Music

Willy Porter is an accomplished guitarist, storyteller and songwriter from Wisconsin who is toured with Sting, Jeff Beck and Paul Simon to name a few.

Bear Market Riot is a power-folk duo (Kirk Nordby & Nick Motil) from California’s Central Cost. They blend everything from Americana to hip-hop into an infectious sound that can only come from two glorious bearded men playing six instruments all while keeping a full dance floor satisfied.

What do you think successful musicians do to achieve success in their music careers? Surely,…

So, be yourself. There’s no need to think, “Well, that’s what’s selling so that’s what we have to do to get noticed!” It’s selling because at some point, the powers that be said to them, “You don’t sound like anyone else.”

The etymology of the word “music” comes from the Greek for “muse” (i.e. Μοῦσα – Mousa). You can see the connection, and interestingly, the same root also flowered into the word “museum,” the treasure trove of the arts.

When I started taking music seriously I set out in a van with my dog, slept at truck stops and learned how to travel the country by myself.