Category: Songwriting
Songwriting & Music Production: Looking back to move forwards
Why a lack of inspiration needn’t be a blocker to songwriting & music production. lately, I’ve been struggling to write and produce music. I have the odd idea here and there, but nothing like the volume of ideas I used to have. And no ideas equals nothing is produced, right? So what’s to be done?…
Check out my Album of Original Songs
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…
How I learned to write (good) songs
If you want to perfect your art it takes a certain amount of dedication. And once you’ve got yourself fixed on the idea of it, and you’re determined that nothing else will suffice, getting towards your goal becomes your only priority. You’ll figure out different ways and means of developing your ability, all the while…
Songwriting Diary #1 : From nothing to something.
I’ve finally put to be bed all the ideas and thoughts I had flying about for years, and released my first ‘proper’ album This is Who I am. With the slate now clean. I thought I’d put together a diary of the songwriting process from beginning idea to final cut, so here it is….. The…
BOSS BR-800 Digital Recorder Review
How the BOSS BR-800 Digital Recorder became an invaluable part of my recording and practice setup. My brief history of the stand-alone multi-track recorder My first multi-track recorder, way back in the mid-90’s was a cassette-based Tascam 4-track Porta05 ministudio. Obviously cassette tape had it’s limitations, primarily the degradation of the tape itself after numerous…
5 Advanced Songwriting Tips Beginners Can Use Immediately
The art of songwriting has the power to bring you to transport you to another world. After learning a little songwriting and maybe even writing a few songs yourself, you probably want to level up your songwriting skills. You want to learn not just how to create those lyrics that stick in your head the…
COVID Conspiracy: Official Music Video
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…
5 Benefits of Remote Music Production
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.…