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I've been itching to learn a new tuning recently. I'm particularly interested in learning to play in DADGAD well. However, I'm very open to trying new things. Anyone know of any sites, songs, groovy chord voicings, etc?

Say one wants to do self release a CD. This individual has finished the recording/mixing/mastering process. How much do CD's cost to print typically? If one were to buy a CD printer to print there own artwork, is a certain type of CDR required? Are those cardboard CD sleeves available...

Has anyone played any? How does an independent artist land them?

How does one go about securing what they need to secure in order to legally sell a CD with a cover song on it?

I play a Parker Nitefly. She's my baby. I have yet to experiment too much with her groovy piezo pickup electronics. Has anyone used any effects on something like this? Any tips to get a really full tone running straight to the PA? (I'm mostly concerned with live sound)

Any advice on finding venues to promote one's band to? I'd like to tour around the northeast. I'm from Connecticut. I'd like very much to play in NY, ME, RI, MA, NJ and PA. However, I don't have the faintest clue where to begin looking for joints to play in. Words to the wise?

I'm trying to find a particular mixer/interface that was released, I believe, this past march. From what I recall, it was a fully functional mixer and a recording interface. Does anyone know of this product or any similar ones? Basically, I'd like to be able to have a mixer to use live with a...

My current project will be both my first serious band. In about 3-4 songs time, I'll be throwing D.I.Y. shows together. (speaking of which, anyone interested in playing southern CT during the summer, or northeast CT during the school year, get in touch :D) The drummer mentioned that in his last...

Does anyone know of services similar to cafepress that make higher quality merchandise? I did an order with them and was entirely displeased with the quality of their products.

Does anyone know of any quality method books for learning hand percussion technique? I'm particularly interested in the bongos, conga, and rain drum. If anyone knows of a good site, I'd appreciate that equally. My searches on the topic have been less than helpful.

Does anyone know of any guides, or have any tips regarding building one's own unique original percussion pieces? Particularly, if you have any advice about creating tuned pieces . . .

I am curious, how do non-performing songwriters (Diane Warren, for example) begin their careers? After reading a few threads in which folks insist many labels dont accept unsolicited material, I'm very curious how the non-performing songwriter first manages to have a song picked up by a...

Long story short, I've put together an independent concert to benefit the local schools' music programs. In terms of publicity, there'll be a story run in one of the local papers, the other 2 local papers have been contacted, as well as local radio and TV. Fliers have been distributed at the HS...

A friend of mine won one of this seller's auctions. The seller has mostly broken and subsequently repaired Alvarez guitars. According to the seller's info, they're authorized Martin repair guys, so I have faith in their repair work. I'm just curious why they have so many screwed up Alvarez...

So I hear a lot of players use pentatonics in new, fun and exciting ways. Figured I'd ask everyone to share their favorite ways to use a pentatonic scale (Besides the standard Im pentatonic over I7-IV7-V7). Here are a few I've heard of: 1). Play the minor pentatonic scale a half-step below a...

How often do you write? What does everyone think of the "wait until you're inspired" and "write daily, regardless of inspiration" schools of thought? I've been experimenting with approaches, and wonder what everyone thinks? I'm currently trying to search for inspiration and write something...

Can anyone offer advice on means of learning chord melodies, fingerstyle or otherwise?

If any of you jazz cats have advice beyond the best fake book, what is it? I have a reasonably wide chord vocabulary, I know my scales and modes, I can improvise in them reasonably well, where would anyone suggest I go from here?

Anyone have recomendations for a jazz fake book? There are so many ultimate supreme mega fake books I haven't a clue which is which.

Hey all, I'll be facilitating a little collaborative exercise pretty soon, wondering if anyone has any ways to generate ideas for a group of 3-4? Someone I knew once had 3 groups of index cards, one group had a place written on each, one had an action, I dont recall the 3rd, but the idea was...