Reflections on my upbringing, fatherhood, and trying to be a better person.
Most attendees at the Aster Cafe in Minneapolis that night likely thought he was a drunk, oblivious stranger passing by. They weren’t far off. It was my slightly inebriated cousin Erik, doing a dare by his slightly more sober brother Karl. They were only sorry that the shenanigans just so happened to be during my […]
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You might think the best day of my life would be the day I got married or the birth of any of my kids. You might even think it was the day I signed my first publishing deal or recording contract. Don’t get me wrong, those days were fine and everything. But they simply cannot
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In this week’s issue I share…
1) Beginning Guitar: A Hack for Building Calluses
2) Patron Perks: Livestream Replay
3) On Songwriting: What to Put In and Leave Out of Your Song
3 on Thursday – 4/20/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I share…
1) A Trick for Singing in Tune (with stage fright)
2) Forgiveness_MIX6: New Secret Song for Patrons Performance
3) On Songwriting: Let People Put You in a Box
3 on Thursday – 4/13/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I share…
1) Mental Health: A Helpful Tool My Therapist Taught Me
2)”Liver and Onions”: Live Performance
3) Home Recording: 7 Gear Recommendations
3 on Thursday – 4/6/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I share…
1) Motivation for Creatives: The Calendar Hack
2) Liver and Onions: From Children’s Song to Adult Ballad
3) On Songwriting: AMA: “Can you talk about using mundane, boring life as a source of inspiration?”
3 on Thursday – 3/30/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I share…
1) Time Management for Creatives: Books I Recommend and/or My Simple System
2) Story Time with Aaron: My Rock and Roll Gig (at the Senior Center)
3) On Songwriting: 5-4-3-2-1
3 on Thursday – 3/23/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I share…
1) “Sheltering Oaks”: How One Song Led to an Album
2) My Wife Heidi’s 3 Tips for Getting into Gardening
3) On Songwriting: Being Scared Is Normal
3 on Thursday – 3/9/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I share…
1) Live performance of “Tilt-A-Whirl”
2) AMA: “Do you do your own mixing/mastering?”
3) On Songwriting: How I Write Melodies
3 on Thursday – 2/16/23 Read More »
In this week’s issue I share…
1) Rosie Thomas: The Making of “Tilt-A-Whirl” Part III
2) The Most Inspring Thing I’ve Seen Lately
3) On Songwriting: It’s Like Naming a Child
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