Stealing the show ““ It’s what winners do I recently watched a documentary about Steve McQueen at the suggestion of an internet marketer whose suggestions are almost always good stuff. There was a section in the video that talked about how Steve was cast in the movie, “The Magnificent Seven”, but he wasn’t billed as the star. Yul Brynner was the lead actor. But … The rest of the story…
Category Archives: Music Producer
Can you sing along with the A B C song? If you’re like most people who’ve been around longer than a couple of years, you know the A B C song. In fact, just because I mentioned it, and you read this or heard me say it, now that song is bopping along in your brain. And I’m gonna go out on a limb … The rest of the story…
“I just wanna be your one man band” Back in the third quarter of the last century I was sitting in my choir class listening to a couple of upper classmen talking about how much they liked a certain song. They were impressed with the vocalists and their ultra high harmonies. The name of the song was One Man Band. And the band was … The rest of the story…
Emotion Potion ““ here’s today’s little notion Remember pep rallies in high school? And cheerleaders jumping around yelling out the school cheers. The school mascot would run around the gym or field. Different grades competed to see who could be the loudest. And the whole time all that was going on, the band blared out the school fight song. I can still hear it … The rest of the story…
My melodic intuition about brand recognition I recently found out Beethoven and I share(d) a common idea. For years (and my wife will back me up on this) I’ve implemented what I call “economy of motion” in much of what I do. And when I fail to implement it, I end up frustrated. It just means I like to save trips and unneeded movement … The rest of the story…
Optimism and Pessimism ““ Why choose one? I remember, quite a few years ago, I was in a restaurant with a group of friends who were talking about optimism and pessimism and using the old “glass half empty or half full”analogy. Optimism has been my choice for 99% of my life. But I didn’t like the either/or debate. My thought was”if you’re truly an … The rest of the story…
Who is the mother of invention? You know the answer, right? Of course! Necessity is the mother of invention. When a big enough need or problem arises, there’s almost always someone around to invent a solution. And that’s how jobs are “created”. Out of the need to solve problems. One big problem is how data has been hacked so many times”even in companies you … The rest of the story…
Is the music cupid talkin’ stupid? Okay, before I go any further, it’s probably a good idea if I identify the music cupid. That would be me. I know”my header says Rhyme and Reason. But I’m also the music cupid, in order to draw out a point. And the point is”there are a lot of places (translate: websites where they’re either confused or smokin’ … The rest of the story…
What? A jingle producer with skills and no computer? Back in the 90’s I was still a full-time live entertainment musician and a local jingle producer in the Denver metro area. I was also very late to the home computer game. My recordings were digital, but they were done on dedicated recording gear, not computers. And I didn’t have a cellphone (basically no one … The rest of the story…
Words are powerful tools. Use ’em more ways. Wow! I’m sure I don’t have to tell you there’s a ton of competition for consumer attention these days. The good news is there are some extremely effective tools you can use and give yourself the advantage in a noisy world. Maybe you’ve heard of these tools. Words. Yeah, words are powerful tools you can combine … The rest of the story…