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Shira Lazar interviews me on Kyte, car style!
Tuesday, 31 Mar, 2009 – 21:37 | View Comments
Shira Lazar interviews me on Kyte, car style!

Ahhh, the beauty of Web 2.0. Learned the other day through Twitter that my friend Shira Lazar was coming to New York City. As it turns out, I just moved here!
So as she’s driving …

NYC Gallery Tweetup with Techfluff, Pop17, AskFrasco, Sarno, and more!
Tuesday, 31 Mar, 2009 – 6:10 | View Comments
NYC Gallery Tweetup with Techfluff, Pop17, AskFrasco, Sarno, and more!

The other day I was at the Gallery Tweetup in NYC and hung out with some close friends, and of course – met more! I love Twitter for a number of reasons – mainly because …

Inversions Explained!
Monday, 30 Mar, 2009 – 15:47 | View Comments
Inversions Explained!

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Inversions in music are the idea of ‘flipping’ two notes around. So in stead of the intervals from C to G (which is 5 notes away – C D E …

Note Tonalities in Keys!
Monday, 30 Mar, 2009 – 13:23 | View Comments
Note Tonalities in Keys!

In a C Major Scale you have the notes C D E F G A B C.
In this video I explain the use of notes in reference to the Key Signature they are in. So …

iJustine, Gary Vaynerchuk, Ben Parr, Mashable, and Me on NME Panel
Monday, 30 Mar, 2009 – 11:51 | View Comments
iJustine, Gary Vaynerchuk, Ben Parr, Mashable, and Me on NME Panel

I was at New Media Expo 2008 which is now been reformatted as Blogworld. While there I was asked to be on a panel Moderated by Mashable.com‘s Ben Parr and streamed on Ustream.TV. While there, …

Tumblr icon vs Twitter icon
Monday, 30 Mar, 2009 – 8:22 | View Comments
Tumblr icon vs Twitter icon

I’ve been updating my website with new favicons – as you may notice above the search bar to the right. Well, I just noticed that the Tumblr favicon is similar to the Twitter Icon:

Sure – …

Light Strings or Heavy Strings?
Monday, 30 Mar, 2009 – 8:07 | View Comments
Light Strings or Heavy Strings?

Should I use light guitar strings?
I get asked this question often. Heavier gauges give you more tone, and is better for metal, etc. Light strings allow you to play faster and is better for guitar …

I’m featured in the Wall Street Journal
Friday, 27 Mar, 2009 – 13:42 | View Comments
I’m featured in the Wall Street Journal

More Triplets (1 of 2)
Thursday, 26 Mar, 2009 – 14:24 | View Comments
More Triplets (1 of 2)

Triplets are the concept of fitting “3 notes in the space of two”. So in a measure of 4/4, we all know that quarter notes get the beat. As a result, there wouldbe 2 eighth …

5,000th Youtube Subscriber!
Thursday, 26 Mar, 2009 – 14:12 | View Comments
5,000th Youtube Subscriber!

Thank you guys so much for all your support. To subscribe click here!
5,000 is alot of people – but there are A LOT more musicians out there that need my help. So I can’t …

Music Distribution Sites and more
Thursday, 26 Mar, 2009 – 8:16 | View Comments
Music Distribution Sites and more

CD Baby: The #1 online music distributor. Costs $35 to set up, and they keep only $4 per CD you sell. So you set the price of your work, set it up, and market it. …

Social Media for Social Change
Thursday, 26 Mar, 2009 – 8:08 | View Comments
Social Media for Social Change

Wanna join 200 to 300 guests, Sponsors, smart, and wonderful people together for a night of fundraising, network, entertainment and other fun?!
Well, then join us at the Roger Smith Hotel at 7pm sharp and watch …

Free music you never heard
Wednesday, 25 Mar, 2009 – 6:50 | View Comments
Free music you never heard

Last Fm. Based on what you listen to, Last.fm recommends you new music. Think of it as a brain that listens to what you listen to and tells you what you’re missing out on! Its …

Why some Keys have sharp and others have Flats
Tuesday, 24 Mar, 2009 – 15:29 | View Comments
Why some Keys have sharp and others have Flats

Let’s look at the graph below:

Key Signatures can get tricky. Asking this question is like saying in math “why not have just a plus sign (+) instead of both a plus (+) and minus sign …