The 5 Best & 5 Worst Holiday Gifts for Guitarists [2022 UK Gift Guide]

Eager to buy something special for the guitarist in your life? Here we have the 5 best and 5 worst gifts for guitarists to help you navigate the minefield of musical gift-giving!

5 Podcasts for Musicians to Expand their Horizons in 2021

October 5, 2021December 14, 2021 LTGuitarist Music Blogs music business podcasts, music podcasts, podcasts about music, podcasts for musicians, podcasts for musicians 2021

Looking to expand your musical horizons? Want to learn something new on your morning commute? I'm pleased to present this list of 5 podcasts that, as a practicing musician, I've really enjoyed over this last year.

5 Tips for Bedroom Producers

April 9, 2021November 20, 2022 LTGuitarist Music Blogs, Podcast bedroom music producers, bedroom producer, bedroom producers, bedroom production, beginner music production, ltguitarist podcast, music podcast, music production hacks, music production tips, Podcast

How can you get a cleaner mix? How can I sound like a band when I'm just one person? What's the best way to promote new music?

Productivity Tips for Freelance Creatives

October 31, 2020December 14, 2021 LTGuitarist Music Blogs creative, creative freelancing, creative process, creativity, enhance your creativity, freelancing, productive, productivity, productivity for creative freelancers, productivity for creatives, productivity for creators

For a while I've wanted to make a short series of videos, sharing my top tips for productivity and creativity...

The Modes

August 28, 2020November 20, 2022 LTGuitarist Music Blogs, Music Tutorials advanced music theory, ancient greek modes, modes, music history, music theory, scales, the modes

The Modes are viewed as this big, scary thing and it certainly took me some years to get my head around them. What have for you today is exactly what I wish someone had told me years ago.

Do Producers Earn Money?

July 13, 2019November 20, 2022 LTGuitarist Music Blogs answers, copyright, do producers earn money, do producers have to clear samples, do producers make money, do producers own masters, do producers use loops, do producers use sample packs, do producers use samples, education, guitar, guitar player, guitarist, guitars, music, musician, producer, qna, question, questions about music producers, questions about producers, songwriting, tuition, youtube auto complete, youtube autocomplete, youtube search

https://youtu.be/sIgoHrBIWto Answering the most frequently asked questions about producers according to YouTube's auto-complete search function, including... Do producers own masters? Do producers make money? Do producers use presets? Do producers have to clear samples? I keep screwing up my audio levels, so sorry about that. It's mostly fixed but still crummy in places. Not up … Continue reading Do Producers Earn Money?

Musicians, You Don’t Matter

April 28, 2019November 20, 2022 LTGuitarist Music Blogs context, ensemble, guitarist, modesty, music, musician, philosophy, professionalism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaFnYgXp-c4 Today we're talking about modesty, ensemble and context.

How To Edit Music Videos

March 23, 2019November 20, 2022 LTGuitarist Music Blogs cut, edit, how to edit a music video, how to make a music video, music, music video, music video 101, rock music, tutorial, video editing, video editing 101

https://youtu.be/9MwFViHnIUE A simple guide to editing music videos for YouTube. I'm using Vegas Movie Studio, but the theory here can be applied to any editing software. The original music video: https://youtu.be/9-Xageo3LQc

The Picardy Third [Composition Toolbelt]

March 3, 2019November 20, 2022 LTGuitarist Music Blogs chords, composition, how to resolve, major, minor, picardy, pun, resolution, resolve, star trek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLXk1xcvQck What is a Picardy Third and how can you use them in your compositions? RE the thumbnail: Yes. I know. That's the joke.

Addition & Subtraction [Composition Toolbelt]

February 5, 2019November 20, 2022 LTGuitarist Music Blogs composition, inspiration, melody, method, minimalism, minimalist, music, music ideas, notation, tab, technique, toolbelt, write music, writing music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRg3lro2Fik  A new composition technique for you. Addition & Subtraction are commonly found in minimalism but has uses in contemporary cinematic music or even pop and rock.