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Protecting your music
Although you legally own any creative work as soon as you create it, you can protect lyrics, sound recordings, wav files, CD's, DVD's, printed music, any idea in a fixed medium by copyrighting them. This link will take you to the US Copyright Office where you can get the information and the correct forms to protect your creative works. Don't know which form to use? Copyright basics can be found here. 
Guitars
At a recent NAMM show in Anaheim, CA (check out the "2007 NAMM Show Wrap-Up Video" on their site), I discovered Brian Moore guitars. At the show manufacturers like Digitech, Roland and others had Brian Moore guitars as the guitar of choice for their demos. The iGuitar series is a beautiful instrument with everything I needed for synth and regular guitar work. Check out their guitars at their website.
Another find was an Italian manufacturer of absolutely beautiful, high end guitars. Manne Guitars are designed and crafted by Andrea "Manne" Ballarin. If you have an interest in seeing one of these masterpieces send me an email and I'll forward it to Gary Riso, the Southwest rep for Manne. You can see Gary towards the bottom of the info page playing with his band "Mistress". Should you send an email to Andrea via his website in Italy tell him "Tequila Man" sent you. Long story.
Guitar Synthesizers
Guitar Synthesizers are not for everyone. It requires a completely different approach to guitar playing. To find out what guitar synthesizers are and what they do click here.The history of the guitar synthesizer and what's currently available can be found here.
Music Technology
Keeping up with technology, products, sound design and industry in general is a full time job. There are monthly peroidicals whose business is to keep up with the trends. A couple of good magazines to subscribe to:
Electronic Musician
The Mix
Electronic Musician
The Mix
Mastering
When you finish a recording project and you've got your mixes just right the next step is to "master" the recording. The art of mastering is a discipline that requires lots of training and experience to get that professional sound. To get a feel what mastering is click here. I'll be using Master by Mail for the 1st time and I'll let you know how it goes.
Internet Radio
Internet radio bypasses corporate control of the music we listen to. International in scope, you can now hear music that you wouldn't be able to find a few years ago. Some personal favorites:
Bellyup4Blues
Rooster Radio
Bellyup4Blues
Rooster Radio
Other Stuff
Vivid Racing
You drive a car, right? Sometimes you need to get it fixed, right? Try Vivid Racing. You don't own a race car? Well neither do I but they sure fixed my car at a real good price. Call and ask for Dave. They'll treat you right.
White Mountain Arts
For the art lovers out there try visiting White Mountain Arts. It is the website for a local community of artists living 6,300 ft above sea level. If you have an artist streak in your creative process check out the site.
