I’ve got a great clip for all you keyboard players out there. It’s from phenomenal live musician, Jordan Rudess who plays keyboards for Dream Theater. I find it extremely inspiring to see how far a skilled musician can take their playing on their instrument. Jordan is definitely one of the best keyboard players in all of rock-n-roll. I hope you enjoy the clip!
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Save Money With An Extra 10% Off Scratch ‘N’ Dent Items From Musician’s Friend
For exactly one week you can save an additional 10% off all Scratch ‘N’ Dent items from Musician’s Friend. You can really save big money on the scratch ‘n’ dent music equipment. It’s a great way to equip your live band and the prices are comparable to buying used equipment. The gear in the Scratch ‘N’ Dent section generally has minor cosmetic flaws but it doesn’t have the wear and tear that you would get when buying used equipment. Another great thing is you get the Musician’s Friend Advantage which is the 45-day low price guarantee, 45-day 100% satisfaction guarantee, on-time delivery guarantee and the no-hassle return policy. You will also get free shipping on all orders over $99.
As you can see, this is a really great promotion and you can score some killer deals. Remember, this special promotion ends on January 13, 2009. Just click on the banners to check out the Scratch ‘N’ Dent sale.
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Build Finger Strength With Hanon “The Viruoso Pianist In Sixty Exercises”
Hanon – The Virtuoso Pianist In Sixty Exercises If you’re a live musician that plays guitar, bass or keyboards then you know that having good finger strength and coordination is essential to mastering your instrument. If you ever took piano lessons then you’ve probably run across the piano exercise book by Charles-Louis Hanon titled “The Virtuoso Pianist In Sixty Exercises“. I remember my piano teacher asking me at the beginning of every lesson to play my “Hanon Exercise”. Because the name “Hanon” was the largest word on the cover of the book we all just called it Hanon. I’ll tell you, those exercises were easy to learn, quickly became boring and built my finger strength and coordination in a way that few things have over the years. I owe a lot of my hand strength to good old Hanon.
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Dowload Free Fender Cyber-Twin SE Patch – Hi-Gain Solo
My Amplifier – Fender Cyber-Twin SE Today on Live Musician Central I’m posting another one of my custom programmed preset patches for the Fender Cyber-Twin SE Amplifier. This one is titled “LMC Hi-Gain Solo” and it is an extremely high gain distortion. Since I have the gain on the main amplifier and the built-in overdrive cranked so high the patch can get quite noisy. I have compensated with the noise-gate but you will have to use the volume knob on your guitar to get complete control over this sound. I have assigned the Continuous Controller and the Expression Pedal to the gain controls on the amp and the overdrive so you can tame it down using pedals if you wish. I use this sound exclusively for solo’s when playing live and the noise in the patch isn’t noticable in a live situation. If you record with this preset then just use a noise gate on your channel and it sounds fabulous.
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Sunday Funnies – Hitler Sings “The Jeffersons” Theme
Ahhh how I love making fun of mass murdering ol’ Hitler. I got a good chuckle out of Hitler singing “The Jeffersons” theme.
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Live Musician Central – Weekend Album Picks 1-3-08
Every week at Live Musician Central I pick some of the top new releases available for you to download from both iTunes and Amazon.com music service. These new release choices reflect the heaviest music industry marketing. There are two reasons I post up the most heavily music industry marketed albums. First, by checking out these releases you’ll be able to keep a finger on the pulse of the mainstream music industry. It’s still a very powerful business that heavily influences peoples buying choices. The second reason is that a large number of people are going to know these albums. So if your band is looking for new music to put in your bands setlist these would be good choices simply because your chance of people knowing the songs at your shows will be very high. You’ll also look very on top of things and current with your knowledge of music. So these albums are a great resource for your song selection. I will also post up links to top selling albums of all time for the reason of song selection as well.
I use links to both iTunes and Amazon.com. iTunes is now the top music retailer in the U.S. so it goes without saying that people are going to be downloading their recommended new releases. I put links up from Amazon.com because their music service is an incredible bargain and their MP3’s are DRM free. You can save a bundle downloading entire albums from Amazon.com over iTunes. Amazon.com MP3’s are also ripped at an excellent sounding 256kbps and since they’re DRM free you can play them on multiple MP3 players including iPods and iPhones. I’ve also linked to iTunes $5.99 album download which is a great way to discover some new music.
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Wednesday WOW! Deal from Musician’s Friend
Every Wednesday Musician’s Friend puts up an incredible deal on a piece of equipment. I’ve seen everything from high quality, large diaphragm microphones to premium guitars to studio software packages. You never know what they’re going to feature but it’s always a fantastic deal. You can save a bundle of money but you have to buy between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM, Pacific Time on Wednesday to get this deal. Click on the banners to check it out.
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Live Musician Central Best Of 2008
Matt Levitates While Soloing All this week I will be featuring the best content of 2008 from Live Musician Central. These posts are made up of the most popular on the site as well as some of my personal favorites. Just click on any of the articles highlighted in the slideshow at the top of the main page. You can also get to them by clicking this link: Live Musician Central Top Posts of 2008. -Matt-
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Sunday Funnies, Spinal Tap – The Majesty Of Rock
If ever there was a band that spoofed all live musicians it would have to be Spinal Tap. For todays sunday funnies we present a great song and video by super rock group, Spinal Tap!
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Live Musician Central – Weekend Album Picks 12-20-08
Every week at Live Musician Central I pick some of the top new releases available for you to download from both iTunes and Amazon.com music service. These new release choices reflect the heaviest music industry marketing. There are two reasons I post up the most heavily music industry marketed albums. First, by checking out these releases you’ll be able to keep a finger on the pulse of the mainstream music industry. It’s still a very powerful business that heavily influences peoples buying choices. The second reason is that a large number of people are going to know these albums. So if your band is looking for new music to put in your bands setlist these would be good choices simply because your chance of people knowing the songs at your shows will be very high. You’ll also look very on top of things and current with your knowledge of music. So these albums are a great resource for your song selection. I will also post up links to top selling albums of all time for the reason of song selection as well.
I use links to both iTunes and Amazon.com. iTunes is now the top music retailer in the U.S. so it goes without saying that people are going to be downloading their recommended new releases. I put links up from Amazon.com because their music service is an incredible bargain and their MP3’s are DRM free. You can save a bundle downloading entire albums from Amazon.com over iTunes. Amazon.com MP3’s are also ripped at an excellent sounding 256kbps and since they’re DRM free you can play them on multiple MP3 players including iPods and iPhones.
This week we’re featuring some of the top selling releases of 2008. Are they the best releases? You decide…
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