I suppose I should start by letting you all know what the hell “Copy and Paste” is.  “Copy and Paste” is the name of the first album release for The Deep Shallow Band. Later I’lll share where this name derived from, but first I think I should travel back in time...

During my 5- to 7-year hiatus, I ran into a band featuring a guitarist named Mike Vanhoy, and I was blown away by his playing. He had a finger-picking style with a full-on rock-and-roll attack. Mike had melody in his solos, but they were also blistering. I was amazed...

The time had finally come. The time had finally come. I woke up one day and looked at Julie and said, “I’m ready to boogie again.”  She and I met in 2010, and I had been playing her some of my new songs and some old songs yet to be recorded, and telling her...

Man, it sure felt fantastic to be back in front of people, sharing music, but it was also clear to me that I hadn’t played in a long time, and of course as I’d mentioned, my guitar was so badly out of tune that it was also somewhat hard for me to enjoy. Somehow Jason...

It is TOUGH coming back from a musical hiatus in many ways, but there is definitely another side if you want to play live again. Rebuilding my fan base was a daunting task. While I was in college it was much easier because we knew everyone in town, and the music scene...

After agreeing to be the second-to-last band to perform that day, I realized this was going to be a tall order. I figured at best I could hold the crowd’s attention for around 30 minutes, but I had an hour-and-a-half set ahead. I thought we would ultimately just fall...

What a great time we were having! I called around and got us a gig at Amos’ Southend, a venue devoted to live music in Charlotte, North Carolina. I had not played a true performance venue of the sort with a full band in way too many years.  I actually called John...

Shortly after the Amos’ debacle, the world shut down due to COVID, which particularly affected live music and other events. Man, what a hit that so many people had to take financially, and even more so mentally. I’ve always felt like true musicians feel compelled to...

Yep, you read that title right. Building our house was one of the most stressful years of my life. Don’t get me wrong; they were all First World problems, but they were problems, nonetheless.  I immersed myself in alcohol—anything I could do to distract me from...

Oktoberfest, here we come, flying blind as hell! I mean, we really only had ONE rehearsal as a unit, but I wasn’t worried a damn bit. The biggest concern with any band is the rhythm section. Remember back when I said I wished I had a pic of the smile on Mike’s face...