Former King Crimson frontman Greg Lake has died aged 69, his manager has confirmed the musician, who was also part of progressive rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer, died on December 7 after suffering from cancer. Manager Stewart Young wrote on Lake’s official website: “I lost my...
Few singers practice their microphone technique enough, which results in some fantastic voices being overlooked due to poor sound quality or bad technique when performing live. How do you prevent this without the aid of a sound engineer or years of experience? Simple! – Practice makes perfect...
Asked to rank her year on a scale of one to 10, Meghan Trainor doesn’t hesitate: “This is the year I won a Grammy, right?” says the 2016 best new artist with a laugh. “Ten!” Since the smash success of her “All About That Bass” Trainor has duetted with Harry Styles and John Legend, co-written...
Our vocabulary is limited, and we stick to words we understand. The problem is this; when we begin repeated writing routines, you’ll notice your ‘vocab trends’ and begin to feel like a broken record. Carry a notepad at all times. When in conversation, at a coffee shop or on the bus, Listen....
Since she took home the X Factor crown back in 2015, Louisa Johnson has had a whirlwind career, with this set at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca Cola definitely being one of the highlights! Louisa impressed the onlooking crowd with her outstanding live vocals, performing her latest track...
How do you market and brand effectively. our response is generally, “What is your goal?” That question is often met with silence. Surprisingly, many artists haven’t thought too deeply about their target audience, their sales goals, or the strategy to reach their goal. In today’s...
To judge by the news, it would seem that singers are getting injured more frequently than ever. We regularly hear of performers cancelling shows, or even tours, due to injury. Why is this happening? There may be two factors at play here: Increased demand, Improved ability to detect injury.
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Everyone wants to go viral these days, and who can blame them? Some independent artists have become internationally known in a matter of mere days or weeks as the result of one successful single or music video. The latter of these two options is the more likely scenario in an era in which visuals...
US singer Colonel Abrams, a pioneer of house and dance music in the 1980s, has died at the age of 67. The musician scored his biggest hit in 1985 with the club single Trapped, which reached number three in the UK. Last year, it emerged he was living homeless in New York. Friends then launched a...
Every band and artist knows that social media is important (or, at least we hope they do), but sometimes doing it well can be tricky. What works for Facebook may not be the same as Twitter, and sometimes you need different strategies for different platforms. Instagram’s importance is growing, especially...
Before you enter the studio to share your music with the world, keep in mind that a tight practice or live set may not be enough. There are things that come out on record that you might not notice beforehand but will throw the listener for a loop (and we mean that in a bad way). That said, it’s...
There’s a troubling frustration all songwriters know that feeling when you’ve started a new song, feel great and inspired about it, envision it being so powerful, then getting stuck. It’s difficult holding onto that initial spark, and it’s even more difficult feeling defeated...
“A Perfect Union Of Contrary Things” presents the outtakes, the scenes of disappointment and triumph, and the events that led Maynard James Keenan to take one step after the next, to change direction, to explore sometimes-surprising opportunities. Included throughout are passages in Keenan’s...
The question, “So, what do you sound like?” has a familiar ring to most musicians, and for many, it’s difficult to answer. It can tempting to try to get it over with as quickly as possible and just toss out your genre (for many – your grandma’s friends, for example – that answer’s...
If you’ve ever tried to run your own music PR campaign, you know how grueling and downright discouraging it can be. But there are a few questions you can ask yourself to determine if you really want to invest your time into what can be a challenging, but rewarding, experience.
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