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An independent singer songwriter takes a working vacation in Hawaii as an opening act for Kalapana, and gets inspired to compose a bossa nova in 7/4 after dining on the freshest piece of fish ever!

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A Memorial Weekend extra where you can witness the impact of Peets and Ryze coffee amp me and drop me in the same podcast! Thankfully The Jes Richmond band amps me up as well. A visit to the early days of songwriting clubs and songwriter dreams.

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Sometimes random life experiences all align in one moment. Hopefully for the better.

The movie Coco, a mourning mother sings about lost loves. Also, what’s with ghosting? searching for the perfect guitar, mixing art and family, Canada’s Cedar guitar tops, all in one podcast?

New take on an Mexican folk song, Llarona, sung Sarah Taylor, engineered by her husband, Paul Horabin, at readymixmusic recording studios. Thanks to Dave Pearlman of Pearlman microphones, Cordoba guitars.

Dedicated to Stella and Oliver.

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In which we continue microphone/recording choices, arranging for the songwriter genre without overdoing it, overdubbing in person vs emailing recorded files, and protocol for doing so. New tune called Underpinnings. Eva Scow brings her A-game on mandolin, Tiffany Lantello orchestrates, I blend Peets Major Dick and Big Bang. (That’s right, I said it!)

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Went to McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa Monica and found a nice used Cordoba C-10 Parlor. Sang Tracks Of My Tears when no one was looking!

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Welcome to Episode 3 where we begin to discuss using right studio gear, the influence of the legacy engineers Geoff Emerick, Al Schmitt, Ed Cherney, and Michael Frondelli, mic placement and the story of how I came to compose “Twirl.”

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One of the first songs from my Warner Brother debut album that never saw the light of day and the journey it went through to be revived all these years later.

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Episode 1 gets off to a rollickin start as my next door neighbor also decided to dig out his in ground pool. Still, we talk acoustic guitars, songwriting styles, Beatles, and Peets coffee. (Please sponsor me, Peets!)

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Welcome to the Miguellicast.

We’ll discuss music, songwriting, acoustic guitars, old amplifiers and how to make a fresh tomato/basil sauce!

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