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Author: Jimmy Fleming
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Using Music Theory VS Instinctively Playing
Music Theory I cannot proclaim to be good or bad. I personally am self-taught even out of the range of normal tuning. However, I have been asked my take on Theory and instruction by lessons VS. Going a road less traveled. I do remember an interview with Larry Coryell where he had stated he kept in his guitar case…
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Catches in the contract when signing with labels
Before You Consider Signing With Record Labels. There are some things that you need to consider before you get ripped off. These are some common record label signing catches. Avoiding Record Label Signing Catches I came into the industry on its last decade-long gasp for life. Things had already been established from the late 1960s…
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Brass Ring For Link Wray Hall Of Fame
The Quest for the inclusion of Link Wray in the Hall Of Fame Cleveland What if you could go back in time to hear Abraham Lincoln’s famous Orations? What if you could smell the smoke of gun powder at one of the final battles of the Civil War and know you had the experience of…
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1930s Cartoon Style and The Music of the Decade
When we think of music historically it’s normally classical and the rest of the music Music is often defined in the “now”. What’s new in the top 40 and the top 10? What does Billboard or Rolling Stone Say? 1930s music is often overlooked, at least by the younger Generations? Music is Historical and culturally…
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Empowered Music Industry Drifter Tells The Story of His Song
Long term musician tells the story behind his song “drifter” and why he became a music industry drifter after one too many music industry ripoffs. Drifting from streaming services and bad music labels Drifting Away From the Music Industry Monster The Demise of the DIY artist has come slowly inch by inch since I initially…
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Phoenix Rising A Musicians Battle With Dystonia
Wisdom is the result of Battle. The color of Truth is sometimes Bloody Red. We are seeing many of these battles in internet streaming and distribution. Simultaneously we see the fall of the Record industry as we have known it. The tech and finance end of this is well covered in the media. The Human…
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The feeling of playing a music festival gig
Jimmy Fleming writing about his experiences of playing a musical festival gig. Jimmy has played many festivals over the years and would like to share his experience of playing a music festival or live event. What is it like to be on stage at a music festival? Well after my first 15 years doing 4…