Category Artist Life

Notes from the daily life of a musician and writer.. Practice, projects, and progress. Studio, stage, and everything in between.

armchair comedy improv

Are you ever walking around and you get an itch where the sun dont shine? You look around to make sure nobody’s around so you can do a weird ape scratch dance thingy and then a car appears out of…

12 Reasons I Failed As A Musician

here they are1 deleting ALL my social media (many times)2 overestimating my abilities3 underestimating my audience4 lack of focus5 lack of strategy6 ignorance of the greater game7 poor mental health (addictions, depression, narcissism, self-sabotage, etc)8 lack of professionalism (amateurish behavior)9…

Dive bars

Forums are a lot like dive bars. You have your regulars that have been coming for years. (Epic contributors) Some folks that only come in to play pool on league night. (General users) Bartenders that know how to handle the…

i am music

i don’t know who i am or what i am i don’t know anything except music i know music i am music music is my religion music is my home music is my only true family the process of learning…

songs that shaped me

poison the boxer hello goodbye rhythm is dancer cotton eyed joe bohemian rhapsody lost together let it be take a chance on me stairway to heaven wonderwall gotta keep em separated aneurysm purple haze little wing (SRV) call on me…

Music maker from Finland.

I no longer use any social media except email which I check once a month when I go somewhere with wifi to pay my rent. I don’t even have my own internet anymore. Life is better offline. I can focus…

MUSIC MASTERY 101

Helping you get focused on your greatest assetand stop chasing rabbits. FUNDAMENTALS:developing a consistent practise routinebusking hits for money (if necessary)cover gigs for money (if necessary)corporate gigs for money (if necessary)teaching music for money (if necessary)be the greatest musician in…

Dream Band

Mirrormind (Markus): vocals, guitars, piano, madman dancing, conducting Electronic Wizard: keyboards, synths, sounds, beats Rhythm Lord: drums, percussion Multi-instrumentalist 1: guitars, vocals, keyboards, percussionMulti-instrumentalist 2: guitar, vocals, keyboards, percussion StringsHorns

Performer Outfit

bright red + gold + brown leather suit (jacket, pants, vest)bowler hatleather glovesbootsclockwhite shirtringsear ringsnecklacebraceletunderwearsockstattooscufflingscane
overcoatbeltpainted nailsreading glassessun glasseswalletbagcadillacgibsonfenderpennotebookpassport

Fan Letter

I first discovered the music of Markus Nylund on a website with new demos by bands from Finland. This was in the year 2002. There was a song called Somebody Please. Something about what I heard resonated with me deeply.…