Audio Blog: Introduction Self-doubt, like an invasive plant species, has the habit of taking over the wilderness of one's thoughts. This is especially true when considering professional choices. For this month's blog post, I imagined a conversation between two versions of myself: Me and Other Me. In the post, "we" take turns telling autobiographical stories about doubt... Continue Reading →
Archiving Embarrassment and Triumph: The Blue Collar Songwriter
Introduction I don’t really consider myself a songwriter. I spend most of my time as a musician in the sideman position. A role that keeps me busy learning other people’s songs, coming up with second guitar parts, and singing harmony. Despite my area of expertise lying outside of songwriting, I've still managed to write quite... Continue Reading →
Growing up a Player
This is the story of my evolution as a lead guitarist. I've used audio and video recordings, and in some cases, full transcriptions to tell it. It's, basically, a guitar solo memoir. My primary purpose here is self-reflection. I want to be honest about who I am as a player and how I've gotten here so that... Continue Reading →