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Are you ready to blog n' roll? Good! So are we! Each week we give you fresh articles from our tasty mixed bag of music production treats!

Get tips and tricks right through to weird and wonderful musical insights... all with an entertaining twist! Enjoy!

Alternative Ways To Build a Career In Music

05-16-2013

Ever since the internet came and turned the entire music industry upside-down, the traditional methods of doing things have started to be usurped by new, media friendly, ‘music 2.0′ kinds of methods. And it’s not just self-releasing via Bandcamp, or Kickstarter that’s taking over record deal advances… Even the traditional ideas of making a demo and attracting the atte...

Make The Most Of Creative Partnerships!

05-10-2013

One of the most important aspects in creating music is that of the creative partnership. From Lennon and McCartney to Daft Punk and Pharrell, some of the best work comes when people pool their creative resources and work together. But it’s not always plain sailing. So here are some tips on how you can get the best out of a creative partnership, both in terms of artistic results and improvin...

Back To School!

05-02-2013

There’s an ever-growing number of places out there where you can learn all about music production – from writing and composition to engineering, mastering, and even how to get ahead in the music industry. They span the whole spectrum, from 3-minute Youtube videos to 3 year university courses. But if you’re thinking of taking the plunge, which one would suit you best? Are those fees ...

Unlocking Classic Tracks! Julio Bashmore – Au Seve

04-18-2013

It’s time for another delve back into the archive to see what makes a classic tune tick. This time around, however, we’re not going particularly far back – only as far as Summer 2012. Some tunes need time to marinade before they can really be seen as classic; either they’re so far ahead of their time that it’s difficult to see them in context until later, or th...

Bedroom Studios On A Budget!

04-11-2013

We’ve talked in the past on this blog about using external hardware, sampling your keyboards, recording found sounds with a microphone, and so on. But the truth is that many novice producers run things entirely off a laptop. A decent DAW, a headphone output and a pair of solid speakers are really all you need to get started. And that’s a great thing – many careers have been built ...

Audio vs Samplers!

04-04-2013

When you’re working and writing with audio, there are generally two ways to go – either you chop up it up into samples, load it into a sampler and start programming, or you just start working directly with the audio section in the arrange window of your DAW. We’ll assume that our readers generally don’t do too much work with tape. But what’s the best way? Why work with b...