Vlog Recap: 9/5-9/11

Need a one-stop-shop for all of last week’s vlogs? I’ve got you covered:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI-C27ds0DMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i96QhYMuiIQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwaLlwDXfHohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mLsUs5qgBwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZHg2F4QO0Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7USSfJT7Tkshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkPqicnzxic

7 Tested Ways to Make Money as a Musician (Not in a Bar)

Are you looking for ways to make money as a musician that aren’t just your typical bar gig? We all know that unless you’re an extreme hustler, know a zillion folks, and work every night (and day) of the week, it’s not exactly easy to make a living just playing bar gigs. Sure, some can be lucrative and sometimes you have a really great week, but is that sustainable every. Single. Week? What do you do when the gigs aren’t so Read More …

Insane Music Week, Part 2: Rockett Trio

And my story of an insane music week continues… The other half of that week consisted of the re-debut of the Rockett Trio. We rehearsed a couple times that week during the day, so I was having some jam-packed (pun semi-intended) musical days going from Rockett Trio in the afternoon to The Boy Who Danced on Air at night. The week culminated in the re-debut of the band at Sycamore Den Thursday night with King Taylor Project and a second Read More …

Quick Update 2/15/16: Weekend Catch-up

I took a little weekend break from writing, but here’s a quick catch-up since my last note.  Saturday was mainly a non-work day. My nephew’s birthday party was in the morning, so Meag and I went up to Orange County for that, met her mom for lunch, then sat in gnarly traffic trying to get home to San Diego. At night, we had a nice hang with one of our best friends (and now neighbor) Danielle. Boring for you reading Read More …