Guerilla Bass

This weekend sees the return of the The Hockley Hustle, Nottingham’s annual music and creative arts festival.
This is the 4th year of the festival and it features the best local promoters and creative groups hosting an incredible array of the best local and national acts across more than 18 venues. Again I’m lucky as [...]

Who is Steve Lawson? Well, he’s musician, webbist, teacher/lecturer on music/music industry avoidance/social media for creatives, and a solo bassist who spends a lot of his time making very unbasslike noises.
This is his recent excellent keynote to JAMES, a must watch for all musicians, engineers and other creative:

Last night was cool got to see some great bands and hangout with some ace people.
Un-Convention Salford ’09 – Bands as Enterprises – Do It Together
What a fantastic panel, Martin Atkins was deeply insightful, offering much advise and genuine passion. His comments were often wild and to the point, some of which could [...]

Right after hunting all over Manchester for some free Wi-Fi (eventually found some at a Coffee Republic, limited to 20 minutes though) I’ve picked up all my emails and tweets ect. I now feel a bit more connected.

Yesterdays panel was a little un-inspiring, it’s a shame really as the wealth of experience in the [...]

For me Unconvention is a fantastic DIY grassroots music industry event, celebrating the rebirth of the music industry in favour of the musicians, artists and creative’s that work in the industry. Above all else it’s about being independent and facing the exciting challenges that the industry presents and finding innovative and creative solutions.

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Over the past few years the Japanese guitar builder ESP have become more and more synonymous with the guitar legends they endorse. Since the arrival of daughter brand LTD, owning one of their instruments has become more of a reality for many musicians.
In the past year LTD has gone from being a mainly guitar orientated [...]

I’m a big fan of any piece of technology that enables musicians to capture their ideas, to get the thoughts from inside their head to the outside. I find it helps me clear my head and focus on areas of my musicality. The Boss Micro BR is one of these units.
The Boss Micro BR is [...]