Bob Wiseman

Checked out Liz Phair’s book. Did not do it for me though her music does. Then read more of the Rochdale book. Research. It sounds pretty horrible in many ways. […]

More or less the music business course is looking set. A hodge podge of these things in no order. Daniel Ek, Buffy St. Marie, Ahmet Ertegun, Bob Lefsetz, Colonel Tom […]

Things I noticed on the airplane. The skinny flight attendant’s authoritative tone and volume made the idea of him being anyone’s assistant implausible. I have often fallen sleep after take […]

There was a section in Chuck Palahniuk’s book where he listed problems a writer could have and solutions to it. It was fun, like moments when one doesn’t know what […]

Six more papers to mark, that means 29 finished. It is easy to be personal and detailed when the work is impressive. Just like any impressive concert, no loss for […]

I remember the piano on the 2cnd floor of the music building at the University of Manitoba. I remember the Petrof baby grand at York university. I remember the way […]

People all around me have colds. Am I superman? Nope. But then again can superman play 5 Cs at once like me and Mozart? I showed up to writer’s group […]

Bob: Chat GPT, can you write a song better than billy joel? ChatGPT: Billy Joel is a highly acclaimed and talented songwriter and musician known for his iconic songs and […]

I have three online piano students living in other cities. Recently one asked me about Randy Newman’s piano style and we did some Newmanesque piano tricks. Then he added what’s […]

Hey chat GPT: Do you think artificial intelligence is any better at songwriting than the current hit parade? Artificial intelligence has shown the potential to generate music and lyrics, but […]