Lately I have been feeling like there is too much “stuff” demanding my attention.  Or appearing like it is demanding my attention.
I’ve got a lot of ideas bouncing around in my head.  Some are pretty solid while others are still blobs of unformed thought.  Regardless, I have had a difficult time in the past trying to make something out of these ideas.  I would wait on them (or forget about them altogether) while someone else accomplished them before I did.  This was extremely frustrating.  I didn’t get frustrated with that …

We all know a band.  Many of us are in bands.  Or solo artists.  Are there more today than there were 20 years ago?  Purely estimating, I would say that, yes, there are more bands and artists thanks to the accessibility to technology we have now.  What does it take to really do something with you music though?  
Here’s my short list.  It is in no way exhaustive, though.  I will be doing more in depth posts on some of these topics in the future, so get the RSS feed now!
6. Have some …

To start, I’ve never been to the annual GearFest event put on by Sweetwater Sound in northern Indiana.  It’s quite a large production, with four tents of gear and instruments, and indoor workshops covering evertything from “How to Choose a Drumkit” to “Grammy Award Winning Recording Tips”.  They have an “All Stars Producers Forum” and “Pro Tools Master” workshops.  It’s quite the gauntlet of available information.  then there’s the Musicican’s Flea Market where you can buy and sell your own gear.
So far, I’ve found this event to be rather hit or miss. …

I started with Google Calendars.  Later in life, I got a Macbook Pro with iCal.  I love iCal.  I set it up to sync with my Google Calendars.  Then, I got an iPhone 3Gs, and literally started losing sleep trying to get everything to stay in order.  Following is what I’ve been able to put together to get everything to function correctly.  I feel like I’ve reached the summit of a large mountain!

*DISCLAIMER* It is always a good practice to make a backup of your calendars.  The reader assumes all …

We’ve been using Facebook and Twitter now for awhile.  Some prefer one over the other.  Some only use one tool.  Others are addicted to both. (Then there’s MySpace.  Remember that?  Facebook needs to take a hint.  But that’s another post…)
Twitter and Facebook.  They’re two completely different platforms.
Like oil and water, they both have their place.  We use both.  Yet they don’t always mix.  Likewise, Twitter and Facebook are two very different mediums with two very different niches.
Facebook.
When Mark Zuckerberg was at Harvard, he had an idea.
He and three classmates got …