Gab and Jam

Gab & Jam Episode 89 Tips for Purchasing Gear for the D.I.Y. Rock Star This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things and share wha...

Gab & Jam Episode 88 Tips for Weight Management Video Description This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things and share what has...

Gab & Jam Episode 87 Tips for Discussing Politics Description This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things and share what has hel...

Gab & Jam Episode 86 Tips for Making Videos This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things and share what has helped us move forwar...

Gab & Jam Episode 85 Tips for Studio Management Video Description This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things and share what has...

Gab & Jam Episode 84 Tips for Buying Guitars for the D.I.Y. Rock Star Video Description This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of thi...

Gab & Jam Episode 83 Tips for Watching T.V. for the D.I.Y. Rock Star Video Description This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of thin...

Gab & Jam Episode 82 Tips for Blogging for the D.I.Y. Rock Star Video Description This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things an...

Gab & Jam Episode 81 Tips for Staying Prolific Video Description This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things and share what has...

Gab & Jam Episode 80 Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Mindset This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things and share what has helpe...

Gab & Jam Episode 79 Tips for Running Video Description This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things and share what has helped us...

Gab & Jam Episode 78 Tips for Discovering New Music Video Description This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things and share what...

Gab & Jam Episode 77 Tips for Writing Lyrics Video Description This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things and share what has he...

Gab & Jam Episode 76 Tips for Dressing Video Description This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things and share what has helped u...

Gab & Jam Episode 75 Tips for Managing Your Time Video Description This episode is a part of our Blog-vember 2019 trifecta of three posts a day—a video, a podcast, and a blog post. This year the focus is tips for the D.I.Y. Rock Star. We developed these methods through our own decades worth of experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways that we have dealt with a variety of things and share what ha...

Gab & Jam Episode 74 Five+ Tips for Coping When Your Songs are Rejected Episode Description This episode is in response to a BMI newsletter post (by Jason Blume). The article is called “5 tips for Coping When Your Songs are Rejected.” Well, we tended to agree—mostly—with this post, but we added a few of our own nuggets that we developed through our own experiences. We’re happy to offer some ways t...

Gab & Jam Episode 73 THE Key to Music Biz Success Episode Description This episode finally shares the bald-face truth about finding creative success. Needless to say, some of our D.I.Y. Rock Stars won’t like this one, but it’s the one factor that has made the difference in our enterprises very dramatically. If you are serious about your art, this is the absolute key to getting exactly what you wan...

Gab & Jam Episode 72 Ways to Make Money as a Musician Video Description This episode explores the ways in which a musician can make money making music. Needless to say, we end up focusing on our D.I.Y. Rock Stars, since that’s the variety that we are a member of and because this is a question on the minds of folks doing it on their own. We’re happy to offer some ideas, if this is on your mind. (Of...

This episode continues our exploration into artists that may be obscure, but have a small corner of the universe, where they are holding it down and kicking some ass! We will share 6 artists that, if you haven’t already listened to, you can add to your list to check out. (Of course, if you prefer to watch this video episode, click this link: http://bit.ly/ep71musdisc3vid ) These are the artists we...

Gab and Jam Episode 70 Rock Star Rewind (London 2019 Edition) We’re on two really big adventures right now; we are in the second round of panel proposals for South By Southwest 2020 AND we literally have one foot back in the door, after heading to London for the first time. So with these new adventures come some realizations and some observations. We thought we’d take a break in the usual topics t...

Gab & Jam 69 Should artists own their own masters? This episode explores a topic that has been brewing in importance over the last couple of decades. Many a musical artist has wrestled with this concept—most notably, Prince (in former years) and Taylor Swift (in recent years). In fact, we are responding to an article in Variety Magazine, entitled “Taylor Swift Couldn’t Buy Masters Without Signing...

Gab & Jam 67 5 Tips for Finding Your Musical Voice Oddly, it seems like we were born having unique musical voices, but over the years, we have attempted to analyze what it might take for one to realize and/or craft a musical voice. Having said that, we are always on the lookout for other ways to recognize when we are honing in on what unique quality you have for interpreting your musical craft. In...

Gab and Jam Episode 68 Rock Star Fast Forward We’re on two really big adventures right now; we are in the second round of panel proposals for South By Southwest 2020 AND we literally have one foot out of the door, heading to London for the first time. So with these new adventures come some realizations. We thought we’d take a break in the usual topics to give you that heads up. That’s what this ep...

Gab & Jam 66 5 Tips for Staying Creative If you’ve been around for more than a minute, you know that staying creative is our JAM! Having said that, we are always on the lookout for ways to stay in the creative zone. In this episode, we look at a few of our top tips that have served us well. Since this list is by no means comprehensive, we welcome any additions you can suggest. (If you would prefer...

We have long been fascinated by artists who have crafted a musical style that is unmistakable. In fact, you know them immediately once you hear the song. In this episode, we look at a few noteworthy examples. Since this list is by no means comprehensive, we welcome any additions you can suggest. (If you would prefer to listen to the podcast, click here: ) Some of the artists we consider are: 1. Tw...