Introduction In this post, I’ve compiled a list of advice for the gigging musician. It’s divided into three categories: (1) equipment and gear, (2) repertoire
Author: Brian Jump
Brian Jump is a guitarist, teacher, and audio engineer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He teaches commercial music and technology at Central Stare University in Wilberforce, Ohio.
Improvising and Meditating
I think of improvising as an intellectual challenge that is analogous to meditating. When I’m reading the chords of a song, or watching the hand
Harmonic Improvisation
To solo harmonically is to make melodic decisions based on chords changes. The experience of soloing in this way is similar to the experience of
Breaking a String on Stage
Introduction Everyone is happy, the band sounds great, you’re playing fly lick after fly lick, your band-mates are amped up about the impending chorus, the
My Pedalboard
Introduction I’m not one who likes to talk about gear. I find the those kind of conversations vapid and trite. They usually go something like
