Not much music right now, so...

Nice weather and tourist season here in Anchorage often means a slump in the local music business, because the locals are out of town, fishing, climbing, camping, etc., rather than hanging out in night clubs. And while most of the tourists are in the (north) "downtown" area, most of the night clubs with live music are south, and depend on locals. So...

Art fans will appreciate that I've completed Sheila Wyne's site, now online at www.sheilawyne.com and performance-oriented artist Lawre's site, which is also online now, at http://www.lawresight.com.

Musical-related articles:

A series of articles and notes for those of you with an interest in arranging, transcribing, and composing music. Click here for the intro. (or look under the "Articles" menu at the top of any page)

Click here for a brief series of articles for drummers, including Drum "tuning", Musical forms, Transcribing, reading, and writing drum parts, Improvising, etc..

Click here for a brief series of articles on the subject of live recording.

Next Podcast:

By the end of the summer, I hope to post another Podcast, with the subject being the current state of the music business. I've spoken with Steve Poltun, Donny Osborne's manager, who has kindly agreed to share his thoughts with us. The past few years have seen the entire face of the business change, from the top, down to the nightclub scene, which barely even exists. Steve's very frank insights may surprise you, and regardless, are certainly a wake up call for those of us who are missing "the good old days".

Enjoy, and stay tuned for more!

Mike James