Get Your Music in Video Games 2024
How to Get Your Music in Video Games Video games are a powerful and sometimes forgotten avenue for spreading your music to new audiences and building a sustainable music career. Some songs have long since left my consciousness, but if you play them and they happened to have featured on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater or […]
Dermot Kennedy’s “Sunday” Took Me To Church
There’s a clock ticking in my living room, and right now it’s all I hear, as I sit and let Dermot Kennedy’s song “Sunday” sink into my heart and my mind. The lingering piano chords move over my soul like dry snow swirling in gusts over pavement on a cold winter’s day. As I listen, […]
Katy Kirby Celebrates Something Sparkly on “Cubic Zirconia”
A cubic zirconia is an artificially created diamond. A competitor to the real thing, it’s close enough for the average person not to be able to tell the difference. It’s also the title of Katy Kirby’s new song. The song is charming. But it’s also arranged to surprise you. For whilst it contains sounds and […]
Hit the Cement: An Essay On Commitment
When the first mic stand fell, I saw the singer hesitate. He had taken the microphone in hand to sing into the faces of the crowd – a good move. Nobody was dancing, and the band (Films on Song, whom I’ve praised elsewhere) was giving us plenty of reason to. Since we weren’t coming to […]
LANDR vs. eMastered
Mastering is crucial to the commercial success of the track, no matter whether you’re planning to publish the music online or release a physical album. In case you’re not familiar with the term, the mastering process is the final stage of any music production. During mastering, special effects are applied to ensure the song is […]
Top 9 Music Marketing Strategies in 2023
In today’s competitive industry, it’s not enough to just produce quality music; you need to know how to reach the right audience and keep them engaged. Creating an effective strategy is crucial when building a loyal fan base, selling your music, and getting recognized by industry professionals. As someone who has been in the industry […]
Top 8 Music Production Courses (2023)
If you’re reading this article, chances are your objective is to become a music producer, or you’re already making music and want to hone your skills. The good news is becoming a music producer has never been easier. All you need is a decent laptop, a pair of headphones, and the music production software of […]
10 Musicians Who Blew Up on TikTok
Millions of songs are released on TikTok every day, and although it seems like the viral trends with its contagious dances, hoarse sounds, and exuberant beats are getting more and more out of control, there is a method in this madness. If you spend enough time scrolling down the endless stream of vertical videos, you […]
Are Record Labels Worth It In 2023?
Oof – that’s a big question. And, as you might expect (and as seems to be the case for so many of life’s biggest questions) it’s not one that’s easily answered. It’s also one that’s understandably top of mind for a large percentage of those independent musicians working to grow their audience, gain exposure for […]
The National offer hope on ‘Send For Me’
The National seem to have slowly and purposefully shuffled towards legendary status over the years. Collaborating with superstars and boasting a rabid fanbase, they create wild bursts of rock about random moments of social interaction or elegiac laments about abandoned clothing or emotions with extraordinarily colourful and inscrutable lyrical content. Less regularly, as with the […]
