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Fireside Chat: John Patitucci

Grammy-winning jazz bassist John Patitucci pulled up a seat to chat with our very own Charlie Doom. 1. If you weren't a musician, what would you be and why? ...

Direct-to-Fan Distribution

There was no single blow that killed the record industry's business model, but it never recovered once artists gained the capability to sell and distribute thei...

The Man in the Baseball Cap

The man in the baseball cap with a violin played six Bach pieces in a Washington DC train station on a chilly January morning in 2007. During that time of day, ...

Fireside Chat: Robben Ford

If you weren't a musician, what would you be and why? I'm an art lover so a painter or a chef; I like bringing pleasure to the world. Honestly, how many hou...

Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 5

And the final 10 are in! Rounding out our tribute to TrueFire educators, here's our list of the Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists in no particular order. Drumro...

Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 3

The list must go on! Here are 10 more incredibly hard-working, talented, downright awesome guitarists from TrueFire's stable of educators (listed in alphabetica...

Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 2

Labor Day weekend has come and gone, but our tribute to the ever-hard-working TrueFire faculty continues. Here are the next 10 guitarists to whom we owe a great...

Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 1

Labor Day weekend is upon us, and it is time that we honor all the hard work put in by the entire TrueFire faculty. They all have spent countless hours in and o...

How Musicians Can Rock Twitter

Pistachio Consulting and publicist extraordinaire Ariel Hyatt (CyberPR) have come up with a number of guidelines for musicians who want to maximize their exposu...

Wednesday’s Daily Kindling

Fuel for the Fire: Fuel for the Fire: I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow. - BB King Musings: Les Paul's funeral, public viewing and me...