Take It From Me by Edward Lapple Mistakes can be the stuff that dreams are made of. A chance encounter in the night, an accidental phone call to the wrong person who turns out to be Mr. Right, call it serendipity. Serendipity is defined as “good… more »

Take It From Me by Edward Lapple I just had a chance encounter and long conversation with a fellow that I met at the Saugus Swap Meet. It was hotter than a biscuit out there and we had both ducked under a vendor’s EZ-Up which offered an oasis of… more »

Take It From Me by Edward Lapple Band practice. Boy, that sounds like work, and they are. You’re thinking, “I’ve got to get to practice, what a bore.” You just want to get out on stage and be a star, right? But we all know that… more »

by Edward Lapple The beautiful Santa Yenz valley is nestled in the hills just north of Santa Barbara. It is the home of the annual Live Oak Music Festival. This was the festival’s 22nd year and it promised to be a great one. Held on… more »

Take It From Me by Edward Lapple My friends, I don’t usually play a musical instrument, but when I do, I play the bass guitar. I like that because I only have to play one note at a time. Chords scare me. I know a lot less about the circle of fifths… more »

Take It From Me by Edward Lapple Wild tricks in the recording studio are the stuff of legend. Musicians in the know will whisper about how the latest hottie got his sound. Ever since Les Paul invented the multi-track tape recorder, there have been… more »

Take It From Me by Edward Lapple Many of the articles I write have to do with bettering your economic status as musicians. You can actually make money playing music, and of course, once you are discovered, once you have “made it,” once… more »