Andrea Bensmiller

NAMM 2012: Andrea's TOP 10 Rockin' Things

NAMM 2012 was AWESOME! Come inside and check out the Top 10 things I loved this year... 1. Alan Parson’s Playing Quadraphonic version of "Money" from Dark Side of the Moon. Alan Parsons and Dave...

Free Your Mind...There is No Spoon

One of the things that I see in musicians all around me is an enormous difference in growth between the ones who are able to set their minds free. And those that aren’t. What’s your mind got to...

When It's Time to Run Your Own Band

I know, I know. You’ve been in a million bands by now. Good ones, bad ones...and probably ... everything in between. They last. They don’t last. They make money. They crash and burn...

Hell’s Kitchen is for Children

I like to cook. Probably too much. I can easily waste a whole night doing nothing but drinking wine planning some elaborate meal, then cooking it for like 3 hours and being totally engrossed in the...

A Superlative Life Lost is The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

There are few things out there right now lamer than the overuse and abuse of superlatives. A superlative is an adjective or adverb that expresses the highest degree of comparison of things. “...

What's Going on at L2P?!!! -VIDEO!

What THE!? Andrea gives everyone an update on what's up at Live2Play lately.

This is Your Career on Sex

I told you we were going to have fun here next time and I hate to disappoint people. Everybody bring their party pants? Oh, good. Yep, today – in a blatant attempt to crash the old L2P servers, we’re...

Film and Television Music, Part II - The Way

Last week in Film Music, Part I: The Challenge, I talked about what I thought to be the biggest newbie mistake for musicians interested in film and television music: believing that it’s easy work to...