There are no artists who don’t suffer from writer’s block occasionally. It may seem that some don’t, because they consistently generate great work, but they’re human too. In reality, professional songwriters simply have tools they can use to get out of a slump, and to prevent writer’s block in the first place.
How to Handle Writer’s Block 101 for Musicians Read More »
Music is rarely divorced from visuals, and in today’s music business, video is crucial for finding fans – but the traditional music video isn’t the high-value investment it once was. In fact, music videos consistently underperform on social media compared to candid videos like live performances. This is great news for independent musicians. It means you don’t have to spend twenty thousand dollars on a music video, because you’ll do better with something more doable.
Killing Two Birds – Filming Live Performance Videos in the Studio Read More »
Reverb is awesome. Reverb is good. Reverb is necessary. But it’s also the number one thing that makes mixes muddy and noisy – if you don’t wrangle it right. But by now you certainly know about the Abbey Road trick and its cousins. That’s an amazing way to clean things up in the verb. But there’s another trick that’s not talked about as often (or at least it didn’t used to be): using sidechain compression on the verb.
So, it seems like a good idea to go over a little bit about EQ’ing for these very different beasts, even if they may have been played by the same person!
Hold Up: You can sidechain reverb??? Read More »
We all remember 2020. Concert venues were closed, tours were cancelled, and live music in general had an unprecedented slump due to COVID restrictions. Live musicians struggled. If playing out was your main or only source of income, you needed an alternative, at least for a while. Now, people are back on stage, but not everybody. People like me, for example, who are immunosuppressed, still have to be careful out there. Plus, maybe you’re not into gigging….
5 Ways to Pare Down a Song Read More »
If you’ve been cooped up and feeling strapped for creative energy, now may be the time to get with a co-writer. Co-writing is a time-honored tradition, and if you haven’t tried it, you may find it exhilarating…
Mastering the Language (of music mastering terms) Read More »
