Recording

Adam Rafferty Rethinks Recording CDs & Distribution

Note: This article is NOT a gripe & whine session. It’s an inquiry of “what should musicians do now that the game has changed?”

Below I will outline 12 points.
Items 1 – 6 diagnose “the problem” with doing things the old way in the today’s environment (it’s a mismatch)
Items 7 – 11 become solution oriented, so yes there is hope! (we have to think differently)
Item 10 is my big AHA moment and I describe what I may do next

OPERATION BROOKLYN – signing 100 “Fingerstyle Favorites” DVD’s

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Well, I am not in NYC that often these days, but I wanted to show you the sights of Brooklyn and the B.Q.E. on a really hot sticky day so you could feel the “New York Vibe” a little.
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Win an iPad Mini from Adam….

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Watch the video to find how…

In the last post & video I mentioned a “cool prize” that I will be giving away to customers of the new “Fingerstyle Favorites” DVD when it launches….

Drum roll….

I will be giving away a brand new Apple iPad mini! Maybe you’ll be the lucky winner….

For Fingerstyle Guitarists – Effects & Tapping vs Melody

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This weekend I got a chance to listen to some wonderful young guitar players, but it brought me back to an issue I try to explain over and over when I teach workshops.

Many fingerstyle guitarists today are forgetting about the most important aspect of music – melody. I think this is due to a basic lack of musical study, and the lack of asking the basic question “what is music?”

Without an inquiry into what music actually is, one can get lost by simply copying whats trendy and popular on Youtube and in magazines. [Read more…] about For Fingerstyle Guitarists – Effects & Tapping vs Melody

Spring Tour 2014 & New Video “Just the Two Of Us”

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Hey Gang!

2014 Spring Tour Dates

I just wanted to drop a quick post to let you know that starting March 14, 2014 I will be on tour for about 8 weeks throughout Germany, Austria, Poland and Russia…

Lots of fun & fingerpicking will be had!

Hope to see you at a concert – please check the TOUR PAGE for details.

New Video!

And by the way, here is the latest video in case you haven’t seen it – “Just the Two of Us…”

Enjoy!

Adam