Hello Hopeless is a 3-piece rock band from Waterloo region, in Ontario, Canada. Their music is fairly eclectic, absorbing a number of influences from different styles of music, but I think it is fair to call it energetic, to say the least. With a band name like Hello Hopeless, you might not expect that much…
Instruments have always played an essential role in music since their advent, tens of thousands of years ago. As much as music can be done with simply the human voice, there is just a magic about instruments accompanying the human voice that only your heart can understand. Much of the knowledge behind older instruments is…
Every DJ knows how important it is to be constantly playing gigs. Nowadays you can find a huge amount of people claiming to be DJs with very little skill to show for, and that might get in your way if you’re starting out. If you already have your thing going, you will still find obstacles…
History can be a hard thing to discuss, because, inevitably, you probably weren't there to see the events unfold as they did. This is especially true when we're talking about the history of one particular musical instrument with a somewhat checkered past - the banjo. The banjo, as we know it, dates back 400 or…
You see it all the time: DJs holding headphones against their head as they do magic on the mixer to drive the crowd wild. How Do DJs Use Headphones? It seems like headphones are an essential DJ item, but, what do they use them for? It turns out that DJs use their headphones to listen…
Not to sound overly dramatic, but being a DJ is kind of like being a party GOD. Think we’re exaggerating? Not necessarily… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cSu6FikzHE Ok, not all DJs reach “godlike” status, but even for up-and-coming DJs, there is that feeling of connecting with a whole lot of people. You are the conduit between the music and…
Liberty DeVitto has done pretty well for himself as a professional drummer over the past few decades. His success story is as inspiring as any musician could hope for. DeVitto basically taught himself how to play drums, motivated by sheer enthusiasm for the instrument, at a young age, and worked his way into the music…
Before I get to my talk with Some Dude's Pesopicks creator, Stuart Brady, I want to say a few words about the humble guitar pick. If you play guitar, you probably know there are picks of all shapes, sizes, colors, thicknesses, designs, etc. You might even keep several guitar picks handy, and stop by the…
When it comes to modern guitar effect pedals, and music gear in general, there are quite a lot of companies out making it. Some companies are large, and some are small. Some suck, some are great. We all know how it goes. To the end user, aka the music gear consumer, there are advantages to…
Up until fairly recently, most guitar players who play heavy hitting genres of metal were relying on standard amps to get the job done. Ever since 7 and 8 string guitars, low keys and chugging riffs became a thing, many amp manufacturers rushed to meet the demand of this crowd. Bogner did the same. Their…
