Adam Harkus

Life for travelling musicians and bloggers can be tough, especially if they are packing for a creative cruise journey. After considering getting in and out of cabs, checking into hotels, transfer between airports, and eventually loading the stuff on the ship’s gangway to get onto the vessel. At the same time, if you are out on cruises from Fort Lauderdale, you could end up spending some weeks in…

You know the feeling. The song is finished. The mix finally sounds right. The master is exported. You are ready to upload it to YouTube, share a teaser on TikTok, maybe cut a vertical clip for Reels, and start promoting the release properly. Then you hit the wall that almost every independent musician hits: the music is ready, but the visuals are not. You could hire a director. You could film…

Can Nature Heal? Yes, Here’s How to Use the Healing Power of Nature  “Healing power of nature.” What is it? Is it an esoteric and magical claim derived from spirituality? Or is it a claim supported by actual neuroscience and psychology? A short answer is yes, healing by nature is possible. A recent 2025 study that evaluated the impact of nature-based interventions on people with PTSD found that…

Why can one song give you chills while another makes you reach for the skip button? Why does your best friend love heavy metal while you prefer soft acoustic music? These reactions may seem random, but they often reflect a complex mix of personality, memory, emotion, culture, and social experience. Music is much more than organized sound. It can act like an emotional time machine, carrying us…

Picture this: a mid-level touring act lands a 20-date European run, the biggest opportunity of their career. Three weeks before departure, the US O-1 visa renewal delays cascade, the European promoter gets cold feet, and the entire tour collapses. Not because the music wasn’t good enough. Because the paperwork wasn’t. In 2026, the musicians who thrive internationally think like small global…

By Kaminska Snizhana — Marketing Specialist, FlawlessMLM | July 11, 2025 I’ve spent the last three years analyzing over 400 MLM software deployments across 90 countries. In that time, I’ve watched companies waste six figures on the wrong platform — and I’ve watched others scale to 140,000 users on a system built from day one to match their exact compensation logic. The difference? They asked the…

By Marcus Webb Every guitarist eventually hits that moment where their instrument starts feeling less like “a guitar” and more like “my guitar.” Maybe you’ve swapped pickups, rewired the controls, or slapped a few stickers on the case. But there’s another route to making your axe truly one-of-a-kind that a lot of players haven’t fully explored: laser engraving. I spend most of my working life…

After years of using the standard latest posts template, I decided it’s high time The Blogging Musician home page got a facelift. Check it out here! What’s Changed? To begin with, I wanted two things: a clearly defined mission statement that makes it obvious to everyone what the blog is about, and a focused call to action in the form of a newsletter sign-up. Please subscribe to the blog below…

When you book a trip away, you might dream of historic architecture and sun-dappled beaches. But looking back on that city break or beachside holiday years down the line, you recall a backstreet bistro or market stall selling deliciously sweet fruits.  Food can easily become a highlight of the holiday. While landmarks remain static in our photographs, the sensory-infused magic of a new dish…

The Hidden Toll of Creative Fatigue Modern professionals are facing an unprecedented crisis of mental fatigue. According to the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2024 Employee Mental Health Research Series, 44 percent of U.S. employees feel burned out at work, and 51 percent report feeling completely used up by the end of the workday. This exhaustion hits knowledge workers especially hard.…

Words and music have always been my way of sharing experiences, emotions, and journeys that have shaped who I am. From travel memoirs inspired by life-changing adventures to original music written and performed from the heart, I invite you to explore my work below. Goa: A Lesson In Life In August 2006, I visited Goa, India—a trip that profoundly changed my outlook on life, my views on my own…

Physical dimensions rarely register as a primary concern when evaluating musical talent. Yet, instrument design assumes a highly standardized human frame, leaving outliers to manage unique mechanical adaptations. When extreme height enters the equation, a standard six-string instrument starts to resemble a mandolin, altering structural geometry and ergonomics. Uncovering the exact measurements…

Yes, May to August is a fantastic time to visit Bangkok, particularly if you want to explore the vibrant Thai capital without the intense tourist crowds of the peak winter season. While this period falls within the low or “green” season—meaning you will experience some tropical rain and warm temperatures—it opens up a wealth of advantages for savvy travellers. For those looking at Sukhumvit…

There’s never been a better time to share your passion for music online. The barriers to entry are basically non-existent — all you need is something genuine to say and the discipline to keep saying it. But if you’ve never done this before, staring at a blank screen can feel a lot more intimidating than it looks. The good news is that building a music blog from scratch, even while juggling…

In the world of high-end guitars, specs matter. Scale length, tonewoods, pickups, fretwire, neck profile, hardware, electronics and finish all play a role in how an instrument feels, sounds and performs. But when a guitar moves beyond “nice instrument” and enters the world of ultra-rare, one-of-one and collector-grade guitars, specs are no longer enough. A spec sheet can tell you what a guitar is…

Music is much more than the background melody that accompanies our lives. It can make you feel happy or sad, energized or depressed, motivated or lazy, nostalgic or joyful. But there is also another question to explore in regard to the music you listen to: can it actually increase the probability that you will engage in risk-taking behavior? In general, music definitely can influence mood and…

Audio platform Slooply has released a dedicated desktop application alongside its Bridge VST plugin, introducing a more integrated way for producers to work with samples inside their DAW. The system is designed to remove common workflow friction, allowing users to browse, preview, and use sounds without interrupting their creative process.By combining fast desktop browsing with real-time DAW…