Musicians Articles

1). How To Set Up a Home Recording Studio By : BHJ
Studios fall into three basic categories, Home studios, Project studios and Commercial studios. It's pretty obvious what a home studio is. Many people working in the music industry, and even the TV and film industries, have their own studios at home. They put them in the spare room, the garage, the basement, an outhouse - even in a corner of a bedroom sometimes.
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2). How Record Pools Can Make Musicians Rich! By : Kenny Love
Record pools...ever heard of them? The chance is that you have not. And, there is an equal reason that you have not. And, even though major record labels have used them for years, and continue to use record pools extensively, record pools are one of the most secretive elements within the Music industry.
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3). Home Run Gigs (The Top Gig Money-Makers) By : Kenny Love
Are you still playing your heart out to small audiences on gigs at unappreciative dives (excuse me, I meant to say nightclubs) that feel paying you a couple of hundred dollars for a 3-4 hour gig is also paying you about $150 too much?
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4). How To Make a Fortune Teaching Piano (or Guitar, or Drums, or Singing, or…) To Beginners By : Duane Shinn
Every year millions more kids get to the age where their parents start thinking about getting music lessons for them, so your prospect list is constantly getting bigger every day. There are plenty of beginners to go around, so competition is really not an issue at all for a person who loves both people and music.
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5). Musicians discover right now how to quickly and easily create “Streaming Audio and Video” like a pro! By : Quentin Brown
Streaming Audio and Video has always been available to the large corporate sites and techies. Now you can use inexpensive software to produce your own streaming audio or video just like the professionals with no knowledge of programming required. Lets face it when a person comes to your website what would they rather do listen or read. Hint - You are trying to get people to listen to your music? Best of all no special servers, monthly fees or additional costs….
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6). Can’t I just do my CD and DVD duplication at home? By : Jason Cole
You’ve just created an mp3 audio album that you want to make CD copies of, or maybe you have a collection of home video clips you’d like to burn to DVD and pass out to your friends. As far as you know home CD album duplication and DVD duplication require just a couple of things; a computer with a burner, CD-Rs and/or DVD-Rs, and the proper software.
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7). Perception of Music By : All The Lyrics
Why do we give priority to the hard music today, whereas yesterday we preferred the light one? Can you reason choosing records of Eminem, HIM, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers or Pussycat Dolls? To answer the question we have to sort out what music is? Scientists claim it to be our vibration of a particular frequency. Musicians, however, insist it’s a means of rendering of a certain mood.
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8). Art of Band Creation By : Music Babylon
No wonder we all seek to express ourselves in some way. To achieve success in music we need a band, as a solo career is no longer popular. And now you are between decisions how to choose the band members to share you dazzling ups. Well, there are two ways out: 1.To involve professional musicians into the project and to divide obligations in advance.
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9). A Guide To VST Plugins By : Jason Cole
If you have been recording or producing music via a computer, you may have heard the term VST. What is VST and how does it figure in to playing, recording, and editing music? What is VST? VST, Virtual Studio Technology, is an interface standard for connecting synthesizers and effects to audio editors and recording systems. Invented and developed by Steinberg, makers of the Cubase audio recording programs; VST replaces traditional audio recording hardware with software equivalents.
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10). Booking Agents By : Michael O. Brickell
If your band would rather concentrate on making music instead of spending precious time booking gigs, perhaps you should consider employing a booking agent. A booking agent (commonly referred to as a talent agent) shares similar duties to that of a band manager. Booking agents are the official representative of bands, ensembles, orchestras and other musicians.
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11). How To Make It In The Music Business (Not!) By :
Where to begin? How can I put you off this awful profession? Many ignorant people think that any kind of placement in the Top Ten is a guarantee of easy money, easy sex and hard drugs. Let me state at the outset: Most bands are skint, smelly, underfed and too wrecked to engage successfully in sexual congress. And that's the successful ones. Pop music isn't a career, it's an obsession, an excuse not to get a proper, paying job.
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12). Why is audio mastering important? By : Jason Cole
If you have read my last article, “What does an audio engineer do when mastering music?”, you already know what is involved in the professional mastering process. To re-cap what that article said to all who haven’t read it, the mastering process adds polish to your songs and makes them sonically cohesive. A lot of albums are recorded and then thrown on a disc, sans mastering.
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13). The Benefit of Teaching Others to Play Drums By : Dan Brown
You never want to pass up an opportunity to teach someone else how to play drums, or even show them a cool groove or fill. Not only will you be robbing them, but you will also be robbing yourself.
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14). Can You Still Find A Gem In The LA Music Scene? By : Ron Powers
Review of three bands playing at the Whisky a go go Saturday, January 6, 2007.
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15). How to Develop Your Drumming Weaknesses By : Dan Brown
Just like patting your head and rubbing your tummy, once you get the hang of doing multiple things at once on your drum set, it then only becomes a matter of practicing to develop your skills.
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16). Is it Better to Burn Out than to Fade Away? By : Patrick Omari
Musicians have a limited shelf-life unless they evolve and change with public demand. If you cannot please your fans forever, is it better to burn out than fade away?
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17). Why Do All Songs Are About Love By : All The Lyrics
Do we listen to music when we are in love and we are happy? No, we usually don’t. We then listen to the music of our hearts that beat in tune to the one beloved. We listen to songs about love when it is bad times for our love or when we are lovesick. Pragmatically the musicians know that songs about suffering love are the most money-making. The reason is that people want somebody to be present near them in times they are in love grief, for somebody to articulate their suffering.
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18). How To Hire Classical Musicians For Your Event By : Gloria Porter
If you want to hire classical musicians, consult someone who is immersed in the local professional classical music world. An excellent place to start is your local symphony orchestra. Don’t call the conductor or the concert master, call the marketing director and tell him or her what you are looking for. The person that holds that job will know every classical musician affiliated with the orchestra, and may well be aware of one or more musicians that work in quartets or small ensembles for private events.
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19). 7 Reasons Why You Should Learn to Read Music By : Bill Kernodle
The process of learning to read music is a wonderful journey into the discovery of new musical horizons. Try it, you will not be sorry. Learn to read music today.
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20). The Music Industry- Here Is What A Young Artist Needs To Know To Be A Star By : Stan Medley
Music may be an art, but the music industry is a business. What any business ultimately wants is a reasonable profit for its time. So, there are a number of things that career development people and most others in the music industry are looking for besides talent.
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21). The Music Industry -- How To Lose Money And Ruin Your Career With A Number One Hit Song? By : Stan Medley
Any career development person worth his salt, wants you to have a career that is constantly rising. The most important tool to acomplish this is survey technique. Why does your career development person do this? Because you can actually lose money and ruin your career with a poorly planned number one hit.
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22). Music, Musicians, and Hearing Loss By : Denise Villani
This article discusses hearing loss trends in musicians and the effects of long term listening to loud music.
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23). The Importance Of Drums in Classical Music By : Malcolm Blake
Drums are often neglected in favour of the more glamorous instruments. But, while they are not given much regard, they are the very foundation of classical music, and deserve some attention.
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24). Health Insurance for Musicians? - An Innovative Austin Program By : Ki Gray
Health Insurance is a difficult issue for musicians since they are often working on relatively low wages. This article describes HAAM an innovative program in Austin that provides health insurance for local musicians.
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25). MySpace Can Help Aspiring Performers Enhance their Fan Base through Email Marketing Programs By : Robert Burko
MySpace assists aspiring performers and musicians enhance their fan base through the use of email marketing programs. Adding a free sign up box to your MySpace page allows your fans to become part of your email list and receive updates on gigs, CD releases or any other events that pertain to your art form.
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