Choosing the best piano for your gigging lifestyle
Pianos are one of the most versatile and popular instruments in the world, enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities. Whether you’re a beginner just starting out or a…
Royalty Benefits
Royalties, what does that actually mean in the music industry? Artists write and perform songs all the time, but have you ever wondered how they actually get paid for the…
Cash And Creativity – Making Money With Your Music Skills
The music industry has gone through some major changes in the last few years. Fame does not necessarily mean fortune and getting a record deal does not guarantee that album…
Lukas Graham
One of the hottest bands to emerge in a while is the Danish pop-soul band named Lukas Graham. The band is named after the lead singer, Lukas Graham Forchhammer. Along…
10 Simple Music Marketing Tips For Indie Artists
We live in a strange time. With the internet exploding in exponential chaos, we find almost all aspects of our lives are splintering to take new shapes and forms because…
Why And How To Mix In Mono
Believe it or not, you hear a lot of music today basically in mono. When you’re walking around your kitchen listening to your stereo, you are basically hearing the song…
Play and Record Like the Mixing Stage Doesn’t Exist and Get a Great Sound From All Your Instruments
I was recording a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Breath” the other night with a few buddies of mine. I was on bass for this one. On verses of the song…
3 Ways To Get More Headroom In A Mix
It is always important to have plenty of headroom while mixing. When a digital signal inside your DAW goes above 0dB, clipping occurs, which is essentially distortion. Unlike some analog…
Sheet Music (1974)
1974 proved one of the more eclectic years in pop music. Sparks were fronted by an effeminate bohemian and a keyboard player with a Hitler moustache. Roxy Music had an…
The Music Industry’s Formula for Success – Does It Exist?
Artists often want to know if there is an exact formula they can follow to guarantee success in the music industry. Does a formula like this exist? What can artists…