April 26th 2020 is italian producer Giorgio Moroder’s 80th birthday. His influence is undeniable, the Father of disco helped pioneer electronic music and is in large part the root of new wave, trance, techno, house, italo disco.
I’m a musician, I live in Canada, how am I coping with the COVID-19 pandemic?
The Jackson JS32Q Dinky is a great budget guitar from a renowned brand. It’s great for a heavy sound and shredding leads with ease.
I bought the Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive from the Facebook Marketplace, it’s the first pedal I bought when I decided to switch to pedals, after almost 30 years of using modeling amps.
This is an amazing album, really strong on almost every song, most of them don’t sound dated at all. The production is amazing, this is a great example of taking advantage of the synths and sampling of the era, and combining some great instrumentalists, from the band itself, and from some talented collaborators.
The 80’s is an amazing decade for music, not only for Top40 pop, but many other genres that didn’t necessary get a lot of airplay on the radio. Here are a few of my favorites, 10 forgotten gems of the 80’s.
As a musician or an artist, you often hear comments like “It’s not a real job like a day job” or “You have fun so you’re not working”. These comments are very condescending to us, and they are not rare.
So you want to become a musician, or you already play an instrument, and you’re asking yourself: “Should I learn piano?”. What are the benefits, what can it bring to your life?
