Losing band members isn’t fun, and it isn’t easy, especially when the members who are leaving are original members of the band. Many questions have to be addressed: Should you keep the same band name? Should you try to replace the departing member by recruiting and training another musician? Or should you just forge ahead without them and turn the band into an entirely new entity with new songs?
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The 30 Day Music Challenge
The idea was simple: write one song every day. I had the idea last month to challenge myself to a “30 Day Music Challenge” which would have just three rules: CREATE: Spend the first 14 days writing one song per day. Somehow record those songs for reference later. I chose to do this by literally [...]
The idea was simple: write one song every day. I had the idea last month to challenge myself to a “30 Day Music Challenge” which would have just three rules: CREATE: Spend the first 14 days writing one song per day. Somehow record those songs for reference later. I chose to do this by literally [...]
How Do I Make a Better-Sounding Album? Pre-Production.
Pre-production is an important word. However, it seems to be a concept that is often overlooked in the recording process. Recording engineers and musicians often talk about tracking and how important it is to use the right instruments/microphones/or preamps. We talk about how important the mix is in presenting the song to our audience, and we talk [...]
Pre-production is an important word. However, it seems to be a concept that is often overlooked in the recording process. Recording engineers and musicians often talk about tracking and how important it is to use the right instruments/microphones/or preamps. We talk about how important the mix is in presenting the song to our audience, and we talk [...]
What to Consider When Buying an Amp
Ever had those parents, that girlfriend, the friends or whoever that just never understood why you would pay so much of your hard earned money for a guitar, amplifier, or drum set? Well, one thing every serious musician should understand is that buying a piece of gear is a crucial investment towards your future career. [...]
Ever had those parents, that girlfriend, the friends or whoever that just never understood why you would pay so much of your hard earned money for a guitar, amplifier, or drum set? Well, one thing every serious musician should understand is that buying a piece of gear is a crucial investment towards your future career. [...]
How to Turn Rock Into Post-Rock
The time has come to turn our backs on that dusty old verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus song structure and to start thinking about different ways of composing songs. Here’s a few tips to help you get started.
The time has come to turn our backs on that dusty old verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus song structure and to start thinking about different ways of composing songs. Here’s a few tips to help you get started.
How Multi-Track Recording Works
I remember my first band, Sureshot. The only thing sure about that band was that we were terrible. However, our terribleness was unbeknownst to us at the time – in fact, we thought we were pretty solid. Solid enough to record our 4 songs we had played together about 5 times each.
I remember my first band, Sureshot. The only thing sure about that band was that we were terrible. However, our terribleness was unbeknownst to us at the time – in fact, we thought we were pretty solid. Solid enough to record our 4 songs we had played together about 5 times each.
5 Tips for Choosing a Recording Studio
When I sat down to write this article for Chorus Magazine, I started by brainstorming and compiling a list of things to look for in a studio. I came up with a number of things that dealt with technical specifications and equipment; this was natural for me because I own and work in a studio [...]
When I sat down to write this article for Chorus Magazine, I started by brainstorming and compiling a list of things to look for in a studio. I came up with a number of things that dealt with technical specifications and equipment; this was natural for me because I own and work in a studio [...]
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