Recently I read a book by Scott Adams, the author of Dilbert. If you didn’t know yet, Dilbert is the comic strip you see in major newspapers. The book was an easy and amazing read. Probably because of how much I could relate to things mentioned in the book. I recommend you to buy the book,… Continue reading
Planning to become a full time musician in this era seems like worst idea ever. With the economy wars going around these days and people going into multi-level marketing businesses in hopes to get a bigger income each month, a question you might ask yourself is: “Should I take the leap to go being a full… Continue reading
Not the first time I’ve been to Hatyai, but I thought of writing it this round. Meeting my girlfriend in between (she works in Bangkok & yes she’s Malaysian), so I traveled from Penang with a tour van and she flew from Bangkok. It amuses me how people always think I have a Thai girlfriend whenever… Continue reading
Quick post. I had singers pestering me to look or create a karaoke version of The Glow by Shannon Saunders, seen in Disney. So, some quick searching online led me to find that there are no ready karaoke or instrumental versions online. Back to square one then, I’ve to edit the original music as the… Continue reading
I received an email recently, from a filmmaker, Steve Gherebean, thanking me for a music that I put up for licensing at AudioJungle, which he used for a video. It was a really beautiful wedding video shot at the Concannon Vineyards in California. I found myself smiling just by watching the really beautiful wedding video…. Continue reading
I thought it was. It was something I loved doing and I founded success in using the internet to market my music school and recording studio. I tapped on into internet marketing in early 2009 when internet marketing was somewhat a new game, locally. Having built over 100 websites in the span of near 5… Continue reading
Got so many request on making a tutorial on creating those 808 kicks you hear a lot in hip hop music and even in pop music. Here are some examples of songs which has the 808 kicks in them. First off, Martin Gaye Next, sounds familiar? That’s the 808 kick in action. In fact,… Continue reading
I remember my nemesis when studying music during my younger days. Forced by my music teachers and parents to listen to the clicke-ty thing while playing music. The metronome. I hated it. Hated the metronome so much that learning music became a chore with it. Anyhow I went through my music lessons as told and now I… Continue reading
People got the Monday blues, I had the Monday jam. Being stuck in a traffic jam is something I really dislike. Who actually enjoys being in jams anyway? Let me know if you enjoy being stuck in traffic jams. Even if you’re someone who dreads going to work and look to waste as much time as… Continue reading
Burn CDs all the time in the studio? Despite the speed of the internet today, there’s no denying that you still use CDs and DVDs in your studio or home studio as a music producer. I can’t tell you how many CDs have been lost in my humble studio. So here’s a tip for you…. Continue reading