BandMix.com is not a dating site. Technically. You post a bio — the instruments you play, your influences, your gear, a video or an mp3 to prove you're not lying about any of it. Then you wait, or you reach out to people who seem like they might get it. It's LinkedIn for people who peaked at open mic night. It's Match.com if everyone's profile picture were their pedalboard, and ...

Years ago, I began noticing something in music that didn't make much sense to me.I would walk into a small club and hear an extraordinary musician.Not good.Extraordinary.The kind of player who makes you stop talking and pay attention.Perhaps fifty people were in the room.A few miles away, thousands of people might be paying considerably more ...

Artificial intelligence can write computer code, analyze spreadsheets, summarize documents, create presentations, explain complicated subjects and answer questions that once required hours of research.And it is getting better remarkably quickly.It would therefore seem reasonable to conclude that expertise is becoming less valuable.I think the opposite may be ...

One small step for me, one giant leap 2 miles downwardI have thought about skydiving for quite some time.  Then last year, I mentioned the jump to a dear friend suggesting we take the plunge 😬 to celebrate a milestone birthday 🎈.  Tickets were purchased; date and time scheduled.  Off we ...