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What’s Your Pick? Marketing Advice or Lame Novelty? guitar picks music business music career music industry networking Nov 21, 2024

You don’t need to be the best, just be memorable. With so many freakin’ things out there competing for people’s attention, if you can tap into someone’s mind/brain/memory thingy so that amongst all of the clutter out there, they remember YOU, then you’re doing something right


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Sing It Live: BEHIND THE SOUND [The Look - Roxette] behind the sound roxette sing it live the look Nov 09, 2024

So
 If I want 'The Look' I have to be 'Dressed For Success' otherwise if I don’t I might end up ‘Fading Like A Flower’ or wind up 'Sleeping In My Car'... See what I did there?

Swedish Pop Rock duo, Roxette, hold a special place in my musical upbringing, so being able to provide guitar and the male...

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LEARN FROM THE GREATS: Quincy Jones legacy legend quincy jones tribute Nov 08, 2024

With the recent sad passing of the man behind many important music moments of the 20th century, Quincy Jones, I decided to put together a video where I look back on his career and focus on some takeaways of what made him so successful.

RIP Quincy Jones (1933 - 2024)

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Sing It Live: BEHIND THE SOUND [Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers] behind the sound long train runnin' sing it live the doobie brothers Nov 02, 2024

With a name like ‘Sing It Live’ you’d expect all of the glory to go to the singers. However, we cannot overlook the unsung heroes of the rhythm section! In this BEHIND THE SOUND I catch up and chat with not one, but two legends: the dynamic Father and Son duo Mario and Michael Marino. We chat all...

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Sing It Live: BEHIND THE SOUND [...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears] ...baby one more time behind the sound britney spears pop music sing it live Oct 26, 2024

What were you doing in 1998 when the young Britney Spears had her first hit “
Baby One More Time”? Little did we know what type of superstar was in the making.

Saying “Oops we did it again” naturally refers to Sing It Live rendition of her debut single, and this BTS video discusses what went into ...

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Sing It Live: BEHIND THE SOUND [Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles] behind the scenes behind the sound mtv the buggles video killed the radio star Oct 19, 2024

Did video kill the radio star? Did we go to far? Should we put the blame on VCR or was the technology just an innocent bystander? So many questions... đŸ€”

Perhaps Darren, Nikki and myself can help get to the bottom of this mystery. We chat about the latest Sing It Live recording of 'Video Killed The...

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How To Count The 'Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey' Intro [BEAT-SPLAINED] beat-splained beats count intro rhythm Oct 17, 2024

Here's another BEAT-SPLAINED, taking a look at a not-so-straight-forward song intro and show you what beat (or off beat) it starts on, and how to make sense of it.

This video shows you how to count the ‘Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey’ intro by The Beatles.

If you’re anyth...

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Sing It Live: BEHIND THE SOUND [If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow] behind the sound if it makes you happy sheryl crow sing it live Oct 05, 2024

Sheryl Crow seems to be one of those artists that just get better and better over time.

I have a chat with vocalist Zkye and bass player Damien about the latest Sing It Live recording of a Sheryl Crow classic 'If It Makes You Happy'.

We chat all things song/recording related and how they both had t...

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Sing It Live: BEHIND THE SOUND [You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees] bee gees behind the sound disco sing it live you should be dancing Sep 28, 2024

What’s the most highest viewed song on the Sing It Live channel currently? ‘Night Fever’ by the Bee Gees. Yes, go check the stats


So not unlike a successful movie that decides to ride the wave and milk it with a sequel, this week’s song is ‘You Should Be Dancing’! 💃đŸ•ș

I have a chat with lead vocali...

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Sing It Live: BEHIND THE SOUND [Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen] behind the scenes behind the sound eric carmen hungry eyes sing it live Sep 21, 2024

What is it about this song that makes me want a hamburger? Why is when hearing it am I also urged to watch an episode of South Park? Why is it this week’s song on Sing It Live? All will be revealed by yours truly and the main man and vocalist Darren Mullan.

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Sing It Live: BEHIND THE SOUND [Chandelier - Sia] behind the sound chandelier sia sing it live Sep 14, 2024

This episode of BEHIND THE SOUND is so exciting it'll make you want to swing from the chandelier. Sia what I did there
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I have a lovely chat with vocal powerhouse Chloe Castledine about the latest Sing It Live recording of Sia's massive hit 'Chandelier'. We discover musical things we have in com...

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Sing It Live: BEHIND THE SOUND [Stumblin' In - Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro] behind the scenes behind the sound sing it live stumblin' in Sep 07, 2024

What goes on in the preparation phase when you're getting ready to record a classic duet live in a basement studio?

An all-star cast of performers and the studio man himself give an anecdotal insight into what went on recording ‘Stumblin’ In’.

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Stumblin' In (Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman)...

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