2024-03-26 06:59
Following on from our previous adventure, we arrive in 2024. What is the best mastering service or option? This is the mastering landscape;
Pro mastering houses still exist
Every weasel wi… Read More
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A blog for musicians, artists and recording enthusiasts, with articles on recording, promotion, and all the things you need to know to be successful in music.
2024-03-20 05:51
This topic is boring, I know, but they aren’t going to tell you this one at recording school and it won’t make a cool YouTube video for your favourite audio influencer bro, so no… Read More
2024-03-13 06:27
What IS a producer?
Well, if you believe the internet it's everyone with a laptop who has at any point constructed a cheesy dance tune, or a hip-hop "beat". You too can do this yourself in… Read More
2024-03-05 06:10
…or the episode in which we drank the kool aid.
I was super excited when I bought my first actual all tube mic preamps. Like everyone, I'd been obsessed with recording fo… Read More
2024-02-20 06:48
I have to admit credits are one of the things that got me into this mess in the first place. I'd get a new record, throw it on for a listen, tear apart the packaging and pore over the liner… Read More
2024-01-19 09:24
Today I saw a post which was a picture of the Coachella lineup, and another which showed the agent that each artist had. The angle of the post was “the music industry is rigged”… Read More
2023-12-09 07:45
In the world of music, creativity and productivity are two of the cornerstones of success. Whether you're a veteran musician or a budding producer just starting out, finding inspiration and… Read More
2023-10-28 06:29
This week everyone is talking about the news that Spotify is planning to make changes to the royalty payout model early next year, with the official line being it "intends to move a billion… Read More
2023-10-12 11:26
Whenever anyone would ask me what I did, I used to say professional babysitter. It’s not been far off the truth sometimes. I think part of this job is looking after people. Sometimes i… Read More
2023-02-25 08:13
Introduction
Choosing between an online mixing engineer or in-studio mixing is an important decision for musicians and producers because it can impact the final sound of their recording, as… Read More
2023-01-10 09:09
Like so many of the things indie artists have to do now as well as making great music - learning how to write a music bio might seem like another annoying time-consuming task. I don't claim… Read More
2022-12-15 18:44
As we head into 2023 streaming playlists and music blogs are still some of the most important resources we in the indie community still have for promoting new music from artists to existing… Read More
2022-12-06 07:33
Recording acoustic drums is one of those things that people seem to think is difficult but is also one of the most fun. I’ll cover recording kick and recording snare comprehensively in… Read More
2022-11-14 11:08
As a mix engineer, sometimes I get asked about my mixing process. Doing a single mix is one thing - but how do I approach album mixing as a concept? The annoying answer is of course "it de… Read More
2022-05-12 05:50
First, simply use the right tool for the job. Any guitar tone is a combination of three things: The player, the guitar, and the amp. Change any one of those factors, the tone changes. Your f… Read More
2022-04-14 04:48
When I first started working from my own small studio everything I mixed was too bass heavy even though it sounded totally fine in the studio. The mysterious equipment dealer guy who looked… Read More
2022-04-07 08:13
There is an acoustics expert out there who says his products affect sound waves at a some kind of a voodoo molecular quantum level (and needless to say they are very expensive) and hey - may… Read More
2022-03-16 05:28
Saturation, for lack of a better definition is typically very mild distortion, also referred to as “coloration”, “vibe” “flavour” and many other esoteric… Read More
2022-03-09 05:36
In my pond, there once was a guy known as "the Gordon Ramsey of recording” or, as I liked to call him - Preset F**ker. He was by all accounts talented if not an unpleasant human to wor… Read More
2022-02-23 04:38
One of the most common questions I see is "what are the best studio headphones for recording?" and I'm afraid there isn't a simple answer! Studios buy things like the ubiquitous Beyer DT100… Read More
2022-02-09 05:59
This was an article I wrote back in 2020 when we all thought this pandemic thing was going to only be a few months, little did we know. I decided to repost it for obvious reasons and the con… Read More
2022-02-02 05:48
You worked hard on your music, and recording can be a difficult and emotional process as well as one of the most amazing things ever - creating a brand new piece of art that will, hopefully… Read More
2022-01-26 05:46
Back in the dark ages (the 90’s) music magazines, to music kids like me were as important almost as the music. NME would slander a record so badly you had to go out and buy it immediat… Read More
2022-01-12 11:23
Rock Climbing is going to be part of a series that discusses what you, as an artist can, and should be doing to promote yourselves. First of all I can relate to you as a musician. Trust me w… Read More
2022-01-12 06:02
Today's post is a short pep talk about where your head is. As I have tried to take this amazing thing I get to do for a living and make a more serious, sustainable business out of it I have… Read More
2022-01-05 10:00
So, I finally started to make recordings that you could actually call records, and of course, was really interested in this mysterious "mastering" thing. That is the disproportionately expe… Read More
2021-12-29 10:04
There are only about 30 or 40 songs that typically get played on a major radio station throughout the day in differing frequencies and time slots depending on how much of a hit it is at that… Read More
2021-12-22 09:48
Unfortunately being creative is not a tap we can switch on and off. Sometimes we need inspiration and when it comes to songwriting if we lack that - we sometimes get songwriters block. The… Read More
2021-12-15 10:17
Many people ask the question what is the difference between mixing and mastering and I shall attempt to answer that today! Once a song is recorded, the final two stages of the audio producti… Read More
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