Our "mature" music-making correspondent ponders the pull of guitars and high volume.I can still hear my Father banging on the floor above me, and shouting, “Turn down the damn music!”In an odd twist of life, now I get texts from my teenage daughter...
A finished CD means little if you can't get people to hear it.As a songwriter/artist, being able to take a musical idea from conception to completion is incredibly rewarding, and even with all the roadblocks I encountered, it has brought me so much fulfillment....
Returning to music after a long layoff to raise a family, Brian Drucks finds that technology has benefits and frustrations.Realizing that being in a casual "dad band" (see my first blog here) was not going to feed my artistic desires, it was time to...
Recording can be a bit more treacherous when you're a dad juggling kids and family life.After a few pre-production rehearsals with drums, bass, and guitar, we thought we had a handle on tempos and arrangements. We went to my producer Mike’s studio, IMP...
A discussion of returning to music making and band life after a "real" job, a wife, and children.As far back as I can remember, music has been part of my DNA. It helped form my identity by influencing my clothes, hair, and swagger. It was...