Learnin' the Blues Keb' Mo'-style

Over the years we've been very fortunate to work with some of the greatest musicians out there. Sometimes the are gracious enough to help a fledgling player out with a video taped lesson or two.

We'll be sharing some of these videos with our Facebook friends.

This week's installment is a bluesy beauty by the masterful musician Keb' Mo'.

Keb' shows me how he plays Robert Johnson's "Kind Hearted Woman" with a very cool turn-around.

A Gem From The Tapeworks Vault!

Guess What?! We have decided to join the world of YouTube. Stay tuned for more video updates. In the meantime check out this video we found in our archives, circa 1991, of Jeff Pevar playing an original solo acoustic tune.

A Special "Thanks" From A Happy Client!

Check out this note that we received from another happy client:

Doug and Bill-

You guys are AWESOME!

I received the Final Master/Revision 2 CDs by Fed Ex YESTERDAY. Wow! Thank you so much for making the CDs and sending them so quickly. That really enabled me to make my final decisions, and to put the whole project into the mail for replication this afternoon. That is huge! (Can't believe I've finally reached this point!)

Thanks also, Bill, for saving me a trip up there, and for humoring me. You may be gratified to know that, after all that, I ended up using the original Master with no volume changes to any tracks. But I had to go through the process of trying the changes, I guess, to hear the result of lowering those two that were bothering me. Now that I've done that, they don't bother me at all-they sound "right" and good-thanks to your good work. So again, thanks for your patience and extra trouble.

I had a great experience at Tapeworks, and your excellent service just continues even after the studio time is done. Many, many thanks. I will, of course, send you a CD when it's ready.

I can't thank you enough!

Todd Beaney - Rye Brook, NY

Now take a listen to this clip from "Like a River Glorious" -performed and composed by Todd Beaney, (c) 2009 Lorenz Publishing Co., a division of the Lorenz Corporation.

Filling the House with Jeff Pevar

Talk about your full house! Jeff Pevar sold out the third of his Tapeworks' house concerts, topping off at 70 attendees.

Our anticipation grew as we helped unload 10 guitars from his car. And how cool is it that his rehearsal time was interrupted to field a phone call from David Crosby! We wanted to say 'Hi,' but thought better of it.

Jeff regaled the audience with tales about many of the great musicians he has played with through the years. He fondly recalled his start in the business when he met his long-time friend, Doug "Dougie" Kupper. Doug was also a surprise guest artist that evening, playing with Jeff an arrangement of Little Feat's, "Roll Um Easy."

Jeff also had his two nieces join him in singing a touching rendition of, "Till There Was You."

Overall, it was a great night. Jeff was at the top of his game, and the appreciative audience loved it!

If you were wondering how we were able to fit 70 people in the studio, you'll just have to come to the next house concert to find out!