Blues guitar player David Samuel blogs and podcast about music

Current Digital Trends in the music industry

David Samuel — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:35:54 GMT

Current digital trends in the music industry could be everything from the way we record the song to the media which we put the song on to and even the way we promote the music. Because of the dig...

Why most indie artist fail

David Samuel — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:34:53 GMT

Why most indie artist fail is a simple reason, they don’t realize they are a small business owner. You may be amazing on your instrument, sing like a song bird from heaven, have great stage...

Do record executives know a hit song

David Samuel — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:33:35 GMT

Do record executives know a hit song?Do they care to know? I honestly don’t think they care enough about music &nb...

What genre is more useful: Radio or Television?

David Samuel — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:43:33 GMT

All we have to do is look at Disney in this conversation. They have figured it out in a day and age where artist are having a difficult time filling the seats to make their tours worth the investment. Not ...

Fun tricks and tips for recording guitar at home

David Samuel — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:20:05 GMT

Here are a few tips or tricks when recording guitar tracks at home.

The living room – Isolation booths can be very expensive especially the portable ones. So ...

Promoting your independent band

David Samuel — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:28:56 GMT

Great Ways to Promote Your Band When you tell an independent musician the only way to survive without a major label is to market and promote his music it is like telling him he has terminal cancer. They end up taking that bit of truth as a death s...

Imgae is Everything in the Music Business

David Samuel — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:26:21 GMT

Image is the perception of everyone else's reality. Kelly Clarkson was the apple of America's eye during her run on American Idol. She was touring the world was on everyone's television set from, VH1, MTV, and every other talk show that existed. She ...

My All Time Favorite Guitar Tone

David Samuel — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:16:08 GMT

My All Time Favorite Guitar Tone
I was reading a guitar magazine at borders while taking in a ...

How good are Ibanez guitars? A guitar buyers guide

David Samuel — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:40:11 GMT

How good is an Ibanez guitar? I would say only as good as the manufacturer who is making it. Ibanez a well known guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki and was founded in 1957. Ibanez has some big name players on their roster: Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and Pat Metheny to name a few.

Great websites for promoting your independent band and music

David Samuel — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:33:48 GMT

There is no replacing the promotion of Television. Shows like American Idol and other contests are launching artists out of the unknown into stardom like cannon balls. The internet is a powerful tool but it has not come close t...