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Words – Song Preview – The Second Spirit
“Words” is a song about society, honesty, gossip and influential pressure. I wrote the verse melody first on guitar, then slowly started on the chorus. Feeling kinda stuck, I aked my brother Justin Stills to help cowrite the lyrics. We wrote the chorus together and tether on the verses.
25 Indie Rock Songs That Changed My Life
It is hard to say exactly when I started listening to indie rock. I think it was when I worked at a record store in Eugene, Oregon. Indie bands were coming up. The Modest Mouse, the Polvo, the Blonde Redhead. It slowly started brewing up in the shop and over at friends houses. Eugene is a […]
Unseen – Song Preview – The Second Spirit
I wrote this song about my father. I lost my father in a car accident when was I two . And even though he is not here with me, There has been points in my life when I felt his spirit come out of the unseen to help guide me. Previously I threw down a […]
Rescue Car – Song Preview – The Second Spirit
I really had a good time recording this song with JJ Johnson, Leigh Sogoloff and Vinnie Castaldo at The Tone Factory recording studios. While my original demo version was a Beatles sounding song, I am a lot happier with the way JJ Johnson produced it. It really turned it into a hot groove with lots […]
Easy Guitar Octave Slide Lick Lesson
Easy Guitar Octave Slide Lick Lesson In this easy guitar lick lesson I show you a trick to move quickly up the neck while your soloing. It is as easy as playing the same scale position up an octave higher. This way you don’t have to try to figure out what scale […]
Easy Guitar Lesson To Improve Endurance
Does your guitar fretting hand ever hurt from playing too much? Here are 4 easy guitar lessons that can help relieve fretting hand pain. I love playing guitar. I love playing it so much that I used to play up to 6 hours at a time (with some breaks) as a street musician. I hurt my fretting […]
Branding with Stickers in Vegas
It is a good idea to have your merchandise out and ready when your performing. Until I make The Second Spirit boots, I can start branding boots with stickers. How far can you take your music merchandise?
Snout & The Second Spirit – Behind the Scenes
Some behind the scene shots of Snout & The Second Spirit recording a new album at the expanded Galahad Studios in Eugene, Oregon. Some of the gear we used logic, Ableton, Roland RE-201 Space Echo, Korg Polysix, microKorg, traveler guitar, Boss ME-70. http://snoutmusic.com/SNOUTMUSIC/Home
Custom Glowing Guitar Lights
These are my new custom glowing guitar lights. Great for performance lighting. Made by Electric Denim Studios.
How to Focus On Songwriting – Tip 4
Tip 4 – Write out one full sheet of lyrics with the song’s melodies in your head without stoping, critiquing or editing it. Listen to the recorded ideas of your song, or play it on your instrument and get it inside your head. Sing the song in your head […]
