Dan Barracuda: Inside A Musician's Mind

"Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening" --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Be sure to check out the versions on YouTube as well! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

During the quarantine I picked up bass guitar, starting from scratch when it comes to picking with my fingers and SLAPPING. Here are some helpful resources if you're looking to do the same! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Back on the podcast after a few months! Lots to catch up on. Stay tuned for new music this summer! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Original, Instrumental guitar loop --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Yes --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

New song out from Barracuda Sound & Thomas Erwin! As well as updates from my little meditation retreat this weekend --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Was also really feeling this Black Sabbath tune! I think this one's got some potential. I like the acoustic riff I messed around with it. Check it! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Been really feeling this song. Was trying to work through my own way of singing it during this recording - I think it gets better as it progresses. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Yesterday --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Listen up! This is vital info on making sure you've got everything set up when you're ready to put your music online into streaming services. Pain in the ass but you gotta do it if you're pushing to get your music heard --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Super excited about this new endeavor. This is my instrumental-music identity I'll be working on for Spotify. A new bank of music. Check it out. Feels like a breathe of fresh air --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Acoustic/Piano renditions of covers & originals, setting up your mixing session, more spirituality talk :D --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Besides investing equipment and marketing, consider hiring PEOPLE to help you with the work you're doing. Here are some examples of things I've done in the past and currently doing now! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Made some full-length acoustic recordings. Here's an original and a cover from Everclear. I've been focused on 30-60 second snippets. Here's some more longer-form recordings. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Check out these short snippets of me soloing some Santana and Clapton. Just a little bit of mixing goes a long way! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

This book by Eckhart Tolle is changing up my life! Definitely check it out. How does this connect back to music? Presence, clarity, depth, self-awareness, intuition. You know, all the good shit. LISTEN! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Considering putting this idea on my next NEXT album. The idea is about 2-3 years old but I worked on the lyrics this past weekend on 2 flights to and from ATLANTA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Yeah :/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Excited to send out my next email on Tuesday 9/4 - mixing tips, Spotify playlist tips, 4 new riffs, and a super inspiring poem

Digging up some old recordings of the past! Did a Joe Bonamassa guitar contest (2011) , and played Samba Pa Ti on a whim (2008). SO OLD --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Here is some VALUABLE advice I received from a Spotify playlist curator. Crucial tips on how to approach the game of pitching your songs to curators, and how to build relationships with them. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

YouTube is an incredible resource to find any and all types of backing tracks. Simply convert the YouTube link to an mp3 through a converter (simple Google search) and start exploring the infinite ways a backing track can influence your playing. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Here's the deal with Spotify, as far as getting your music heard. Check it out --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Some more production exercises with these tracks, mainly Orion. Did some parallel processing on both the Bass and the Electric Guitar Bus. Check it --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Enough said! Here are my thoughts on how my guys in Tool are handling themselves in 2019. So much love and respect. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Hell yeah it does. Check it out! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

So damn excited to launch my Deep Dive email community! Sign up here: bit.ly/joindeepdive - and get your free Home Recording Blueprint! Can't wait to give you guys a closer look into what I do while helping you improve your craft with home recording, mixing, songwriting, and producing :) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

My Deep Dive Email Community launches this Thursday! And of course, the new Tool album comes out in a month :D Here's some Jimmy & Vicarious riffage to get PUMPED! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

In love with my new amp (Mesa Boogie DC-5) and the new DiMarzio pickups on my strat. Check out the sounds I'm getting so far! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Listen to these 2 covers I made from The Marmalade and Opeth. What a contrast hahaha :D Hope you enjoy them! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Obsessed with my new Mesa Boogie DC-5 and new Dimarzio pickups on my strat! God damn. Here's some straight improv. No pedals or mixing at all, just straight guitar into the amp. Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

I HIGHLY recommend Float therapy :) Here are my thoughts on the importance of music editing, which is the stage between recording and mixing. Also, making good headway on the Email community I'm creating. Check it! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Here's an update on the Email Community that I'll be launching later this summer. It's a ton of setup, but you only need to do it once! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Here are 2 originals that I played recently over the 4th of July weekend, just by myself with my acoustic. Working more on "honest vocals". The songs are off my 1st album "Soliloquy", the songs are "Subtlety In The Tone" and "Wildly I Seize You". Hope you enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

I'm so damn pumped to upgrade my electric rig. I'm getting new pickups on my strat, selling my Egnater Tweaker and getting a Mesa Boogie DC-5 Combo. Can't wait to have this killer duo. For my strat, I'm swapping out the stock single coils for Dimarzios. Super Distortion in the Bridge, and Dimarzio Areas in the middle and neck. Also getting my guitar shielded. No more of that annoying hum!!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

I'm honored to have been interviewed by Niagara Moon a couple weeks ago. We had an awesome hour-long chat about all things music. I highly recommend checking out his podcast. He's extremely kind and knowledgable, and not to mention his music is amazing! Here's the podcast: https://soundcloud.com/theniagaramoonpodcast I can't wait to collaborate with him later this year! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Here's a couple of raw covers I did outside in the park by house. Just a phone recording, but I've been working on doing some more honest singing. Focusing a lot more on the lyrics and the feeing of the song as opposed to pitch and technique. Let me know your thoughts! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Tuesday night was amazing - I rented out the First Church in Jamaica Plain here in Boston to lay down the acoustic, nylon, and lead vocal tracks for my next batch of songs I'm working on. Set up 2 mics: AT4040 about a foot from the guitar, and the Bluebird ranging between 2.5 feet to 5.5 feet. Natural reverb! Sounds so beautiful. I can't wait to edit and mix it, and share the sounds with you! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Can't wait to tell you guys how it goes! I'm planning on recording 6 songs (acoustic & nylon guitar, hopefully vocals) tonight at a local church here in Boston. So excited to produce this next set of songs. More info coming! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

So damn happy with my new purchase of an Art & Lutherie Legacy Concert Hall CW with a Bourbon Burst finish. Can't wait to keep playing this thing and break in the strings (that's when a guitar sounds the best in my opinion!) - listen up guys! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Getting my new guitar today! An Art & Lutherie Concert Hall CW Legacy with Bourbon Burst color. Can't wait to record it for you guys! In other news: I'm recording new songs in a church. Yup. June 18 & June 27 are the dates I have booked to record. Cannot wait to document this and share it with you :) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

I had such an awesome time at Berklee On-Site. Susan Rogers opened it up with an inspiring keynote about seeking your own fulfillment rather than "success" as society defines it. She was Prince's engineer and she is a BADASS. The other workshops I attended were Mixing Home Recordings, Email Marketing, Natural Processing Techniques for Singers, and Deconstructing A Final ProTools Mix. Listen up to see some key things I learned! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

This will be my 2nd time going to the annual Berklee event, filled with key notes and workshops on all sorts of topics. I'm going specifically for the Marketing & Mixing workshops: ProTools Mixing, Home Recording, Email Marketing, Building Your Online Presence & Audience. So excited for this guys, and I'm looking very forward to sharing you my thoughts and notes on what I've learned! Stay tuned :D --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

This episode is about taking a step back and realizing that we actually have a lot of value to give to others when it comes to doing our craft. A lot of times we don't realize that that we do automatically can be broken down into steps, and then taught to others wanting to do the same thing. This is what I've been focusing on lately! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Talking more about the Mailing List I'm going to be launching. This week I decide to ask some of my followers what they would hypothetically like to see from me in monthly/regular emails. It was honestly amazing to get their feedback. They know best. I suggest you do the same! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Discussing the importance of building an Email list. This is all stuff I've learned over the past week. This is a vital element to building a following. I need to get on it STAT, and you should too! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

This is my 2nd all-time favorite Beatles song. Tried making a sound-alike recording for it. Let me know what you think! This was a blast to make, and a great challenge in picking out the vocal harmonies. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

I strongly urge to look for opportunities that your city offers. You never know if you qualify for a grant that could make a significant impact on your artistic career. I just finished to applying to one of them, I don't find out for a few months but it feels good knowing I gave it a shot. And at the very least, it forces you to have your artist resume updated and looking sharp! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Discussing my current thoughts on finding the right people you want to work with. I'm about to begin a new strategy of finding potential mixing clients. I'll be looking up bands and artists in the style of my wheelhouse, and try to engage with them directly. You know, build a rapport! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

It's so amazing to finally hear new music from Tool. They just performed 2 brand new full songs. After Adam Jones recently posted a video of him playing a new riff, I instantly wanted to cover it. Check it out here! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support