Female Vocal Samples Needed

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in Musicianship | 4 Comments »

I've been in escapist mode recently, which means creative writing, sketching, and arranging music - but dangit, I can't find any female musicians willing to do a couple of vocal tracks that actually have the free time to do it.  ...

Sometimes, My Muse Actually Talks To Me.

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Musicianship | 4 Comments »

Muse: So I hear you're going to try singing? Nico: Yeah, at least that's the plan.  I miss being able to hit notes so, you know, practice, practice, practice. Muse: Can I hear what you've been up to? Nico: Sure, why not?  This ...

Music Kick

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Musicianship | 9 Comments »

I spent $600* on this program so it's damn well appropriate that I should be using it on a frequent basis. But I've been thinking, have any of you taken on a creative hobby that sometimes feels like you're only making ...

The Unrelenting Crush of Musicianship

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in LA Underground, Musicianship | 7 Comments »

It's entirely possible that the music I write is complete garbage.  I have no delusions that that happens to a lot of people and I may very well be one of them. But the more I think about it, crappiness has ...

I Thee Wed

Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in Life As A Nico, Musicianship | 11 Comments »

My friends are getting married all over the place.  For this weekend, I'm making a trip up to the Bay Area to celebrate the union of two college friends. You'd think that this would be a post about how being single ...