Physical fatigue. Late night rehearsals. Not enough paid gigs. Sound familiar? Whether you play professionally or on the side, the life of a musician is full of excitement! However, from time to time you may experience burnout… hauling your 150-pound speaker cabinet to and from gigs seems more like a hassle than an opportunity. Not …
Imagine you have five minutes before you hit the stage and your band leader pulls you all aside. He tells you that he’s got a scratchy throat and is lowering the key of the opening song by a whole step. You know the song by memory in the original key and have no chord charts. …
Fall is officially in full swing! The air is crisp. The leaves are falling. Pumpkin patches, pop-up Halloween stores and haunted houses are everywhere you look. For bass players, this is also the season of playing at outdoor gigs and fall festivals. I just wrapped up my first outdoor gig in a long time, which …
