Shades of Play

3 Health and Safety Guidelines to Pandemic Proof Your Guitar Playing https://youtu.be/wNO6rnZJdxc

Getting back to posting about guitar. 1st Shades of Play lesson. Can you use a toilet paper roll for slide guitar? Watch the video.

Don Felder Q&A at the Kinaxis user conference, Kinexions. Great experience to hear Don Felder, of Eagles fame talk about writing Hotel California. You can hear ONS at the beginning and end of the video doing Seven Bridges Road and Gimme Some Lovin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2owegNYfM4

Finally posting some Nashville pics. Making great friends, meeting interesting people and having fun times. All thanks to the guitar. And Kinaxis and Don Felder too. If you every thought of playing guitar or picking it up again, you wont regret it.

Only musicians I think will understand this. I had a rare and special opportunity to meet Rock&Roll Hall of Fame member and former lead guitarist for The Eagles, Don Felder backstage before a performance. Telling someone the story they asked, "did you get a picture with Don?" I said no but check out his guitars, pedal board and set list...

This one's for my co-writer.

Guitar Deep Thought: Buy 2 guys and carry them so when the drummer says, "Hey, can you help me load in my drums?" You can so, No, I can't , I have these 2 guitars..."

Songwriting 101...

To clear up all the confusion, confirming the official release date for Shades of Play The Movie has not yet been set.

Coincidence that Shades ended up next to How to Play Advanced Bass Guitar? Ken Brown, did you have something to do with this?

Happy Birthday Mark!

Katy Perry playing the Super Bowl. I guess Molly Hatchet was already booked...

Guitar books on Kobo. Suggest you start with Shades, then Dummies and then Van Halen. Ken Brown, you can go straight to the book for bass.

Can't play guitar? Think of a band name and make a big poster, then you'll have to learn. Great night with The Trews.

Can't play guitar? Buy one anyway and remake an '80's video for Kinaxis

Back stage at the Carp Fair. Mike Ryan kicking things off with an opening welcome message.

Slappin' the bass with Mike Lacroix a year or two ago...I'll leave the bass playing to Ken Brown this weekend with One Night Stand at the Tartan Pub.

Play Black Dog, do it!

Mr. Johnny Winter. Here he was not long ago in Constance Bay. Great show! We will miss him.

Actual conversation this weekend; Question: Do you know A Minor. Answer: No, but I know a couple construction workers... Thanks Chris Brown

Can't decide to play guitar, bass, drums? Play them all. Mike Belajac pulling double duty on bass and drums.

Getting ready for a jam and June 30th pre Canada celebrations with One Night Stand...can anybody tell me where the dimmer switch is?

The Student Becomes The Mentor. 1st blog in awhile but most if not all of the content belongs to Mark. http://www.shadesofplay.ca/blog

Someone in the band will say the name of your town tonight...

For Mr. Ken Brown. Getting ready for Friday's gig.

Imagine yourself playing the song Mark Kuta. Steve Vai agrees. Watch Steve sum up the 1st set of Shades in 7 minutes. Great advice for any guitar player. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atGBKuCJ-Jc

Bob, from Class Axe Guitars with a copy of Shades of Play .

You know you're a real guitar player when you have a microphone in front of you.

Soundcheck with Mike Ryan at the Museum of Civilization. A bit more than a month ago...