I've played guitar most of my life and written more than a dozen books about music, mostly out of a habit of wanting to explain how things work. Somewhere along the way I also spent nearly twenty years building software, which is still what I do. And a few years ago I started spending real time outdoors, which I never used to do, and these days that's become a big part of me.
What I spend my time on
My focus
- Music There's always a soundtrack running in my head, and I keep it going in a weekly classical ensemble, in jazz when I can, and lately at the piano. →
- Teaching It's the thread through all of it, from private students to the books to mentoring at work. →
- Books I've written more than a dozen books on guitar, theory, and recording, including a third edition of The Efficient Guitarist, with Volume II on the way. →
- Notes This is where I think out loud, in occasional essays and shorter pieces on music, teaching, and the tools I build. →
- Technology I've spent nearly twenty years building software, and lately most of my time goes to AI and how it's letting far more people build the things they imagine. →
I don't know what's next, but I know what the pieces are, and mostly I'm just trying to enjoy it.