mine a while ago about the pain he was experiencing when writing songs. He said to me that he was great at starting songs but really lousy at finishing them (well, aren’t…
The Soul Trader Podcast – S01E09 – Our Songwriting Process
As I mentioned in a recent blog post, I’ll be linking to the latest episode of The Soul Trader Podcast every Saturday and of course, this Saturday is no exception… This week’s episode has Simon and I chatting about our…
50 Songs In 90 Days… Can I Do It?
With today being the 4th of July I’ll again be participating in this years 50/90 Songwriting Challenge as I have done for the last 11 years. Sometimes I do think that I’m batshit CRAZY. For those of you that have no idea what I’m…
The Soul Trader Podcast – An Update
Since the last time I posted about The Soul Trader Podcast (with good mate Simon James Betts), there have been five more episodes all done and dusted for your aural pleasure. Go on, have a listen. You’ll find them all…
Recording Old Songs With New Ears
While going through my song archives some time ago I noticed that I have a lot of songs written in the very early days of my musical journey that would never see the light of day. However, I still remember…
Alan Watts – Life And Music
According to renowned Zen Buddhist and interpreter of Chinese and Indian philosophies to the West, Alan Watts (1915-1973), the correlation between life and music is a closely knit and intertwining one. Through his lectures and his vast audio archive, he…
King Crimson – Three Of A Perfect Pair: Live In Japan (1984)
This video I’m about to share with you is for me, the single most inspirational piece of media I have ever witnessed. I would go so far as saying that if I hadn’t stumbled across this video then my musical journey…
My Home Recording Studio Love Affair
Right now I’m sitting in front of my computer typing out this blog post and on the other screen is an open project on Logic Pro X and I’m really, really torn between completing this post and just doing some…