When i go into a guitar shop, i always hear players trying out new guitars and riffing away. What strikes me is how different everyone sounds and how unique they are. Like everyone has their own fingerprints,

Being a musician is like being a farmer, you plant the seeds, create a healthy environment for the seeds to grow and tend the garden. You have to protect your seeds from an assortment of pests. Like doubt,

I have an ongoing Set list of Songs that i keep changing, In my notebook, i keep writing new Songs that i want to do and what old ones i want to drop. I have recorded, 11 full length Albums of my own Songs,

Thinking back about how technology has changed over the past 25 years. For Musicians it has been a Godsend, now we can record ourselves with our computers and put it out into the World. Thinking back to

I would sit for hours going over my Songbooks, i got the Hal Leonard edition of the Complete Beatles in 2 volumes and went through them in the mid 90's. Getting really anal about all the different Keys

I can remember the time when i really got bit by the Song learning bug. It was 1991 and i was working shift work, 12-8 in the morning,"Graveyard shift" at BC Transit, The Vancouver Bus company.

There are some people who are naturals, like kids who just can draw really well or they pick things up really fast. The people we like to call Geniuses or the talented. We all process information differently,

Having lessons from a good teacher, sets you on a plan for what you need to work on. That is one of the good things about going to a teacher, It gives you discipline and focus on what you need to learn.

Everyone has their own reasons for learning to play music. For some it's a dream they always had and it's on their bucket list of things to do in life. Some people just want to get good enough to play

Thinking back to the reasons why i got into music, going back to my childhood and being influenced by all of the music from the 1960's. After watching the "A hard days night"movie by the Beatles,

Finding a good teacher from my experience is a must. Yes, there is an huge amount of information on the internet and it's a good way to learn, but having the one on one dialogue between a teacher and a

When i was 17 years old i got a new bass for Christmas, A Mann which was a Fender Jazz bass copy made in Japan. The Japanese made really good copies in the 1970's. I still have it and i have put new

When i was in the 4th grade i was diagnosed as being dyslexic, i was also born left handed and changed over to right handed in grade 1. I started having a tutor in the 5th grade, Mrs Rushworth, she basically

Everyone learns music in their own way, i had been a Bass player first and just learned myself and my brother who played guitar taught me the notes on the first 2 strings of the Bass that were the same

Every Friday my Mother would give my weekly allowance. $5.00 was my pay check , that was just enough to buy one full record album or a few 45's. There was a record store at Simpson Sears department store,

Every summer my family would go over to my Aunt Jean's cabin on Saturna Island. Which is in southern British Columbia's Gulf Islands, close to the San Juan Islands in Washington State. You had to transfer

In the summer between Grade 7 and 8, me and a couple of friends got a few joints from one of my brothers friends. We went to the park and bravely, handed around the joint, coughing our guts out and feeling

Jimi Hendrix was buried on my 10th birthday,October 1st 1970 in Seattle Washington, i remember hearing the news on the radio of his death. My older brother was already playing guitar and had a baby blue

Everyone grew up listening to whatever their parents listened to. Sitting in the back of the car, we were exposed to what our parents liked. My Father was a big Jazz fan, He loved Frank Sinatra,Benny Goodman

My name is Graeme Emmott , I am from Vancouver Canada. I am a Songwriter, recording artist and a performer. I have recorded 13 albums that are on Spotify and Apple music. I have studied at the Berklee