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By Tom Freeman, AKA Freematik
This album began simply as a fascination with iPhone music apps. I was addicted, like many others, and couldn’t help but hoard every iPhone app that was even remotely related to music production. I bought any app that I could and just started making beats and weird sounds wherever I went, including on the beach, in various hotels, motels, restaurants, and of course just while just chillin’ and watching T.V. You need headphones or earbuds to really hear you’re what you’re working on, but even the built-in speaker can work well enough in a quiet location. The nice thing about making music on the iPhone is that it is always nearby and always loads up quickly. While I can make a beat on a laptop relatively quickly, I could make something on the iPhone in less than five minutes!
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Friday, March 19, 2010 |
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I Want To Do Home Recordings! What Do I Need?
By: Mikal
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So you say you’ve got songs to record, but don’t have the money to go to a major studio? Perhaps you’re just starting out and want to test out your recordings at home before committing to a big studio. Maybe you’re already familiar with recording in a pro studio, and just want something to use for demos at home. Or, maybe you even want to do major level recordings in your own home. Whichever the case, you probably need to know what exactly you need to get started.
There are a few basic items you will need:
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
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Catching the Attention of the Audience
By Michelle Paulino
I visit Myspace pages every day to check out what artists are up to. A lot of times, I listen to twenty to thirty seconds of a song and I’m already bored. I skip right to the next artist page. I noticed that this happens even when the singer has a great voice and when I like the style I am listening to. So why didn’t these songs catch my attention?
Everybody wants to be a musician and nobody is ashamed to post their music online for the world to hear. Listeners are being bombarded daily with thousands of songs online, in the radio and on TV. It is only normal for the listener to become more and more selective as they are being exposed to such a wide variety of choices. So how do you stand out?
You will find hundreds of tips for musicians online telling them how to stand out. But very few of them start with this: Make great music! Not good music! Great music!
You can be awesome on stage, have a banging street team and be on every radio show and magazine out there. You will probably get many profile hits with that but if your music is not the top of the crop, you are going to be just a “nice” band and not a “I gotta have your album” band. If your product is not excellent and if there are competitors coming out of the woods with great products, guess what? Your product will sink!
I’ve found some of these tips to be very helpful:
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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What Are The Benefits Of Mixing & Mastering?
By DICARLO (CEO Online Mixing and Mastering)
There are millions of talented Indie Artists online on 1000´s of music sites on the Internet.
Many of these artists are very talented, but are lacking in mixing and mastering skills.
Some of these artists are making CDs to sell on their websites, while others just want their songs to sound the best they possibly can, but can’t afford expensive studio prices.
If you are still determined to do the mixing yourself, here are some mix tips that will help give you an amazing sounding master.
These tips are standard in the business, can be found on my site on the FAQ´s page, (along with many more Tips) and on most professional mastering sites as well. Following these simple rules will make my job a lot easier, and will give you maximum results.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 |
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I’m Emmanuel Lecerf, part of the buzzyteam providing iPhone apps.
After Easymix original version (already in TOP 30 of appstore music app in US), Easymix hiphop version (already in TOP 10 of appstore music app in US), Easymix rock is the only mixer or DJ application on Apple’s App Store that allows anybody to mix high quality and professional sounds on iPhone/iPod touch for just 99 cents.
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Monday, March 8, 2010 |
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Every Song Tells A Story…But Does It Need To Be An Abstract Novel?
By Sheena Metal
For a musician, your songs are your art. They are the physical embodiment of your creative gifts. Every bit of anger, happiness, angst, joy, pain, elation, knowledge or humor goes into the story known as your song. You write and re-write it, scouring over each note and word…perfecting it for recording and live performance.
But when you play it for others, you’re not getting the reaction you expected. Your friends, fans and family seem less than enthusiastic as they dully respond, “Yeah. That was…um…good.” How could this be? You poured your soul into this piece. This was your “Stairway To Heaven”! This was your “Smells Like Team Spirit”! It’s a lyrically amazing ode about the persecution of pagan midwives in grass hut tribes! It flows, it breathes, and it’s seven and a half minutes of pure musical perfection!
Whoa. Stop right there, Mozart. You wrote a seven and a half minute song about the persecution of pagan midwives in grass hut tribes and you’re wondering why you’re thirteen year-old cousin fell asleep in the middle of the fourth verse? You wrote a seven and a half minute song about the persecution of pagan midwives in grass hut tribes and you’re confused as to why your drummer’s girlfriend began calling her friends on her cell phone before the song had reached its bridge?
It may be hard to believe when you’re penning an opus such as this, but the normal human brain is wired a little differently than an accomplished musician’s, like yourself. And although music is art, it’s also popular culture and the goal should be for others to enjoy your creative efforts as much as you do.
So, how can you make sure that your writing experience is as positive as your audience’s listening experience? What can you, as musicians do, to eliminate aspects of your songs that may alienate, confuse or just plain bore your fans?
The following are a few tips that may add success to your songwriting experience:
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Thursday, March 4, 2010 |
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To the artists, music lovers and industry insiders that make up the OurStage community,
Since the inception of OurStage the founders have aspired to change the landscape of the music industry by finding a way to discover tomorrow’s stars. With your help we have been hugely successful at ranking the quality of talent within our arsenal of artists. With the help of our partners we have been fortunate enough to provide some of our most promising artists career enhancing opportunities. Now it’s time to raise the bar even higher.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 |
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Limitations, Goals and Inspiration
By Spy Nation
Quebec, Canada
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Well, the first place to start is don’t put any limitations on yourself. If someone else can do it, you can too. You know deep down if music is your calling, go for it. You can only go as far as you think you can so whatever your goals are just don’t be afraid of making them as big as you want  ! Not to say everyone wants to top the billboard charts or whatnot, your goals might be very personal (excellence for your own personal growth, being able to play live in front of a local audience… for example) and that fine too  Everyone has something special to bring, in their own unique way so don’t be afraid to be yourself! That means dint try to mold yourself to the current styles or what you think is good music or whatever, just don’t be afraid to be different. The world doesn’t need another copy of. It does need your own special expression though ! And ya sure, its true that you do get more opposition when you are different, but authentic IS the only way to go and the only way great music ever came to be in the first place! So be true to yourself, if you are truly passionate about what you are doing, chances are others will love it too. So keep it real. Keep it authentic.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010 |
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The Seven Essentials to Writing A Press Release
It’s your connection to your audience: conveying your brand, your event, and your story
By Michele Wilson-Morris
Working in the music industry has its perks, privileges, and pains as anyone who works in it knows. No matter what your genre is, one thing remains the same for all artists: You need to bring attention to yourself, your music, and your events. And while there are several ways to do so, few are as effective (in terms of cost or exposure) as a well written press release.
Writing a press release may prove to be a challenge to those whose focus is solely on their musical ability and efforts, but it doesn’t have to be. There’s an art to writing a good press release just like there’s an art to making good music. In fact, a well written press release is simply you on paper. There are many tricks to the trade, and I’m going to share some of several of them with you: The Seven Essentials of Press Release Writing.
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Jul 29, 2010
