tag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:/blogs/guitar-health-and-wellness Brian Bachorz Musical Blog2019-05-19T15:57:45-04:00Brian Bachorz Musicfalsetag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/57603302019-05-19T15:56:35-04:002020-12-21T06:02:48-05:00How to create a great acoustic guitar cover<h1><u>How to take a song and turn it into an acoustic guitar cover.</u></h1>
<p>I don’t want to waste a lot of your time so I’ll get right to the point. This is what I try to do when I create an acoustic cover of a popular song<u>. </u></p>
<h2>Really love the song you are going to rework on acoustic</h2>
<p>First things first, pick a song that you can get into. It makes a ton of sense to choose a great song that means something to you because you are going to spend a lot of time working on it. Pick a song that has a moving melody and chord structure that you feel will carry itself playing just by yourself.</p>
<h2>Golden rule – If you can hum it, play it!</h2>
<p>This is probably the only rule you need to take seriously. This is undoubtedly where you will make or break your version of the acoustic tune. Ask yourself if I needed to explain a song to someone, what part would I sing them? The intro or those little riffs between verses absolutely make the song and should be considered. So sing them first, then pick out the notes one at a time. Once you get the melody, add the chords. This is where you will spend most of your time because it really isn’t that easy to do but know that the more you do it the easier it will get. Also, the more open chords that you know the more option you will have.</p>
<h2>So what do I do?</h2>
<p>Learn the melody line in all position first. This means you want to play the melody within a six fret span in multiple places starting on different strings or fingers. If you sing as well, just compliment the vocals.</p>
<p>Secondly, lay the chords on top of the melody pattern and see where they line up. Being able to move the melody gives you more options for chords. Depending on your skill level it can get really complicated. My suggestion is to keep it simple and revisit it to make modification as your skill level increases.</p>
<h2>Try to use open chords</h2>
<p>Open chords on an acoustic guitar played right just sound great! So get yourself a capo as well as a chord library app and get to work. Now don’t misunderstand me barre chords are great and work just fine but you won’t get the full sound that you are expecting from an acoustic cover. However not everything can be played with open chords, so trust your ears and let that be your deciding factor.</p>
<h2>Try adding a bass line</h2>
<p>When your listening to your song pay attention to the bass line. Remember the golden rule that “If you can hum it, play it.” This is a great way to add movement to your song. This can get tricky if you are also playing the melody and you will most likely need a thumb pick to accomplish all of this. There is some great video on YouTube. My favorite acoustic guitar player is <a href="https://youtu.be/Wmr5_25oVDA">Tommy Emmanuel</a>.</p>
<h2>Think genre or style of music</h2>
<p>What I like to do is take a song and change the genre or style. Any metal songs unplugged to me sounds great. Listen to different music. There are a million great songs that have a great melody or lyrics and changing the style makes it come back to life. A perfect example is The song “House Of The Rising Sun” by the animals. That song was passed down from generation to generation, no one knows who even wrote that tune. However, the song was a monster hit by just giving it the 60’s sound.</p>
<h2>Keep the rhythm tight and percussive</h2>
<p>Now that you got the melody, the chords and maybe even a bass line you should consider adding some percussive hits. One way would be hitting the acoustic guitar body on the bottom side. Another trick I like to do is mute the strings with my pick hand and hit the strings to give it that snare snap sound. I’ve also seen but never used ring shakers or tambourines. Anything to help the music flow and come alive will be a bonus addition. However too much may destroy you mojo, less is sometimes more so decide where you are going to add the hits.</p>
<h2>Now get to work!</h2>
<p>Well I hope I gave you some good ideas and direction so you can rework your next acoustic classic. Please share with me in the comments below some of your posted creations. Also, check out my youtube page for some of my acoustic covers.</p>
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Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/55846672019-05-17T12:52:13-04:002021-06-02T11:23:38-04:00Guitar Health Meditation Experiment Results Jan 7, 2019<p>January 7, 2019</p>
<p>I haven’t been having much luck lately with gaining universal knowledge through meditation and I wondered why. Was I asking too much, was it all just BS, or was I just wasting my time with all of this? So I paused and revisited my notes that I’ve written after each meditation and realized something very important. I’ve been asking the universe for knowledge with respect to my goal of writing 5 great songs by January 31st. Well within my January 3, 2019 mediation I had written down that I had discovered two cool sites. One was “<a href="https://online.berklee.edu/takenote/voice-leading-for-guitar/?fbclid=IwAR0FTSx33ABWYZIUIDJFjT7PIJ9mjaVUZhwDrWNfBvGlIIruGQubmfcvzPo" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Voice Leading for Guitar</a>” and “<a href="https://online.berklee.edu/takenote/major-and-minor-modes/">Mastering Music Theory to Improve Your Songwritting: Major and Minor Modes</a>” both via Take Note Berklee Online magazine. What I failed to realize at the time was that I was given a building block to assist me with my request for knowledge. It is now apparent that the right answer is never going to be told to you or just handed over. Its going to take some real work to understand and build your vision. I don’t believe Einstein was just given the manual for the theory of relativity, I do believe that he got the building blocks from our universe and began to put them together.</p>
<p>Here is what I’ve been doing the past few days.</p>
<p>January 3, 2019 Meditation Notes:</p>
<ul> <li>Mentioned two articles and posted on my Facebook page. Skimmed but never really took the time to dive into what was being said. – MISTAKE ON MY PART</li> <li>Started mediation around 9 PM, I felt tired and drained. It is definitely better either in the morning or afternoon.</li> <li>After calming, I saw a pyramid with a bright white light coming out of the top.</li> <li>After that a very detailed white almost painted slender face with coal colored eyes popped into my vision. It startled me and I lost the face immediately.</li> <li>Recorded some guitar ideas after the session.</li>
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<p>January 4, 2019</p>
<ul> <li>Session again occurred at night, this time around 11:00 PM.</li> <li>Tried to meditate while lying in bed, there was no timer set for this session. I’m not even aware how long the session was.</li> <li>I tried focusing on seeing myself playing guitar and coming up with ideas.</li> <li>Since I was in bed I didn’t document my results</li>
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<p>January 5, 2019</p>
<ul> <li>Meditated in the morning on my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076FSLKK8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">new meditation chair</a>.</li> <li>Tried something new by aligning myself facing North. I used my phone’s compass to get as accurately as I could.</li> <li>Focused on music and theory this is when I realized that I needed to learn the provided knowledge.</li>
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<p>January 6, 2019</p>
<ul> <li>Did not meditate not sure why but I wasn’t feeling the need. I believe it is because I haven’t yet gone through the linked material from Berklee Online Magazine.</li>
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<p>Part of a Blog series. <a href="https://guitartherapist.com/2019/01/02/guitar-meditation-experiment-results-jan-2-2019/">See last Post</a></p>
<p><img src="https://bbachorz.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/brian16bw.jpg?w=840" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="brian16bw" /></p>Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/55787102019-01-02T23:54:20-05:002020-11-25T02:09:43-05:00Guitar Meditation Experiment Results Jan 2, 2019<p>Welcome my friends to another Blog post! I’m very new to this blogging so I’m still trying to figure it all out… So, I got a chance to sit and meditate for about 25 minutes today, immediately after finishing, I started writing down what I remembered. It was interesting to say the least! Thoughts starting moving very fast through my brain and I realized that its pretty hard to just not think of anything. Once I began to calm down, I started to focus on why I was doing this. Mostly to relieve stress, but I’m trying to see if some sort of higher power would assist me with writing 5 great songs by January 31st. I’m still a beginner at meditating, its not like I’ve been doing this for years, but I think I got something out of my session today. Mostly they were random thoughts coming to me but some of them seemed to move like movies on the back of my eyelids. I’m not sure just yet what it all means but I’ve included a break down of some of the thoughts I wrote down. <a href="https://guitartherapist.com/2019/01/01/welcome-to-guitar-therapist/">LAST BLOG POST</a></p>
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<li>I saw a lot of color like a rainbow swirling down but not like a laser light but more gaseous and cloudy.</li>
<li>Saw people but not any particular faces in motion, one that I remember was someone with long hair standing by moving water like a river or large stream. A light seemed to be behind the person so the front of the face and body was dark.</li>
<li>Another image was a lightly covered rocky mountain top at dusk where I appeared to be looking out over the horizon, clouds were moving by somewhat fast. It was like watching a black and white movie. Crazy!!</li>
<li>I remember hearing subconsciously ” Dark into night” or “Dark into light” but I thought of a Dio song and I lost the thought.</li>
<li>I felt some positive vibes and a feeling like it was windy, maybe because of the mountain top vision?</li>
<li>I did get a melody in my head but I wasn’t sure what to do at that moment. Should I have stopped and tried to figure out the melody or continue with the meditation until I reached my 25 minute goal? I chose to continue meditating but I couldn’t remember the exact melody I’d heard. Here is a short video I shot on my phone after. In any event, I came up with something. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw7QhU9bdLI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Link to my YouTube Page</a>
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<p style="text-align:left;">I’m not sure what all this means just yet but tomorrow will be another day and experience I’m sure of it! I’ve realized however, I probably won’t be able to blog daily with all my other stuff going on. I will write down my daily activity in a book and when I get some time, probably every other day or two, I’ll share my progress. This might just work!</p>
<p>If you have any comments or thoughts please let me know.</p>
Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/55767902019-01-01T17:00:16-05:002021-08-28T03:45:25-04:00Welcome to Guitar Therapy<p>Today is January 1, 2019, and I see no reason why not to start my new blog today. I don’t know where it will take me but I’m sure I’ll learn a lot about this new thing I’m going to start. I’ve made a goal to write 5 great songs by January 31, 2019. I’m planning on taking a different approach to get to my goal. I’m hoping it will work to keep my focus and mind fresh on ideas.</p>
<p>So here goes nothing, my first step is to try to meditate for at least 20 min every day focusing on my guitar playing and any ideas that may come to me. I plan on writing them down and share as I go along. They might not make sense at the time to me or anyone but I’m hoping it comes together as I keep focusing on my goal and meditation.</p>
<p>As I go along, I’ll modify to suit what comes about. So within the next few days, I’ll post what happening. In this series, I’ll also play some of my ideas that come to me as well. In any event, I hope that I will meet my goal of 5 great songs by January 31, 2019. If anyone has tried this approach please comment on your experiences. I look forward to hearing from you.</p>
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Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/55762922018-02-28T18:26:50-05:002019-01-01T06:54:50-05:00Music as an influence<p>While I was sitting in my favorite chair today I meditated on the thought if music had played any role in who I am today. I started to remember music I listened to growing up, mostly my parents music riding in a car. It was mostly 60’s and 70’s music or anything by Elvis. I did listen to a lot of ethnic eastern European polkas as well. All pretty mellow stuff.</p>
<p>I started to think what my 10-year-old has been listening to on the same radio while riding in my car. The only real difference other than being more modern sounding was the lyrical content. For today’s music to stand out it has to shock or dramatize something that is not necessarily age appropriate for all groups of people.</p>
<p>So my conclusion has been that the next generation of adults will most likely be assholes. We are in trouble. Boycott rap or you will be doomed!</p>
Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/55762932018-02-21T22:01:51-05:002019-01-01T06:54:50-05:00Joy of discovering plug-in effects for recording.<p>I don’t claim to be an expert in recording or mixing and this post is just me expressing my satisfaction with both Waves Gold Edition and BBE’s Suite of plugins. If you haven’t tried them your missing out on a ton of great effects and mixing tools.</p>
<p>My biggest surprise was BBE’s suite. As a guitar player, I discovered BBE’s Sonic Maximizer in the early 90’s. I still have the rack unit. It always gave me a much fuller sound just using it alone. So today I wanted to see if there was a plug-in I could use that was a VST3. To my surprise there was! So I purchased it for $99. The suite came with the BBE’s Sonic Maximizer, Harmonizer, Loudness, and Bass3 modules. Instantly my mixes sounded 100% better, fuller and crisper. As I stated earlier I’m not much of a guru when it comes to effects and mixing but I really did notice a difference.</p>
<p>The Wave Gold edition is incredibly awesome! I just went through the presets and I was amazed at the clarity and effects I was hearing. The reverb is out of this world. The Gold edition was a bit pricey even though I got it on sale for $250 but the more I use it the more I believe it was money well spent.</p>
<p>I know it seems like I’m babbling and I might be but by just having these tools in my arsenal I feel that I can mix a pretty decent demo of my own original shit. I may just remix and re-master some of my completed stuff again. I’m in the process of recording a new song now that once it is completed I’ll post the results.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading, check out my main <a href="http://briansmusicalbox.com">website</a> for what I’m up to musically.</p>
Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/55762942018-02-19T22:18:20-05:002020-03-28T07:44:38-04:00How to clean your room<p>It’s very easy. The first thing you need to do is pick up the big stuff and strategically hide or just move out of the room. If you got a closet put all your shit in there and close the door. This will give the impression that the room is bigger than it actually is. Once your done moving stuff around get a vacuum cleaner and run over your carpet or hardwood floor. Spray some Lysol and that should do it.</p>
<p>Now relax with a beer and pass the good word along to your friends!</p>
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Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/55762952018-02-18T13:55:13-05:002019-05-19T00:20:27-04:00How to use an Eddie Van Halen D-Tuna for Drop D Tunning<h3>How to use Eddie Van Halen’s D-tuna</h3>
<p>I just learned this how to use the Eddie Van Halen D-tuna so I thought I’d pass it along. The D-tuna is a device used on a Floyd Rose type tremolo system that allows you to raise the low E string tuned to D to an E note just by pushing in on the D-tuna</p>
<h4><strong>How the D-tuna works</strong></h4>
<p>So to start you need to back out the low E fine tuner screw on the top of your Floyd completely out. You will never use it as a fine tuner for the string. The next thing is to pull out the d-thna so it isn’t engaged and unlock the nut screw at the top for the E and A strings. Tune the low E string with the tunning gears to a D note and lock the screw once it is in tune. Now, this could get tricky because when you lock it back up it goes sharp so it’s a fine dance to keep your D in tune. Once you get the D squared away you can engage the D-tuna to raise the note to E. Now this is what I didn’t know. There is a small Allen screw on the side of the D-tuna that is used to fine tune the E note. You tighten or loosen the screw to make the string sharp or flat. Once you get that set you should be all good.</p>
<p>All you will need to do to switch back and forth is either pull out or push in on the D-tuna. If you do a lot of drop D tunings it is worth the effort.</p>
<h4><strong>D-tuna Recommendations</strong></h4>
<p>It works best with a new set of stretched out strings for setup. Once the strings are stretched it is easier to fine tune the low E string. Also, the note will stay in tune longer while you play. I’ve noticed that each string change requires some fine adjustments.</p>
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<p>40% Show - Why are they there? No one wants to see 4-5 people just stand and play through a set list. Pull it all together into something that is marketable and that will attract people to have a good time. </p>
<p>40% Music - How well do you know the song? Play your balls or vag off, know your songs inside and out. Always important watch your timing and play with feeling. People will always pick up on that and will feel the groove! </p>
<p>10% Sound - Why are you so loud? There is a time and a place for everything. Have multiple rigs for different size venues/bars. The people that hire you and your fans will thank you. </p>
<p>10% Lighting - Who's playing bass? Lighting is important because for one you need to be seen, It helps with the overall show experience, and your fans pictures that they post on their or your Facebook page will look awesome. </p>
<p>Follow this and you'll do just fine! </p>
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<p> </p>Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/47085132017-05-17T15:10:00-04:002017-05-17T15:10:44-04:00CINDER BAR AT WHISKEY MILL, LOCATED AT 119 BERKLEY ROAD,CLARKSBORO, NJ<p>Cinder Bar is a new place that recently opened up that I've had the opportunity to play recently. This place is located in Clarksboro, NJ off of Berkley Road in a recently built shopping plaza. I noticed it right away by their cool outdoor sign which gives it a mystic type look that totally draws you in. The place is a pub/bar type of restaurant with a great selection of domestic and craft beers on tap. food is quite amazing as the food is prepared in a wood burning stove giving the food that smoke flavored taste, Awesome! </p>
<p>Every Thursday night they have top notch solo acoustic acts playing there as well. They provide a house PA that you can plug into from your board that is piped through out the place. The Cinder Bar is always packed so you might have a wait at the door for a table but in my opinion it is well worth it. </p>
<p>I will be playing again on June 2, 2017 and if you get a chance please stop in and see me!<br><br><a contents="Cinder Bar Menu" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cinderbarnj.com/menu.html" target="_blank">Cinder Bar Menu</a></p>Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/47084932017-05-15T15:05:00-04:002021-07-03T18:44:47-04:00Social Media Promotion for Musicians ReviewSocial Media Promotion for Musicians - The Manual for Marketing Yourself, Your Band, and Your Music Online by Bobby Owsinski is a book that I recently purchased from amazon and started to read. I'm surprised by how much information about online marketing I didn't know. This book has already begun to have some impact on how I promote my websites and market on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Google+. It provides good examples and advice on posts and blog entries and when the best time to post is. I highly recommend this book for someone just starting out in the world of online marketing. <br><br>Link to <a contents="Bobby Owsinski " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.bobbyowsinski.com/" target="_blank">Bobby Owsinski </a>site <br><br>Link to <a contents="purchase" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/Social-Media-Promotion-Musicians-Marketing/dp/0988839113/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1494799185&sr=8-14&keywords=bobby+owsinski">purchase</a> the book.<br><br><br>#brianbachorzlive #brianbachorzblog #brianbachorz #socialmediapromotion #onlinemusicmarketing #musicmarketing<br> Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/46700982017-04-17T15:00:00-04:002017-05-14T14:54:35-04:00Online Music Marketing Crash Course<p>I've come to the realization that I don't know how to market myself and my music online. I've done some research and found some great videos that I'd like to share and I honestly believe will put me on the right path for some success. There are a tons of video regarding online music marketing so if you find a great link please post them to the comments. I look forward to hearing about what everyone has also found. </p>
<p>So check these out, watch them, comment if you'd like and I hope it helps with your marketing success.<br><br><span class="font_large"><strong>How to Promote Your Music Online</strong></span><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="oJ7aeluabIo" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/oJ7aeluabIo/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oJ7aeluabIo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><br><span class="font_large"><strong>How to Promote your music online with 14 free strategies</strong></span><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Z1XbpLGndrs" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/Z1XbpLGndrs/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z1XbpLGndrs?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><a contents="Additional link for details of this video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://selfmadesuccess.com/promote-music-online-free/">Additional link for details of this video</a><br><br><span class="font_large"><strong>Music Marketing Strategies: 5 Steps To An Effective Music Marketing Funnel</strong></span><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="gsZ5coEPbTc" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/gsZ5coEPbTc/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gsZ5coEPbTc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><a contents="Additional link with link" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://selfmadesuccess.com/promote-music-online-free/">Additional link with link</a></p>
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<p>#makemoneywithmusic #musicbusiness #getmymusicheard #howtomarketmusic</p>Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/46696152017-04-13T11:47:03-04:002017-05-14T14:53:23-04:00Traveler Guitar Escape Mark III ReviewI've been looking for a small compact guitar that looked cool, sounded great and had a good feel. Getting older has led me to the decision that less is more. I don't really like taking a ton of equipment to a solo gig anymore. With the advancement of technology there really is no reason too. Through my search, I came across several small acoustic guitars and played a few that I could in music stores. It seemed that the stores I went into really didn't have much of a selection and they usually played horribly. So I decided to take a new approach and researched strickly online based on reviews of real players. <br><br>So after about a week of searching I recently purchased a Traveler Guitar Escape Mark III. I saw a demonstration or test drive of the guitar on <a contents="Sweetwater's web site" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/oLznvop8mm4">Sweetwater's web site</a> that sold me on the product. I was surprised on how lite it was when I held it. It has a built in tuner, a phase button, earphone jack and a line in to play along to some tunes. I plugged it in and I pretty much got the sound I heard from the video instantly without any modification or EQ. I took it to work a few times and was surprised how loud it was naturally. <br><br>The only thing that I didn't like was that it didn't play or feel the best right out of the box. I purchased the guitar from Sweetwater who does a check of the instrument. Now they don't do custom setups so I don't blame them for the feel. So I took the guitar to a local guitar tech master by the name of Tom Hawk who made that play just as good if not better than my expensive Taylor 814ce. I was absolutely floored! I still hadn't used it live at this point yet because I hadn't gotten used to it. The shape and feel is much different than a standard acoustic guitar but I was surprised with a strap how easy it was to hold. <br><br>I began to use it exclusively when I had rotator cuff surgery in February 2017. Since it was so close to the body, I was able to play and gig once again after only 1 month out from surgery. I was again pleasantly surprised with the compliments I received from people regarding the sound of the instrument. I now use it exclusively when I play live at wineries and bars/clubs. I love it! <br><br>I would recommend that you give the Traveler Guitar Escape Mark III a try. I believe that if you do solo acoustic work that once properly setup you'll find that it too will be your main guitar for live gigs. Below are two examples of me playing it. Check it out!<br><br>#travelguitar #travelersguitar #miniguitar #brianbachorzlive #ineedasmallguitar #travelerguitar#miniacousticguitar<br><br>Daniel by Elton John performed in my basement<br><br><a contents="Basement Jam - Playing Elton John's "Daniel"" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TstgEiXHf8g"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="TstgEiXHf8g" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/TstgEiXHf8g/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TstgEiXHf8g?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></a><br><br>The White Horse Winery - Playing a clip of Led Zeppelin's "Thank You"<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="PxNo64O_Xyc" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/PxNo64O_Xyc/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PxNo64O_Xyc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br><br>The Cinder Bar - Playing a clip of Rod Steward's " Maggie May"<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="NdrLYIpSIjM" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/NdrLYIpSIjM/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NdrLYIpSIjM?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/46689002017-04-12T20:10:40-04:002017-05-14T18:04:41-04:00Online Managers-Websites that help get you gigs!<p>I see more of these sites popping up asking musicians to sign up and promise to help you build a stellar profile to get fantastic gigs. I have personally tried one called GigSalad and even though I did receive leads from people wanting musicians I haven't been able to close the deal and haven't gotten a paying gig as of yet. I'm currently down about $145 for their annual membership fee. </p>
<p>The site below is considered one of the better one. They seem to be like an online manager that initially you are required to pay a fee upfront when you apply to be considered for the gig. These are bigger outdoor venues, festival style gigs that look promising. It might be worth it to give it a shot. I personally have mixed feeling about them because I haven't had any success with GigSalad. However, this site has me on the fence. Let me know what you think? </p>
<p>I've created a search below for gigs within 100 of Philadelphia. </p>
<p><a contents="www.sonicbids.com 100 mile radius of Philadelphia" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.sonicbids.com/find-gigs?location=39.95234%2C-75.16379&radius=100">https://www.sonicbids.com/find-gigs?location=39.95234%2C-75.16379&radius=100</a><br><br>After speaking my mind through e-mail to another site called gigmasters, I received this the below e-mail as a response. You will have to ultimately do the research but they provide some links to check out. If your going to use them please be cautious.</p>
<p>On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 11:03 AM, GigMasters Sales wrote:<br>Hi Brian, </p>
<p>Thanks for your email. I definitely understand your concerns and of course there's always risk involved when joining booking sites with a similar model. The good news is we have been booking event entertainment successfully for 20 years and are very transparent with how often we are booking our entertainers. You can see for yourself if you do a quick search for similar acts you can see how often they are getting booked through GigMasters and when their last booking was: </p>
<p><a contents="https://www.gigmasters.com/search/singer-guitarist-sewell-nj" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gigmasters.com/search/singer-guitarist-sewell-nj">https://www.gigmasters.com/search/singer-guitarist-sewell-nj</a> </p>
<p><a contents="https://www.gigmasters.com/search/guitar-sewell-nj&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gigmasters.com/search/guitar-sewell-nj">https://www.gigmasters.com/search/guitar-sewell-nj </a></p>
<p>You can view our membership options here: <a contents="https://www.gigmasters.com/signup" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gigmasters.com/signup">https://www.gigmasters.com/signup</a> <br>All our memberships come with a 30 day money back guarantee. We are confident we can get you booked but if you're unhappy within the first month we will give you a full refund. We are not a booking agent, we are an event marketplace where we connect you with clients looking to book, but you need to put effort into making your profile look great and make sure you're responding to leads in a timely fashion and following up with clients. </p>
<p>Please let me know if you have any questions about how we work. I can provide you with stats for your area if you're interested. </p>
<p>Best, <br>Allison </p>
<p>Allison Becker <br>Account Executive <br>(203) 803-1767 <br>GigMasters.com </p>
<p>#gigwebsites #helpmegetgigs #gigsalad #gigmasters</p>Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/44626002016-11-11T15:09:39-05:002017-05-14T18:05:27-04:00Open Mic Nights- Why you should stop playing them!<p>You practice your heart out, learn new songs, and practice your stage presentation only to find that getting a paying gig is extremely hard. You sign up for every facebook page/group you see and post your links and schedule hoping that someone will see. You buy into sites like gigsalad as an example that try to categorize and present starving musicians to the world to help them get paying gigs. You may also send e-mails, texts, visit places in person only to realize that no one gives a shit! You talk with other bands or solo people about gigs and they seem to have the same problem. <br><br>It may just be that I'm not motivated or connected enough to find those gigs but 15 years ago it seemed like there were a lot more places to play. A musician was wanted and respected. What happened? Agents or manager are very selective these days, and seem to only work with certain types of bands never wanting to take a chance on something fresh. So what do you do? <br><br>Well I say, stop giving it away! Stop playing those open mic nights or blues jams! Why would anyone want to pay for something that they can get for free? We need to just stop! I think it's time for all of us to just go back to where we should be at back yard beer bashes or large biker charity events! You want to jam, jam with your friends BYOB style. They most likely will thank you! You know, those parties where cops are called for loud noise complaints and people in the streets blocking traffic, where memories are made? If you're going to give it away for free at least get noticed for it. Put out a guitar case for collecting dollars or spare change. It may not be much but it isn't working for free. <br><br>My theory is that If you take away the people from the bars and clubs to a party down the street sooner than later you will be in demand. Bars and clubs notice this immediately and will beg you to play and it will be on your terms not theirs. People just don't go out as much as they used to, but who can resist a keg'er in a backyard or parking lot. This is how people get discovered by word of mouth, it becomes an event that the industry has to notice. <br><br>Please let me know how you feel or if you think I'm right or wrong about my approach. Something has to change and we need to stick together.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/154410/8cc6f049e977c42f2a5f82225545b4c6c29c2fb8/original/file-000-3.jpeg?1478891649" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>#ihatejamnights #jamnightskillingthemusician #dontwasteyourtimewithjamnights #musicisnotforfree</p>Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/44381042016-10-26T10:53:11-04:002017-05-14T18:06:11-04:00White Horse Winery - Hammonton, NJ Review<p style="text-align: justify;">Hello everyone Brian Bachorz of Brian Bachorz live here and I'd like to take some time out and say a few things about this new winery in Hammonton, NJ. I've had the opportunity recently to perform at the winery several times and each time seemed better than the last. The staff and management are wonderful people who genuinely want to make your experience at the winery a great one. Their knowledge of their wine products is top notch and they seem to be able to answer or accommodate any question or pallet. I've had the opportunity to taste a few of their selections and have to say that I truly enjoyed the blend and sweetness of my selections. <br><br>The place in general is built for sound, with all hard wood floors and high ceilings a true warm sound is easily accomplished with minimal equipment. In addition they have an in house speaker system that allows you to plug your PA system directly from a monitor out into their in-house system allowing sound to be distributed inside and outside of the room to hear. <br><br>My last experience was October 21, 2016 where I played a Friday evening for their Food Truck Friday event outside on their spacious deck. I was able to open my Bose PA system and fill the air with good tunes for people of all ages sitting around fire pits drinking wine and having a good time. The crowd was relaxed and seemed to enjoy Ramono's Disco Fries and later that evening Cannoli World a desert food truck. I played for 3 hours and the crowd was receptive making request and I even had a gentlemen named Dominic join me on a tambourine for a few songs. I met a few new people and was reminded of a couple of song selections that I didn't think of that I'll plan to learn for next time. <br><br>I highly recommend this place and very much look forward to playing again in the future. So if you're looking for something to do with your significant other or good friends, check out The White Horse Winery and be sure to say hello to BJ and MJ and also their staff and mascot Macie! <br><br>Check out their site at <br><a contents="The White Horse Winery" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.whitehorsewinery.com/" target="_blank">http://www.whitehorsewinery.com/</a></p>
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<p><br>Brian Bachorz - October 26, 2016<br>#foodtruckfriday #liveatwhitehorse #whitehorsewinery #njwine #vawr #visitsouthjersey</p>Brian Bachorz Musictag:brianbachorzmusic.com,2005:Post/70948102015-04-22T21:34:00-04:002023-10-16T10:50:33-04:00Relief From Hand Pain Caused by Playing the Guitar<div>Most of us take for granted the health of our hands. Until recently, I haven't given it much thought either. Throughout the years I have come to know from other musicians and professional experiences that you should always warm up and stretch before you start any type of practice or performance with your instrument. However even though I knew this, I never did anything about it. I'm now in my early 40 playing almost 30 years and over the last few years I've started to develop pain in my hands and fingers, mostly my left. It started off as a subtle dull pain that after completing a song I would just shake off. It eventually got much worse where I experienced extreme thumb pain on my fretting hand primarily when playing my acoustic guitar. Mostly with bar chords or similar chord structure where my thumb was pressed against the back middle part of the neck. Without evening playing my hands felt like I was boxing hitting a heavy bag all night long. Below are the things I tried and continue to use that in my case reduced the pain and allows me the comfort to continue to practice and play at my current level.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Your Not a Musician Warrior!</b></div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq">The first thing anyone should do when experiencing pain in your hands from playing is to stop playing. Pain is not good in any context when it comes to playing music, I've heard people say that they just play through the pain, take Ibuprofen and deal with it like a true "musician warrior". Well that is the worst thing you can do. I've been down that road in the past and I'm here to say that didn't work out so well for me. Throughout the years had I stopped, I may not of had issues. What had prevented me from stopping most of the time was I was always under a time crunch to learn several new songs or while I attended college, just preparing for a proficiency test. There will always be circumstances such as these that will drive you to think that you have to work through the pain. Resist I say and remember to take frequent breaks, if needed after your done, put some ice on the areas that hurt. </blockquote></div><div><br></div><div><b>Stretching Exercises Prior to Playing a Note</b></div><div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Before you play a single note you should stretch out your forearms, hands, and fingers on both sides. It doesn't take that long and I now find myself stretching throughout the day just to stay loose which has helped me tremendously. I came across a helpful link posted by <a class=" yt-uix-sessionlink spf-link g-hovercard" data-name="" data-sessionlink="ei=uC84VYDpBtDHqwW634CQBw" data-ytid="UCYiMWvp9JpTT_c45P9W1Jsg" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYiMWvp9JpTT_c45P9W1Jsg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; height: 22px; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; max-width: 315px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">cragginshred</a> on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brPzQdBaSjg" target="_blank">YouTube</a>. It has now become part of my daily regiment. I think he brings up great points in his video and he appears to be quite knowledgeable on the subject of physical therapy. There are others out there as well and you should explore to see what works for you. </blockquote>
<br><b>Daily Supplements for Joint Pain and Inflammation Maintenance</b><br><blockquote class="tr_bq">I never was a vitamin/supplement guy but I've come to learn through doing research and asking people who live in that world what their feelings were and their recommendations. I don't like prescription drugs if there is an equally natural alternative. I've never been a "pill popper" and pharmaceutical companies scare me to death. What I mean and you may think differently, the side effects from taken an anti-inflammatory drug as an example, sounds worse than the actual pain. I've found that natural herbs and remedies while not as potent in some cases get the job done with little or no side effects. I'm not a doctor! I'm a musician, so I'm only speaking of my own experiences here. If you are on a regular medication speak with your doctor prior to taking any supplements or vitamins because it could possibly cause you harm. </blockquote>The following supplements is what I take on a daily basis:<br><ul>
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<b>Tart Cherry Extract</b> 475mg (1/Day) for inflammation.</li>
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<b>Magnesium</b> 250mg (1/Day) for pain caused by possible nerve and muscle damage.</li>
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<b>Glucosamine+Chondroitin+MSM</b> with Manganese and Vitamin C (4/Day) for joints and arthritis.</li>
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<br><b>Time to See a Specialist</b><br><blockquote class="tr_bq">If none of these recommendations help relieve the pain then you need to go see an Orthopedic Specialist. I've gone to several of them prior to this regiment who where located in my area and had a number of tests performed. It would be beneficial if you could find one that specializes in musician injuries, but they are hard to find in most areas. The doctors that I saw were not musicians but sports specialists and I don't believe they truly understood my concerns. Most people are told they have Carpel Tunnel Syndrome or slight nerve damage either in their wrist or elbows. My experience is that once they diagnose you they should provide non-evasive treatments prior to any surgery solution. If those don't work then you may require surgery to repair or move nerves. I would think long and hard about that solution. People that I've spoken with who had nerves moved in their elbows or wrists say that the healing process is very slow. Also, they've expressed concern with sensitivity of feeling and dexterity. Their outcome had mostly improved over time but with a cost of a year of not playing. If your a working musician that may be a non-starter. In some instances depending on the repair playing may be just like starting all over again. Surgery in my opinion should be avoided or postponed and used as a very last resort.</blockquote>
<b>Summary</b><br><blockquote class="tr_bq">I hope that I've provided some useful information that is helpful in maintaining and dealing with your pain. Music should be fun and you should be able to enjoy playing pain free until your dying day. I'm not a medical person just a musician so a doctor trumps everything I've written. I just wanted to pass along what I've been doing that has helped my situation. Good luck to you!</blockquote>Brian Bachorz<br><br><strong>Relative Links</strong><br><br>Injury Prevention: <a href="http://hvbluegrass.org/articles/news/759-injury-prevention-tips-for-musicians.html">http://hvbluegrass.org/articles/news/759-injury-prevention-tips-for-musicians.html</a><br>Repetitive Injury: <a href="http://musicianshealth.com/whyrsi.htm">http://musicianshealth.com/whyrsi.htm</a><br><br><br><br>
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