Nobody Knows I’m Famous

An excerpt from Nobody Knows I’m Famous: A Year In Life Of An Unknown Musician 22 April 2016, Friday I’m working under the premise that if I write half a page a day for the next year, I’ll produce a publishable manuscript that illuminates the inner workings of Halloween Baptizmand my thoughts on music in general. …

More

Nobody Knows I’m Famous “Bonus” Material

WOW! You actually came to visit! Thank you. Here you will find material that wasn’t quite good enough for the book (mostly lists). More to come. 29 November 2016, Tuesday Exercise: Can Listing “What You Like” Help You Understand “Why You Like It?” (Does It Matter?) Musicians I like, who almost no one could objectively …

More

Can Listing “What You Like” Help You Understand “Why You Like It”? (Does It Matter?)

29 November 2016, Tuesday EXERCISE: CAN LISTING “WHAT YOU LIKE” HELP YOU UNDERSTAND “WHY YOU LIKE IT”? (DOES IT MATTER?) List: Musicians you like, who almost no one could objectively deny are great players (technical), artists, and composers Musicians you like, who are great technically but are arguably not great composers Musicians you like, who most people don’t like and you completely understand why (too jarring, too edgy, too …

More

Shawn Buys A Kiss Record

An excerpt from Nobody Knows I’m Famous: A Year In Life Of An Unknown Musician When I was six-years-old, I told my mom that I had heard a song on the radio and that I’d like to buy the record…but, I didn’t know what the song was called or who played it. Undaunted, my mom took …

More

Halloween Blog

Here you will find excerpts from my book Nobody Knows I’m Famous: A Year In Life Of An Unknown Musician, a few essays and entries that were cut before publication, and post-Halloween Baptizm musings. Shawn Buys a Kiss Record 2. Exercise: Can Listing “What You Like” Help You Understand “Why You Like It?” 3. Nobody Knows I’m …

More

Halloween Press

Press for Halloween Baptizm and Nobody Knows I’m Famous “Required reading for anyone trying to negotiate the modern music world, not so much as a how-to, but rather as a traveling companion, providing companionship and sympathy for those of us trying to make our way.” – Michael Ross, Guitar Moderne “That Persinger is so good at …

More

Halloween Baptizm Art

The artwork for Halloween Baptizm was created by two artists. Maria Nicklin did the cover art for the CD, transcription book, and poster. Gonzalo Fuentes created the cover art for Nobody Knows I’m Famous, as well as illustrations to compliment the essays therein. Below is a sample of their respective works. Please visit their webpages …

More

Contact

For band bookings, interviews, guitar lesson information, or just to say “Hi,” please email: PresterJohnMusic[at]gmail.com

Guitar Lessons with Shawn Persinger

In addition to being an accomplished performer and composer, Shawn is also a highly respected teacher. Shawn is currently accepting private students in his studio in New Haven, CT and via Skype. He also teaches a group class on The Music of The Beatles. For information regarding rates and availability please e-mail: PresterJohnMusic[at]gmail.com Qualifications, Experience, and Accolades. – Writer …

More