Hello Troubadourians! In San Diego the majority of performing musicians are solo artists who play the guitar, usually an acoustic guitar. While some elite acoustic artists...
It was sometime in the 1960s (I forget just what year). It was in the fall and I had some time off from school and was...
The worlds of recording and live sound are obviously closely related, but each maintains its own separate identity. The former may seem more calculated and detail...
In 1915 was the Pan American Exposition in Balboa Park and out of that closest thing to a World’s Fair yet held in San Diego came...
Hello Troubadourians! I received an email from a reader named John, who asked what I knew about what I would define as “predatory” behavior by people...
July and August will bring some great bluegrass to San Diego. First and foremost, the 10th annual Summergrass Bluegrass Festival comes to Vista over the weekend...
DAW. An acronym for Digital Audio Workstation. Maybe you’ve seen the term referenced here or in the pages of your favorite recording magazine. If you use...
Hello Troubadourians! For the past two months we’ve been talking about “ideal” guitars. I’ve shared information about the terminology of guitar necks and what we guitarists...
Many of you may already know that in addition to my studio exploits as a record producer, I am also a performing singer/songwriter. Alongside my partner...
