Hi! My name is Jeff Berkley. I’m from San Diego California. I am a musician, songwriter, engineer, and producer. I spend four or five days a...
Hello Troubadourians! In previous columns I’ve written about playing baritone guitars in addition to my regular guitars. This time I’d like to go a little lower…...
Most of my private students are adults. I greatly respect the humbling impulse to turn ourselves—grown-ass humans—into learners again. In some ways, the process of growing...
It’s edging toward the end of summer and just as sure as we love San Diego for the natural wonder of the four seasons (Santa Anas,...
Arranging, Recording, and Editing Horns and Strings Hi! My name is Jeff Berkley. I’m from San Diego California. I am a musician, songwriter, engineer, and producer....
This month we take a look at four of the final flurry of summer events happening this year, including Beatles Fair, the Music Box’s Ninth Anniversary...
Outlandos d’Amour is deceptive at first blush. The listener is initially assaulted in the debut album’s leadoff track–“Next to You”–by an uptempo barrage of rapid-fire Copeland...
I’m just going to state the fact that it takes a lot to stir my songwriter soul, lyrically speaking. I suppose you can take it up...
Hello Troubadourians! This column will cover a lot of individual topics, but they all relate to each other and to being prepared for “things to happen….”...
