Today was one of those very rare occasions when you hear a song for the first time and it dominates your thoughts for the whole day. Let’s start at the beginning… Another run-of-the-mill Monday really. As usual one of the very first things I do is check my phone, check my website stats, browse the […]
Eyes Without a Face – Billy Idol Read Post »
The industry demands a lot from musicians. If you’re an independent artist that’s just starting out, you could run yourself ragged trying to promote your music, play shows, and get noticed. If you’re an established touring band, you could quickly burn out from playing shows every day, meeting with the press, or writing new music.
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COVID Conspiracy is a new song by Harson Robkus, our first in 10 years, and is accompanied by our debut music video, which is premiering TONIGHT on YouTube (10/12/2021) at 9 pm UK time. *EDIT The video is now LIVE! Who are Harson Robkus? COVID Conspiracy is written, produced and performed by Harson Robkus, who
COVID Conspiracy: Official Music Video Read Post »
This year, as the dark nights close in, Harson Robkus have, by necessity, moved out of the allotment shed and into the world of Remote Music Production. Here are my top 5 benefits of our journey. What is Remote Music Production? Remote music production is where artists collaborate remotely to produce a piece of music.
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It’s hard to find very many bright spots regarding the past couple of years. Most musicians had to cancel tours and shows, and limit any kind of fan interaction. But, if there’s been one benefit to that, it’s the free time to be creative. It’s been a great time to spend working on projects, coming
Escaping Your Creative Blocks Read Post »
Really quick one, and probably my shortest ever blog, but here goes. I now have a brand new home/welcome page https:/adamharkus.com. My homepage has only ever been a ‘Lastest posts’ page, so I thought I’d put together a proper welcome page that puts across a clear message of what The Blogging Musician is all about.
Re-introducing… The Blogging Musician! Read Post »
#1 : The Secrets of Songwriting First the bad news. I’ve been writing (mostly guitar-orientated) songs for over 20 years now, and there are no secrets. No short-cuts I can share with you that’ll transform you into a hit-maker overnight. I can’t plant an idea into your head and I don’t even believe songwriting is
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Every songwriter deals with the proverbial creative crisis from time to time. Fortunately, there are many sources of inspiration around us. Draw ideas from your own experiences and emotions, use creative lyric exercises, and think differently to create new songs. Be inspired by art Listen to music. It seems obvious, but listen to the music
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Introducing the Heavyweight Contenders In the left corner, we have the Gibson Les Paul, and in the right, we have the Fender Stratocaster. For comparison let’s not mess about with the myriad of different versions and go for the latest versions of each Standard USA model. Both champions, but which one is better? Firstly the
Why the Gibson Les Paul Is Better Than the Fender Stratocaster Read Post »
