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Well it can be told…I have moved on from Spectraflex cables after many years. I have nothing but great respect for Dave Russell, as he has always been so gracious to me even when I thought I was a pain in the butt. Everything was on very good terms but it was time for aContinue reading ““CABLE GUY!!””

So it’s Father’s Day today. What’s a 7-string guitarist to do? Have rehearsal, of course! Rehearsal on Father’s Day?! WHY NOT! We had an earlier rehearsal so we could leave early to enjoy the rest of a beautiful day. Went over the six songs and everything sounded killer! For some reason, the music’s getting heavier…andContinue reading “REHEARSAL ON FATHER’S DAY?!”

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of introspection (meanwhile my car passed inspection back in April…is that the same thing?) This happens when self-doubt creeps in from time to time. The plight of being a musician! I am usually alone with my thoughts and ideas. True artists tend to work best alone. I was neverContinue reading “BEING MYSELF”

Did you feel your house shake from where you are sitting? Oh, that was us rehearsing for the first time since February. Sorry not sorry. Last rehearsal was late February before the March 4 gig. So today Mike, Brian, and myself convened at Bandmother Recording to peel the paint off the walls. As you canContinue reading “MAKE THE HOUSE SHAKE”

Inspiration is a funny thing. It either hits you in one fell swoop, or it ignores you for months. Sometimes you get so many ideas attacking you, that there aren’t enough hours in the day to jot them all down. Or you sit there hearing paint dry. Fortunately I fall into the former camp. WithContinue reading “WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM?!”

Recently, I had to have a long sit-down with myself and assess some things in my life. As some of you know, music has always been a constant (well, I still enjoy old school video games). And like anything else, you get frustrated dealing with something you’re so passionate about. Doesn’t matter if you’re aContinue reading “HAVE TO GIVE SOMETHING UP”

I couldn’t win Class Clown in 8th grade, lost that to Luis Rivera (who was very funny actually…) But now my album MOOD SWINGS is in the finalist round for Male Album Of The Year! For an album that I didn’t think would ever see sunlight, this is really huge. If it wasn’t for MikeContinue reading “THE HEAT IS ON!”

It never fails… Every time I write/rehearse/record/release a new album, I tell myself “You don’t have to write anything new for a long while.” But the muse has other plans. Not long after MOOD SWINGS came out last August, my hands decided to run up and down my guitars with new ideas. There was nobodyContinue reading “IT NEVER FAILS…”

After four months since I registered, my membership card from the ISSA has arrived. And on Good Friday? I didn’t think there was mail. I like being wrong once in a while. There’s still time to vote for MOOD SWINGS and the single “Never Be The Sane” on this link: Vote For Bello You canContinue reading “MAIL ON GOOD FRIDAY?”

I love surprises. Sometimes. I hate when someone jumps out of a dark alley to scare me. But this kind of surprise, as you see above, is very welcome. Over the weekend, I received news that the ISSA Songwriters committee nominated my album MOOD SWINGS for Male Album Of The Year, and the single “NeverContinue reading “LOOKS COOL, HUH?”