<strong>Unleashing Creativity: Uncover the Top 4 Most Creative DAWs of 2023</strong>

Unleashing Creativity: Uncover the Top 4 Most Creative DAWs of 2023 Digital audio workstations (DAWs) are at the heart of modern music production, offering powerful tools and features to bring your creative ideas to life. While DAWs have traditionally served as powerful tools for recording and editing music, a new wave of innovative software has ..

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Concert Survival Guide

Your concert survival guide for 2018 It’s the season for outdoor concerts and festivals again.  There’s nothing like seeing your favourite band with 5000 other screaming fans, plus it’s a great chance to pick up some sweet merch and try for a photo with the singer.  There are some huge bands heading our way this ..

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The 10 Best Studio Monitors for Home Recording

More so that perhaps any other studio equipment, Studio monitors are regarded as possibly the single most important tool for achieving great sound. Which is why top studios will sometimes spend $10,000+ on the best that money can buy. And while that may be unrealistic for homestudios…Fortunately, you don’t need to spend that much to get a great pair of monitors. And to prove it ..

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What Is A DI Box?

“Because that’s the way it’s done …”, is the common answer, when a musician is asked why they use a DI box. In fact, you can find these small boxes almost anywhere where music is made: on stage, in large studios, in home recording studios and for various reasons and in various situations. The main reason ..

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Basic Guide to Mixing Desks

In this article, I’ll be presenting you with a complete beginner’s guide to working your way around small, basic mixers.  This is the first article of several on the subject of mixing desks, this article serving to introduce basic concepts that will be expanded upon in the subsequent articles. Why do I need a Mixing ..

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The Music Licenser

“Every artist is valued based on their presentation and what their creditability is.” Dan Silver, the Sr. Creative Director at RipTide Music TV. Film. And Video Games. Dan Silver on synch and placement opportunities. I spoke with Dan, who had been directly responsible for placing music in trailers for movies such as Captain America, Thor, ..

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The Tour Manager

“A Tour Manager has to be the most flexible person on tour – his job can range from being a bartender on the side of the stage to watching some band members’ kids during sound check.” Donovan Haney— Manager of The Expendables Who’s The Boss? Donovan  talks about the pecking order out on the road. ..

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The Music Publicist

The Publicist “A publicist is a liaison between the artist and the media. Our main purpose is to get our clients media attention, with blogs, traditional print, radio, television, etc.” Ryan Romana, founder of Press Junkie PR Ryan Romana is a music industry and PR professional with over a decade of experience successfully publicizing artists, ..

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Surviving Social Media – For Bands

From announcing a gig to a complete tour, new album or video – the first place you’ll want to spread the word is on Facebook and Twitter.  Though posting one or two things a month is hardly demanding on your time, once you start regular campaigns posting becomes more and more of a chore, and often overlooked. ..

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THE RECORD LABEL EXEC

“My primary focus is to keep my team making records and overseeing that the records get turned in on budget and turned in on time.” Dan McCarroll—president of Capitol and Virgin Records For The Record Dan McCarroll shares his unique insights on what it takes to make a record. So Dan, thank you so much ..

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