Category: Music

  • A Glimpse at the Production of Bayou 

    On April 4th, I released a new single called ‘Bayou.’ You can check it out below.  This track is super special to me. It’s a song written by a friend of mine Zach Barker. Zach writes a ton of funny songs and he’s also one of the most talented people I know when it comes…

  • Touche Amore – Displacement (A Discussion)

    Touche Amore has blown me away as a band since I first discovered them opening up for Thursday in 2009 at The Knitting Factory in Los Angeles. I walked in a little too late. They were finishing up their set with “Honest Sleep” and I remember being shocked that this band I was unfamiliar with…

  • What The X-Files Reboot Taught Me About Music Marketing

    After 14 years of being off the air, The X-Files has returned with a 6 episode mini-season. With the revival came a whole lot of buzz, especially since long-time fans were finally looking to get some questions answered. Questions we’ve had for over a decade! But I’m not here to talk about the plot of…

  • Order is Important – Reverbs and Delays

    There’s a pretty old debate regarding the order in which you should arrange your pedals. There’s the standard approach. And then there’s players who ignore the rules and do their own thing. I fall somewhere in the middle. And I encourage my students and friends to do the same. With that being said, I strongly…

  • Mark Duplass – The Big Machine (Safety Not Guaranteed)

    Anyone that knows me knows my love for movies. And when a certain movie like Safety Not Guaranteed has a certain scene with a beautiful song such as the one below, well it all just seems to fall in place for me. This performance of Ryan Miller‘s (Guster) song “Big Machine” by Mark Duplass is haunting.…