Songwriter, Musician, Producer & Blogger
Songwriter, Musician, Producer & Blogger
In light of my last post I thought it would be a good thing to write about my thoughts on playing covers. I’ve done it for many years and continue to do so from time to time in a more…
It’s a Saturday night at a packed suburban pub. The band on stage isn’t playing their own music, in fact, they’re not even pretending to. They’re dressed like Fleetwood Mac, down to the scarves, vests, and Christine McVie’s tambourine. The…
When I heard the news on the morning of Robert’s passing (August 21st) I didn’t believe it at first. I got a text message asking me to check it out so I went onto Facebook and the news was all…
Let me start this post by stating that what I’m about to say is only my personal opinion based on my years of experience as a performing songwriter I’ve noticed a real increase in conversations on social media regarding the…
Below is some light weekend reading for all you live musicians out there… Now this rant has been around the internet for a while now and I first stumbled across this on Facebook. My initial thoughts were that the following…
As I’m now getting ready to play live again, I need to remind myself that I don’t ever want to fall back into the trap of just playing covers for the sake of it and at the cost of performing…
In an earlier post, I described my experience watching the new David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream and how it had affected the way that I viewed myself, my music and the creative process in general. As a songwriter/musician who is…
My decision to sell up and move down to the Fleurieu a few months ago has given me some time to think about getting back into regular live performance again (whether it be with covers and/or originals) and how I…
One can never accuse me of sitting still when it comes to performing live and even though I had taken an extended break from regular gigging, I have always kept my ear to the ground and left myself open to…
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…