The world-famous NAMM Show, (The National Association of Music Merchants) is taking place in Anaheim, California right now Jan 14-17, 2010, at the Anaheim Convention Center. The trade-only and highly exclusive NAMM Show is one of the longest-running and largest events in the music world, featuring thousands of the latest musical instruments and products, amazing [...]

Alabama meets Texas for the 2010 BCS National Championship on Jan. 7 in the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA.  Like any huge event, there is much more to this day than just the game. There’s the pre-game tailgate party. Our good friends Hector Gonzalez owner of Rampart Records and Robert “Bobcat” Cook have put [...]

Song Arrangement Rehearsal Crucial to Successful Live Performance There are various types of rehearsals and a song arrangement rehearsal I believe is crucial to the success of a live performance and a solid recording. As a band, forging ahead with a new song is great until you realize that you aren’t 100% sure you know [...]

I always get this accomplished feeling when I see the acts that rehearse at Hothouse Studios do well for themselves. For a big example of this and I mean big one, our good friend David de Hilster president of the SambaLa Samba School, a 15-year-old non-profit organization based in Long Beach California, dedicated to creating [...]

Let this rare New Year event Be your catalyst to making 2010 your best year ever! Another fresh new year is here . . . Another year to live! To banish worry, doubt, and fear, To love and laugh and give! This bright new year is given to us To live each day with zest [...]