by Bill Bernico | Jan 18, 2010 | Practical MIDI
No, this article has nothing to do with the Ben Stiller movie of the same name. Last Saturday our local museum held a nostalgic display event featuring the rock and roll bands that originated from my hometown and the surrounding areas between the fifties and the...
by Bill Bernico | Sep 14, 2009 | Practical MIDI
Since Cybermidi's inception more than seven years ago, I've been contributing not only this column, but a lot of the song/artist facts you see when you click on the latest demo on the home page. I've been too busy lately with the column and my own musical career to...
by Bill Bernico | Aug 22, 2009 | Practical MIDI
A lot has been written about the music of The Beatles. Critics and fans alike have analyzed and interpreted and picked apart every note they ever recorded until there’s nothing left to say, nothing new to learn about the music that changed the rock world beginning in...
by Bill Bernico | Jul 1, 2009 | Practical MIDI
As you may already know, The Beatles wrote a lot of their songs about real people who had come and gone from their lives over the years. Some I don’t need to explain, such as The Ballad of John and Yoko. It’s obviously about John and Yoko. But it also mentions Peter...
by Bill Bernico | May 1, 2009 | Practical MIDI
When I play with my duo we do a song by The Righteous Brothers called “Unchained Melody.” Not particularly one of my favorites, but my partner can reach the notes, so we do it. It’s my job to create the lyrics sheets with additional information that we can share with...
