Music Mates Blog

Published January 09, 2018 by lerxtjr

Music Sales on an Upward Trend in 2018?

According to a music business analysis report, the U.K. saw an increase of music sales in 2017 and predicts another ten years or so before sales of music are more in line with the times of 2001. They attribute the growth in music sales to be related

Music Business News

u.k. music sales

Published January 08, 2018 by lerxtjr

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Guitar Tuners

We would like to feature two guitar tuning devices for you in this section. The first is so easy on the wallet that there is simply no excuse for any guitar player to be out of tune. The second is more forward-thinking, with speed of tuning and live

Electric Guitar Strings

Here is a short list of our favorite electric guitar strings. Click on the images to start your Amazon order. Shipping is free for Prime subscribers. Most musicians overlook the history involved with guitar strings. They simply try a few brands and

Dunlop Rockman Guitar Ace for Playing Guitar on Headphones

When I was just learning to play guitar, at age 18 (about 30 years ago), I went to a friend's house for a neighborhood picnic. Some dude started talking with me about music and, as it turned out, he played guitar too. He just happened to have his

Best Guitar Supplies

dunlop rockman practice sound headphones

Published January 02, 2018 by lerxtjr

Why Every Musician Should See The Greatest Showman Movie

On New Year's Day 2018, my bargaining chips were cashed in as I was hogtied and thrown into the family truckster to fulfill my husbandry promise to see The Greatest Showman. Over the years, my parents had dragged me to a few off-Broadway P.T. Barnum

Movie Reviews

The Greatest Showman movie

Published January 01, 2018 by lerxtjr

First Blog Post for Music Mates

The Music Mates blog is in-progress! Here we will provide frequent announcements related to the 2018 re-design and development project. Goal #1 is to get this site mobile responsive so that you can more easily submit your musician profiles and view

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2018 Plans