Combing through my October reports on YouTube, and one thing is clear: I did something right last month. I’m a small-channel creator on YouTube. I …
YouTube songwriter discovery (Oct. 28): Emily Schultz, Andy Tunstall, Bill Fonner + more!
Life as a YouTube creator has at least two parts: the creation and the participation. To grow a channel in 2018, one has to be …
My 10 favorite songs from the most awesome band in the world, Barenaked Ladies
Before I made the trek from Tulsa to Oklahoma City the other night, one of my colleagues at the station in T-town noted on Facebook …
Ready to get a new keyboard, considering a Korg Kronos
It’s been nearly two decades since I’ve bought a new keyboard. Seriously. I think I got my Yamaha S90 in Dallas back in the early …
Songwriter’s notebook: Perfection is the enemy of good
Perfection is the enemy of good. Perfection is the enemy of good. Repeat it and repeat it. It’s not that creatives don’t strive for greatness; …
Best new contemporary jazz sound comes from sax player Justin Young
This is a totally self-serving post. But if you enjoy contemporary jazz or smooth jazz and haven’t given saxophonist Justin Young a listen, do yourself …
This YouTuber kills it with a Casio on ‘Cheat Codes’
My dad used to tell me you’re only as good as the piano you’re playing on. Tell that to Stefan Abingdon — ST£FAN — on …
Ticket To Fly: #TBT ‘Smooth Jazz’ tune I had completely forgotten (video)
But it was a comment from a YouTuber named Hector that caught my attention tonight. He wrote on one song of mine that he was responsible for at least 50 of the 362 views of an original tune I posted called “Ticket To Fly.”