Entries from June 2008

Guitar Player Zen: Identifying Opportunity, Eliminating Fear

June 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

“Why am I troubled in this narrow cramped routine, when life, all life, with all its joys lies open to me?”-Leo Tolstoy
Do you seem to be asking yourself this question regularly? Are you leading the life that you have envisioned for yourself?
Maybe you are. But there is a good chance that [...]

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Tags: Guitar Lessons · Guitar Player Zen · Mental & Creative Lessons

Featured of the Week: 4 Music Industry Blogs You Need To Be Reading

June 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

We all know that the future of music is going to be drastically different than its past. We are witnessing the changes in the present as record labels are losing power, fans are becoming more influential, and bands who can effectively take advantage of technology and the latest promotion strategies can earn a great [...]

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Tags: Featured Artist of the Week · Music Business

Danny Devito Holds the Key to Your Guitar Career

June 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Danny Devito may not be a virtuoso guitar player, but guitarist can learn a valuable lesson from him nonetheless.
You may be asking yourself, “What the Hell does Danny Devito have to do with guitar?”
Seth Godin, marketing genius had a very interesting post comparing Danny with George Clooney:
Can you imagine the career advice Danny got? [...]

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Tags: Developing Your Own Guitar Style · Guitar Player Zen

Little Wing, Charlie Crowe Style

June 6th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Here is a great clip of one of our past Featured Artists of the Week, and former Brooks & Dunn guitarist, Charlie Crowe doing what he does best. This is a great guitar version of Little Wing, and you will see why Charlie has had such a great career playing music!
Charlie Crowe with [...]

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Featured Artist of the Week: Bill Leverty

June 4th, 2008 · 19 Comments

Bill Leverty was born in Richmond, VA, where he was exposed to many different styles of music ranging from rock, funk, soul, blues, flamenco, and country. Bill was drawn to the sound of the guitar early in life, but didn’t actually start playing until the [...]

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