Graham English
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
I’ve talked about the Shepard Tone before but NewScientist has just posted Five great auditory illusions.
I just discovered a new music marketing blog (hat tip to Gerd Leonhard). The post that caught my immediate attention was The Top 10 Music Social Networks.
Gerd Leonhard, co-author of The Future of Music, just released his new book, Music2.0. Read on…
It’s the 5th annual February Album Writing Month. The challenge? Write an entire album in just 29 days. Read on…
I snuck out of Boston for a few days and infiltrated the NAMM show as a buyer for Denver School of Music. The highlight was meeting jazz legend, Herbie Hancock.
Seth Godin dishes 14 tips to musicians on the cusp between old and new media. Read on…
Here’s some recent podcasts from around the web that I’ve been inspired by musically. Read on…
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In preparation for my 2008 song-a-week project, I wanted some numbers to give me an idea of how much writing I would need to do. Using the 80/20 rule, here is what I came up with.
How sad to read that Oscar Peterson is dead on Christmas Eve. He was 82.
2007 was the year of social networking. Twitter occupied most of time which led to much less blogging. But 2007 was not without its controversies and celebrations. Read on…
Here’s an exercise I love to do when I need inspiration for song titles. If nothing’s coming naturally, this trick can really get the creative juices flowing. Even if I end up using nothing that I come up with, I find that within a day or two, one of my ideas will trigger something completely different, usable, and inspiring.
Along the same lines as the Thom Yorke interview, David Byrne lays out the “Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars.”
Wired has put together an excellent multi-media article about Radiohead’s recent experiment and the music business in general.
Around 11 p.m., Katie and I heard sirens directly outside our house and we discovered the beginnings of a massive fire right outside our back door.
Music is like a language. And we all know that learning languages comes easier when you’re a child. And in some ways, it’s much easier for a child to learn music, especially to learn how to play by ear. Putting two and two together, you might ask yourself what is the difference between an adult [...]
I didn’t get many good shots since I was in the wedding party and, well, busy. I did my best to remove as much red eye as I could with the limited time and tools that I have. But I really do wish I took more pictures. There’s no “do-overs” in life.
Where the entire ad block used to be clickable on Google’s AdSense content network, now only the Title and URL are clickable. This will probably suck at first, as your AdWords and AdSense CTR drops. But over time, it will probably improve your AdWords content network ROI. As for AdSense publishers, it should improve your [...]
I took the bus to NYC last weekend to celebrate the end of Brian’s bachelorhood. It’s Tuesday and I’m still recovering.
Reeking of meat and testosterone, five men embark on a quest to get as many girls as possible to give my brother some final feminine attention before his future role as a faithful husband.
about grahamI'm a songwriter and recording artist who sings, plays keyboards, and explores the vast world of sound hoping to find some magical moments along the way. I'm also a Mac geek.
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