It's amazing how many different people you get to meet and work with on a given year. I have been grateful for the clients I have had over the years, and the amazing venues and locations I have been able to play. I often feel like a short order cook as a musician, given that I have to adjust my repertoire for different kinds of gigs. This has helped me play many different kinds of gigs, and broadened my horizons musically. I look back at last year and see all the new material I learned and feel I need to spend more time on working on my own original compositions. Given today's music environment, playing covers of well known pieces of music pays the bills, and I don't necessarily like to change a good thing. I think of all the arrangements I made, including recording many rhythm guitar parts in my looper pedal. The amount of work it takes to learn and keep up 7-8 hours of repertoire is truly incredible. With that said, I hope to at least start spending more time on original works. I will continue my thoughts in another blog. Excited for the new and existing clients that I will get to work with this year. Until than, have a happy 2019, and I hope to see you around town!