How Do You Sing? Are You Born To...
In Info - 11/26/11
How do you sing? Is it one thing you are born with or are you able to learn to sing. The answer is you'll be able to learn to sing with a web based singing coach. The instruments are there for you to use - but the discipline is something you'll...
29 Ways to Make Money in the...
In Info - 11/07/11
As an Assistant Professor of Recording Arts & Technology, one of the first thing I'm asked by parents of prospective students is whether or not it's possible to make a living in the music industry. Obviously, this is a difficult question. I...
10 New Heroes of Piano Rock
In Info - 11/01/11
Foxy Shazam are a Cincinatti based experimental/progressive rock band that sound like some unholy mix of the Misfits and Meatloaf. Guitars blast and then are occasionally quiet to make way for Sky White's virtuoso piano playing. They claim to...
Top 3 Greatest Progressive Rock...
In Info - 11/01/11
In the early part of the 19th Century, near the end of the Romantic era of classical music, composers were stretching the limits of our musical minds, using more, and more varied sounds in their works. The mantra was to 'break all boundaries' and...
Saving a Favorite Guitar Pick
In Guitar - 07/17/11
You either buy a guitars pick so that you can play music or because they are pretty cool to fiddle around with when you are talking to people. They will see it and just assume that you play the guitar. There is no need to correct them if you...
Wonderful Tonight by Pattie Boyd...
In Books - 05/25/11
The love triangle between The Beatle George Harrison, Eric Clapton & Pattie Boyd is the most famous in the history of music. Clapton's Layla tells all and opens up her memorabilia of never seen before letters & photos in this iBook....
What Is Post Rock?
In Info - 05/17/11
Post rock is one of music's more enigmatic genres. Defining itself by what it's not (rock) gives little clue as to what it is. Ironically, given that the phrase 'post rock' literally translates to 'after rock', it is in fact a sub-genre of rock...
Top 20 Simon and Garfunkel Hits
In Info - 05/09/11
It's hard to believe that they've been entertaining us for 55 years, but despite some personal differences, they never disappoint their audiences. Here's a look at Simon and Garfunkel, individually and collectively, plus their 20 biggest...
How to Promote Your Band
Posted in Learn - Monday, October 10, 2011 @ 08:30 AM
Promoting yourself in the music industry is essential to success. The days of major labels ploughing hundreds of thousands into new bands have gone and more creative ways of promoting new music need to be used. Of course there are still some traditional methods that have merit... Let's take a look.