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Aug 23 2014

Transition is our Middle Name

One of the things we’ve found surprising in life is how much transition takes a central role, especially in the fast-paced, do everything, let everyone know culture we live in.  You think your progress is about arriving, and once you…

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Jun 2 2014

A Vision Beyond Yourself

Carl Perkins is educating me in the ways of rock ‘n roll from the speakers in my studio, and the summer air is slightly claustrophobic in our little Indiana farmhouse. I’ve got a fresh cup of wake-up juice, and I…

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Mar 30 2014

Rockethub: Project Completed at 121%!

Well, friends, we did it.  Thank you for your epic help in making SSB’s first crowdfunding campaign a success. More than a success really – we made it to 121% of our goal, a total of $4690.00 raised! March has…

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Mar 3 2014

Let’s Make a Bang-up Record!

We launched a crowdfunding campaign on Rockethub one week ago to support our first full-length album release, Travelers. Crowdfunding is a new strategy for us, but we’ve seen it really work for other artists & start ups as away to…

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Jan 29 2014

Capping the Year off Right

So I know it’s already almost the end of January, which has compelled us to get into reflective mode on 2013 before the first month of 2014 completely passes us by!

2013 was the first full calendar year for Shiny…

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Sep 24 2013

What I’d tell myself if I were me.

On occasion an aspiring musician will approach me for advice on how to progress in one area or another in their journey. While I enjoy divulging whatever information I think would be helpful, I often notice a pattern in that…

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Aug 30 2013

How to Buy Musical Instruments: Part 4 – Spotting Quality

When I was a kid, my dad used to buy me Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars. He used to pay around 80¢ for one. When I was about 8 years old or so, we departed from our usual purchase location…

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Aug 22 2013

Lights On – A Songwriter’s Commentary

When I wrote this song, I wrote it as a kind of letter to myself. I wrote it for my old band Frequency Theater, as an attempt to take the band in a more positive direction. I had been doing…

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Aug 13 2013

Video Premiere Party for “Lights On” Video

Come on out Aug. 20 to the Butler residence in Goshen to see the video premiere of our new music video, Lights On! Join us for light refreshments, chill time with the band and a Q&A time for any…

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Jun 11 2013

What happened to the blog? We got busy!

Hey friends!

it’s been several weeks since my last post in the blog series on purchasing your first musical instrument. Unfortunately, the blog series was starting to get a bad case of TMI. I will finish it up with a…

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May 15 2013

How to buy musical instruments: week 3 – deciding what your priorities are: The Other Side of The Coin

Welcome back!

Last week I touched on understanding the needs/wants of the person the instrument is for, which is incredibly important. But what about practical realities? If you want to play drums like Niel Pert, but your practice room is…

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May 7 2013

How to buy musical instruments: week 2 – deciding what your priorities are.

Hey all,

I hope you found last weeks blog enlightening. Just for a quick review – buying a better quality instrument is important for two reasons; you’ll be more inspired to play and take it seriously, and if you need…

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