Vegas In Your Eyes

Vegas In Your Eyes

Several years back Ray McKenna and I were sitting on the rooftop of his high-rise apartment building in downtown Toronto. Skyscrapers surrounded us as I pulled out my acoustic guitar and tuned it while Ray set up his music recorder. Songwriting process Typically in...
My First Year on Spotify and What’s for Dinner?

My First Year on Spotify and What’s for Dinner?

My First Year on Spotify As part of my Linkedin and blue i music communities you are most likely aware that, at the start of 2020, I announced that I closed my Profitable Conversions consulting practice to focus on composing music. So here’s a snapshot of the...
Behind the Scenes – the Making of Main Street

Behind the Scenes – the Making of Main Street

A conversation between b Schmidt composer and Julian R Fogel producer discussing production challenges and learnings around the music track “Main Street” from the album “Labyrinth” Listen/Follow on...
The Making of 2020 Vision

The Making of 2020 Vision

2020 Vision is the second single from the album Labyrinth, which is being released on a track-by-track basis. A different song structure I started writing the track at the start of this year. The structure of the piece has been impacted by the ups and downs of our...