Arlo Tarr

I am so grateful for Reward Music! When I first started getting back into music 4 years ago, I was unsure what I was going to do with the music I was writing and recording. I was asking myself, “How do I take all these songs...

I’ve been disappointed with the last several music releases by some of my favorite artists the last couple of months. The Black Crowes released “Happiness Bastards” and I couldn’t get into it. David Gilmour has released 2...

Right before Covid shut everything down, I played with some old friends at a sold out show in the State Theatre in State College, Pa. It was a Jack’s Farm reunion show. One of my favorite gigs EVER! I lived in State College...

Well, I’ve got one week to go on the Pre-Buy for the EP. It’s been quite a ride!  I reconnected with some old friends and made some new ones. I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and asked for some help. I’m very grateful...

Well, we’ve got 2 weeks to go with this Pre-Buy. 
We’re at 35% of the goal. The Pre-Buys have definitely slowed down the last couple days. Was doing the Pre-Buy a mistake? Will I be unable to finish this EP? Ugh…. The...

I was really scared and apprehensive when I first started thinking about doing a "Pre-Buy" to help get my EP finished.  Why should folks want to help me? Everyone has their own lives and families to worry about. Who am I...

Next week I’m officially launching the Pre-Buy for my EP “The Archetect”. If you would’ve told me 5 years ago that this is what I’d be doing now I would’ve laughed you off. 
5 years ago I was picking up the guitar maybe...

How do you know when the song is done? Ah, the age old question. When am I ready to share my song with the world?  I just finished tracking a song yesterday that I’m sending to a songwriting competition that Burl Audio is...

In my last blog, I talked about the songwriting process and some tips from Maynard of the band Tool. In this blog, I would like to talk about the "Amalgamation of Influences".  I first heard the word "amalgamation" in a...