Dan Barracuda

Been struggling a bit with this little clip. What does it need to make it come alive? Is it really just the drums? Let me know your thoughts! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

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

Discussing the importance and benefits that come with collaboration. Go seek them out! Go wide - not just other players of your instrument. Go for singers, drummers, bassist, and unique instruments, even outside your zone like visual artists, film-makers, animators, etc. Listen up! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

My new, full-length album "Wavelength" will be released on all music platforms on March 26! It is a concept album composed of 10 tracks - all about the emotional process we experience when we pursue our creative ambitions. The songs are immensely different from each other, and they really explore the complex feelings we face each step of the way. Composed, recorded, mixed, produced here in my home studio. I can't wait to share it with you!   There are several guest musicians on the album as well, with unique instruments including the Sarangi, Handpan, Sitar, Tabla, and Bansuri flute. The album artwork was created by Erica Baptiste - reach out to her if you need art for literally anything. Stay tuned guys! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Talking about SPACE here. Where you're improvising, space is just as important. And come back in from that space in different ways. Count the beats that you're silent for, change that up as well. It's a never ending process! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Discussing the big "Ask" of asking for monetary support. Some things to keep in mind! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Hey guys! I'm gonna be making some slight changes to the podcast. I'll be posting on Tuesdays & Thursdays, with slightly longer episodes and pack more value in them for you guys. More details, more background, more lessons learned - more value :D See you tomorrow! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

So this drummer is a MONSTER! This is the 2nd time I've collaborated with him. I made this track especially for him after he reached out and asked to collab again. It's named after the final boss in Quest 64 :) Huge props if you remember that game! Let me know your thoughts on this guys! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Check out Tether y'all. Wrote this with the Spider Capo on the 6th fret, in Drop D. Layered over some drums, bass, and organ. I like the way it came out! Though the drums could've been made a little better. Great seed for a song!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

I took my Instagram friend Mike Vitale's song "Fool For You" and sort of produced it in a different way. Well, he sent me the isolated acoustic & vocal track of his song, and I added some drums, bass, slide guitar, and some synth. This was a blast, hope you dig it! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

As Gary Vee says - “you’re not lost, you’re just early in the process” --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Happy V-Day yall! This here is the original recording I made on the Garageband app on my phone, 3 years ago when I woke up on Valentine's Day and suddenly got the urge to write this. Happy to say that my partner Erica absolutely loves :D I really dig the organ in it! Let me know your thoughts! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Giving you guys 2 snippets from the 2nd track off the new album. This one takes place in a desert, man! This is that special track I've mentioned before, with 4 guest musicians. 2 from India, 1 from France, and 1 from Brazil. Listen to that beautiful string sound. It's called a Sarangi.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Think of each piece of content like arrows you shoot up at the sky. You never know where they're gonna end up! It's important to make each piece of content high quality, but it's almost as important to make it A LOT of content. Keep your followers updated on what you're working on. Engage with them, entertain them, inspire them, teach him. Put something on the table for people to talk about! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

This collab was suuuuper fun guys. Ben Keightley is a guitarist friend I met on Instagram. He's a 16 yr metal guitar teacher from the UK. Super nice guy, and man does he have CHOPS. We're trading off solos here. I take the first one, he gets the next, and so on. So fun to solo over this loop from Metallica's "One" --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Tried some different chords on this one. It's nice a short - made it for IG and FB. I did it fairly quickly, especially the mixing. It sounds nice and cohesive though - the slide guitar is cool, and I like the basslines! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Hey guys, sharing 3 snippets from the album - they are just short clips/teasers with isolated tracks! They're really fun to edit and create, let me know which one you dig the most :D --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

In this episode I talk what I do to make ends meet, and in order to give myself enough time every week to work on my shit. It all depends on what you want to do, but TIME is the key asset here. Do shit you love, and make things work around it. There are necessities - money for your home, bills, food, etc. And then there are luxuries... find out what you really NEED.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Happy Monday guys - let's kick things off with this little soft, dark riff. I think it'd work well in an artsy film or something. Can you guess the time signature? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support

Check out these 2 ideas I produced clips out of. What I've been doing is importing the original iPhone recording of the conception of the idea onto ProTools, adding midi drums/bass/electric/other instruments, making a video out of it, and posting it on my channels. It's been such a blast guys. Thanks for listening :D  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/danbarracuda/support