Music from A to Z

EP 269: Teaching the Ed Sheeran guitar style? 25.12.2020 3:06 ↓

About my next Zoom class/mini course and different things I’m working on.

EP 268: Hit 9k Subscribers on YouTube! 23.12.2020 3:47 ↓

Progress of things today, future plans, content strategy and I’m on the Gumroad University launch page!

EP 267: Pivoting to a different course 21.12.2020 2:27 ↓

Talking about using Figma, a video that got a lot of likes on Facebook and pivoting to a different course idea for this month’s Kelab Gitar Az Samad.

EP 266: Reading Zero to One, new video series, a secret sale and Derek Sivers new book 20.12.2020 6:23 ↓

Got some time off, which meant I had time to study some business topics, work on my design skills on Figma and read Peter Thiel’s famous book about startups and founders.

EP 265: Transcribing Zee Avi, studying design, working on a new course and learning about investing. 19.12.2020 5:36 ↓

This was my Saturday, learning and kind of not working (as much).

EP 264: Iron Man, cake, making courses and turning 40 15.12.2020 9:19 ↓

The one that I talk about making online courses and how it relates to Tony Stark making his Iron Man suit. And cake, I talk about cake and how it feels like to be 40 years old.

EP 263: Turning 40, current projects, PS4, No Straight Roads and Birthday Plans 14.12.2020 9:25 ↓

Flow of consciousness talking about my new courses, gaming life, TV shows I’ve been watching and how it feels like being 39 for the last 30 mins or so.

EP 262: New Courses, Kelab Gitar Az Samad & the Importance of Documenting Your Knowledge 05.12.2020 9:14 ↓

People die and their knowledge & experience dies with them. In this episode, you’ll find out my perspective on this.

EP 261: DK West, Diminished Chords and my new Guitar Club 19.09.2020 6:22 ↓

Sharing updates on my experience reacting to the release of No Straight Roads, my new Diminished chords guitar course in Malay, thinking about starting to stream via Twitch and a new guitar club coming up in October.

EP 260: Anyone could make a movie now and that’s the point 07.08.2020 2:56 ↓

The world changes. The question is are you changing? Or, are you stuck in the past?

EP 259: What parents teach us and a tip from Justin Goff 05.08.2020 4:21 ↓

A long day of reflection and thinking.

EP 258: Gear Lust, Practicing and Investing in Yourself as a Musician 04.08.2020 5:26 ↓

If you have Gear Acquisition Syndrome (G.A.S), you probably don’t want to listen to this.

EP 257: Virtual Music Gigs and the online COVID-19 Gigging World 03.08.2020 7:10 ↓

How can musicians perform and make a living now in these challenging times? Listen to this episode for my thoughts and forecasts on this topic.

EP 256: The one fatal mistake most musicians make 31.07.2020 3:38 ↓

Especially during this era of Covid-19, this one important topic becomes even more important. Don’t make this one fatal mistake.

EP 255: The Importance of Expressing Yourself Fully 29.07.2020 3:48 ↓

Some days are pretty horrible, or seem that way. Here’s something you can do to unload those mental burdens.

EP 254: Knowing and not knowing 28.07.2020 1:32 ↓

On deciding your musical direction and the steps you would want to take to get there.

EP 253: Fear and Perfectionism 27.07.2020 3:53 ↓

Is it taking you 10 years to release a new album or work? What’s stopping you? Listen to this episode for some thoughts and reflection on this.

EP 252: How to bypass the gatekeepers in art 27.07.2020 6:00 ↓

The world is changing for artists, musicians and creatives but are you changing? This episode shares key ideas that are important now.

EP 251: The one secret to getting good at anything (including music and social media) 25.07.2020 2:45 ↓

This is what I learned from this one email marketer and it’s been helping me so much. Listen to this to find out what this is.

EP 250: Musical rules are meant to be broken? 22.07.2020 4:38 ↓

Talking about music theory, studying, learning, teaching and how this relates to me rewatching the first episode of Dark.

EP 249: On consuming things many times to digest the knowledge 20.07.2020 4:16 ↓

Talking about something I heard Ben Settle talk about and how it relates to music too.

EP 248: That Dark TV Series and How it Relates to Music 19.07.2020 4:28 ↓

What a mind blowing experience that TV show was and my recent projects (and other things in progress)

EP 247: Collaboration with Berklee rock guitar professor Jon Finn 27.05.2020 5:04 ↓

Doing a joint guitar workshop/clinic/masterclass what have you this Sunday with professor Jon Finn from Berklee College of Music. You’re invited too. Sign up at http://gum.co/wrmj1

EP 246: New video, US Trip, Frank Kern and Wayne Krantz 15.04.2020 4:16 ↓

An update on my recent shenanigans as Frank Kern would say.

EP 245: Why I started writing daily e-mails for #SuratMuzik 13.02.2020 7:16 ↓

Jose Rosado, Dennis Demori, Ben Settle all influenced me. If you're a musician and you're wondering what platform is best to reach your fans, listen to this episode.