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The Art of Audio Mixing: Techniques and Tips for the Aspiring Musician

January 21, 2024 / Music Production

Audio mixing is a nuanced, technical, and artistic process involving collecting raw tracks and transforming them into a cohesive and polished final product. This is where artistry intersects with technical expertise. For upcoming musicians and producers, mastering this art is essential to ensure their music achieves the desired emotional impact and clarity. This post will […]

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A Musician’s Guide to Enhancing Visual Appeal and Stage Presence

December 10, 2023 / Music Business

As talented as you are, it takes more than that to be a successful musician today. Combining your musical talent with a captivating stage presence and persona is fundamental for success because it helps you stand out. There are hundreds of thousands of artists in your respective genre, vying for the attention of the same

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How to Record Vocals Properly

December 10, 2023 / Guitar Tricks, Music Production

By Shawn Leonhardt for 30 Day Singer and Guitar Tricks While there are many guidelines, tips, and tricks to recording vocals, your set-up will greatly determine the ultimate decisions made. Every vocalist will have specific issues with their recording space and gear that they need to adjust for, there is no one-size-fits-all for vocals. Even

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From Driveway to Stage: A Garage Musician’s Guide

November 17, 2023 / Music Business

The idea of having a garage band is nothing new. People have been doing it for decades — playing in the garage as a way to get in some solid practice, connect with bandmates, and perform for the neighborhood. But, while many garage musicians stay right where they are, it doesn’t have to be that

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The Beatles: Now and Then Reaction.

November 11, 2023 / Music Review

The Beatles: Now and Then is billed as their final song, released on 2 November 2023 as a double A-side with Love Me Do (1962), their first single. Why do we need yet another Beatles song? This isn’t the first posthumous Beatles release, of course, we’ve had Free as a Bird and Real Love among

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November 2, 2023 / Adam Harkus Music, Music Production, Songwriting

The Blogging Musician hasn’t always been about Blogging about Music. In the beginning, I focussed more on the music itself. Back when I started blogging around 8 years ago, one of my main motivators was to have a home for my original music, that could easily be shared with the wider public. Since then, the

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Should I Buy a BOSS Micro BR-80 Digital Recorder?

November 1, 2023 / Music Production

Having owned the BOSS BR-8, BR-600, BR-800, and the original Micro BR, is the BOSS Micro BR-80 worth buying? The Death of Digital Recorders? Digital recorders like the BOSS BR series and the Tascam Portastudios are a thing of the past, right? Everyone’s moved over to DAWs and computer-based recording, haven’t they? Well, I have,

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How Multimedia Software Can Enhance Your CD Collection

October 31, 2023 / Music

Explore the transformative potential of multimedia software in elevating your CD collection to unprecedented heights. In today’s digital age, these software solutions offer more than just conventional playback. They serve as gateways to a realm of enhanced audio experiences, providing intuitive organization, dynamic playlist creation, and seamless integration with various multimedia content. Discover how these

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Queen: My Life Has Been Saved. Freddie’s resurrection?

October 30, 2023 / Music Reviews

My Life Has Been Saved. has always been one of my favourite post-Freddie Queen songs, but I’ve recently learned something about it that has resurrected both Freddie and the song. Queen: Made in Heaven is not really a Queen Album. My Life Has Been Saved. is one of the stand-out tracks on Queen’s 1995 Made

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