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Classic Kiwi Country, Sellaband’s Katie Thompson

When I was in my twenties I worshiped at the altar of funk. James Brown, Tower Of Power, Ohio Players…you get the picture. If they marketed action figures of funk musicians my toy box would have looked like the line-up at an Oakland barbeque and funk fest. From my perspective, country music was completely of, [...]

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    Pete’s specialized knowledge and his ability to communicate the meaning “between the lines” combined with a strong concentration and a great portion of humour makes him a remarkable pedagogue. His extensive skills would prompt me to send him students not only for Rock and Pop but also for any belcanto arias.

    —Prof. Mag. Regina Hopfgartner, University of Music and Dramatic Arts Mozarteum Salzburg

Mouth Mechanics

May 25, 2009

Alright, alright! All you guys snickering in the back of the classroom knock it off! It’s not what you’re thinking. This article is about singing so you can go back to sleep and wait for the bell to ring. For the rest of you, pay attention and you will learn a few things about the [...]

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The Carmina Burana With The Pasadena Master Chorale

May 16, 2009

Carl Orff’s lusty Carmina Burana holds a special place in the hearts and ears of many non music lovers. Most who have never enjoyed a full performance of the piece may refer to sections of Orff’s work as “that music from Excalibur” or “the theme from Glory.” Indeed, the emotional impact of the cantata, based [...]

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If It’s So Damned Easy, Anybody Could Do It

April 13, 2009

Skitzo Calypso has left the building. The popular rock band has left Sellaband to take up the crusade of garnering rock recognition elsewhere saying to the Sellaband community, “Instead of having a long mission statement, regarding our decision to leave, it can be summed up quickly - we don’t feel Sellaband is right for us. [...]

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Maitreya, Meet Chuck D.

March 11, 2009

UPDATE: I am informed by both Maitreya and Sellaband head Johan Vosmeijer that introductions have indeed been made prior to the posting of this article. Apparently Mr. Vosmeijer’s inbox has been bombarded with emails lobbying for that which is in the works already. Kudos to Sellaband for jumping on this and I hope that his [...]

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Plagiarism…Getting Mine From Thine

February 18, 2009

Plagiarism in music is nothing new…damn, I think I just made a very weak joke. But back to the subject, plagiarism is probably the strongest term available to define a phenomena that occurs almost every time a composer sets out to write a popular song. The vast majority of contemporary pop music is written within [...]

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My Favorite Guitar (Revisited)

February 11, 2009

I’m ripping myself off. Actually, I’ve had a few requests to revisit an old article about one of my guitars so here it is, this time with photos. In the past year the guitar made appearances on the albums Out Of Confusion by ConFused5 and The Running Time by SolidTube, both of which I produced [...]

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