Reward Music

I still work on trying to make things groove and "feel" right. This is just an example of a riff of mine that uses some open strings and is a little tricky to play. It's from a song called "You'd Rather Forget" but makes a...

Here's a handy little chord move in Amin that you can use to create some swampy goodness........

Doing an old Earl King song called "Mama and Papa" at the Baked Potato in Los Angeles, Oct 2021...

This is what it's like to walk on stage in front of a great crowd. Here's Jones Beach NY in Aug of 2021. Video by Eliot Lewis...

Beautiful day here in Atlanta - hanging out enjoying the fall air! ...

Sara Smile guitar solo PNC Bank Arts Center, NJ Aug 13 2021 Classic song by Daryl Hall and John Oates.......Daryl likes when I play it differently each night so to keep it fresh I try and play off of his piano and vocal ad...

Here's one of my flight cases for my speaker cabinets that I've had forever (or at least it seems like it).... Oh if this thing could talk...it's seen a lot of duty and traveled to many places...including some of the same...

Here’s a small but really powerful recording rig that I travel with when I’m on tour. We have so many off days on these Hall and Oates tours so it’s nice to stay productive and keep the creative juices flowing. ...

Getting back on the horse after a long time off from this gig. Feels great to play with old buddies again and make music together. Trying out a few new pedals and amplifier heads for the rehearsals- (still waiting on another...

Recorded Live in Los Angeles Jun 2021 Joel Taylor-drums Travis Carlton-bass Matt Rhode-keys...

Recorded Live in Los Angeles Jun 2021 Joel Taylor-drums Travis Carlton-bass Matt Rhode-keys...

Here's a clip of a soundcheck rehearsal with Robben Ford performing my tune "F Thing" ...

Here's a little clip of Robben Ford and myself rehearsing his tune "Go" from his new record before his livestream on June 12th....

Here's an easy chord progression that could prove challenging to improvise over. In this Mini- Mojo Lesson I discuss how to approach soloing over a chord progression that shifts key centers....

I walk through the triad positions of the Cmaj Harmonized Major Scale and show you a little sweep picking move to practice them with. I'm a big proponent of the "killing two birds with one stone!"....theory and technique in...

This was posted to YouTube a few years back but though I'd add it here as well....it's a good explanation of my approach and how I think about combining "hooks" and riffs with rhythm parts. ...

Here's a little progression played on a 1963 Guild Starfire. The pickups produce a really distinctive sound and it's very good for rhythm guitar parts....