Have you ever been listening to the radio and heard a song end followed by total silence? Maybe the producer is dealing with a technical glitch. Perhaps the transmitter got struck by lightning. Or the DJ ran downstairs to the snack machine, forgetting that the single he was spinning was only three...
The beginning of the fall season is always an exciting time of year. The nice weather left over from summer becomes more bearable, football makes its almighty return, and students are back in school. In the life of an indie artist, the latter of this list proves to be the most important because it...
One thing that every scene has in common? Musicians all complain about how crappy the scene is. Whether you live in a tiny town with just one hillbilly bar or a huge city where the best venues seem impenetrable, you’ll hear your music-playing friends griping about all the ways your local scene fails...
As part of the Brighton Music Conference, we have introduced an Academy Live platform showcasing live acts/dj’s with original material from our Educational Partners including Northbrook College Sussex, BIMM Brighton and AudioActive. We’re pleased to announce the full programming schedule for...
Are you getting the most constructive feedback you can on your music? Maybe you’ve just been sending your tracks to family and friends, who mean well, but might not know how to articulate what could make your music better. Or maybe you have a reputation for getting defensive when you receive...
The three-day rule is a magic formula used by some professionals over the past three decades. It’s a list of tips for exactly what you need to do and stay away from for three days before a show to ensure a solid vocal performance. You may want to do longer than three days, but at least three days...
There are bands out there that have been performing for so long that all of their members have been replaced twice. There are other bands that lose one member and then break up, unable to rebuild that chemistry with anyone else. Bandmates have a private language, a way of relating, and a musical...
In a world where publicists monitor every word, images are curated with painstaking detail and an artists’ story is manufactured to generate the most likes, plays and ticket sales, Elliphant, born Ellinor Olovsdotter is a breath of fresh air. Honest, open and in every way herself, the Swedish...
Phew! Well, it’s been all go here at PaulMcCartney.com over the past few weeks. After teasing you with a couple of short videos on Paul’s social networks...
Big news! SoundCloud are thrilled to announce the launch of SoundCloud Go their new listener subscription. It’s an exciting step for creators, listeners, and SoundCloud. We’d like to take you through some of the details. SoundCloud Go is the same SoundCloud you’ve known for years taken to the...
There are many qualities required to be a skilled sound engineer: the theoretical knowledge of sound and audio, the technical mastery of studio hardware and software, and diplomatic people skills, for example. But perhaps the most obvious (and often overlooked) quality required of all sound engineers...
The Guildhall School of Music & Drama is looking for a Vocal Department Manager. In this busy role the main responsibilities include to liaise, coordinate and assume all aspects of the day to day running of the Vocal Studies Department providing a high level of management, financial and organisational...
US rocker Dave Grohl has leapt to the defence of a teenage heavy metal band from Cornwall – after their local council said they were too loud. The Black Leaves of Envy were told they would have to stop practising in a family garage after noise complaints from neighbours. Foo Fighters frontman...
Sadly we lost these talented people from the music world. Frank Sinatra, Jr., 72, American singer (That Face!) and actor (Hollywood Homicide), heart attack. Tommy Brown, 84, American R&B singer. Ras Munya, 55, Zimbabwean reggae bassist, heart attack. Sir George Martin, 90, British Hall of...
Not every band gets a second chance, but then, not every band is The Struts. After first releasing their debut album Everybody Wants two years ago but not quite receiving the support they needed, the U.K. glam rockers are back with a redo, and it’s better than before.
Earlier this month,...
