Music from A to Z

EP 155: Editing Videos, Day 9 of FB Live, Frank Kern and Jose Rosado 25.01.2019 7:32 ↓

A summary of how the day went and my experiments at the moment.

EP 154: Titans and Talking About Money in the Music Industry 25.01.2019 2:54 ↓

What does a TV show have to do with music? Well it made me think about this...

EP 153: The Other Aspects of Being a Musician 23.01.2019 4:57 ↓

About making new songs, other skills related to making music and surviving/thriving in the music industry.

EP 152: Making Stuff and Wanting Stuff 22.01.2019 3:11 ↓

The neverending desire for gear can stop us from making cool stuff. In this episode, discover how I think about the creative process and the gear lust that surrounds society (not just musicians).

The #AskAz Show EP 02 | Tremolo Picking, Dm7b5 sounds, Blues Ideas, Chord Voicings 22.01.2019 1:30:22 ↓

Hey guys, The #AskAz Show EP 02 was originally done live on my FB page on Jan 18 2019.  In this episode, I talked about how to practice tremolo picking, chord scales ideas over a Dmin7b5 chords, blues soloing ideas, how to memorise scales, how to create modern chord voicings inspired by Nick Johnston, Plini, Chon (all those cool guitar players), Tommy Emmanuel inspired voicing ideas from his...

EP 151: Modern Life, Phones, Content Creation 22.01.2019 4:51 ↓

On Reaper, audio engineering, doing work on mobile and daily life in 2019.

The #AskAz Show EP 01 | On Buying New Guitars, Picking, Chromatic Embellishments 22.01.2019 1:05:10 ↓

Hey guys, this was #AskAz Live Q&A Episode 1 on Jan 17 2019 originally done live on my FB page.  In this episode, I talked about why people buy new guitars, picking technique, soloing, playing over changes, the importance of knowing the guitar accompaniment (harmony), chromatic embellishments and more.   I also talk about the new course, How To Start Teaching Guitar Lessons for guita...

EP 150: Tuesdays are for Work 22.01.2019 2:59 ↓

Work in Progress and upcoming podcast episodes!

EP 149: Monday Thoughts and Ed Dale 21.01.2019 2:00 ↓

How today went and my plans for what's next...

EP 148: Is It Your Music Dream Job? 20.01.2019 1:21 ↓

How to find out whether the job you want is REALLY the job you want.

EP 147: How To Learn Songs By Ear 18.01.2019 6:50 ↓

A 3 step guide, to learn songs by ear. Check out my new course, How To Start Teaching Guitar Lessons at http://www.azsamad.com/teach

EP 146: With Shahrul Subki of Simpliphi Tech 16.01.2019 1:51 ↓

Speed and execution in the tech and startup scene.

EP 145: The 7 Important Lessons I Learned at Berklee 14.01.2019 34:38 ↓

Special extended episode sharing the 7 important lessons I learned during my time as a student at Berklee College of Music. Brand NEW How To Start Teaching Guitar Lessons Course is out! http://azsamad.com/teach

EP 144: Lessons from Tom Lippincott, Andy Fite, Ray Daike and Lee Ritenour 13.01.2019 6:10 ↓

A day of work and learning today. Good stuff... A bit of a ramble but some important thoughts here.

EP 143: On Reading Books Again and Again 13.01.2019 1:19 ↓

Sometimes it makes more sense the second or third time around

EP 142: Frameworks For Learning Guitar Faster 12.01.2019 3:08 ↓

Some takeaways from today's guitar class.

EP 141: The One Where I Talk About Making The Course 11.01.2019 3:52 ↓

Gary Vee, Yin, Grant Cardone and many folks are responsible for this new thing and the process.

EP 140: 3 Keys To Being A Good Guitar Teacher 11.01.2019 35:06 ↓

Special extended episode sharing the 3 keys (S, S & S) to being a good guitar teacher. Brand NEW How To Start Teaching Guitar Lessons Course is out! ➡️ Get it here: https://payhip.com/b/v9Cu

EP 139: Artistic Goals and Work 10.01.2019 1:33 ↓

Long term goals and how to fit them in the short term.

EP 138: Making and Tweaking Products 10.01.2019 2:36 ↓

Making something new and the challenges behind it.

EP 137: A New Mini Course for Aspiring Guitar Teachers 09.01.2019 1:34 ↓

I made something new, it's in the works, discover more about it here. :)

EP 136: You Are Not Just One Thing 08.01.2019 2:31 ↓

On different facets of our personality.

EP 135: The Main Ear Training Exercise I Recommend My Students To Do 07.01.2019 3:45 ↓

Wanna play by ear? This is an exercise you can try.

EP 134: Why So Angry? 07.01.2019 3:07 ↓

Super emo responses and trolling online, along with different perspectives of music

EP 133: The Boron Letters - Part 2 07.01.2019 1:56 ↓

What I learned so far after rereading these classic letters from direct response copywriter Gary Halbert