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Happy July 4th to all my American friends. To my readers from other parts of the world, nothing signifies this holiday celebrating the birth of our nation like the John Philips Sousa march “Stars And Stripes Forever.” It caps off our holiday festivities amid great fanfare and fireworks, especially when played well. No one plays […]
Continue readingI hope that you enjoy reading this blog and I certainly enjoy bringing it to you. That said, I’ve been writing my Music Production Blog for almost 11 years now and it currently consists of more than 3,000 posts. I think it’s time to change things up a bit, but I want you to be […]
Continue readingMost every Thanksgiving we all have so much to be thankful for, and for you this one might be no exception. There are many people suffering as a result of the devastating fires in California however, and more than a few of them are music figures that you know and love. One is guitar maker […]
Continue readingDue to the large volume of spam comments that I receive, I’m temporarily shutting down the comment section of this site. I manually approve all comments, which up until now wasn’t a problem, but every day the spam submissions grow and now it’s near 100 per day. As a result, for the moment I’m suspending […]
Continue readingMusicians tend to look down on DJs, but please keep an open mind here. Like everything in music there’s more to DJing than meets the eye. This Insider video features DJ, producer, and founder of Fool’s Gold Records A-Trak, who has been DJing for over 20 years. In 1997 he was the world champion of […]
Continue readingDo you listen to as much music as you used to? Do you search for new songs and artists anymore? Do you think that new music isn’t as good as the music you grew up with? Congratulations! You hit both your musical peak and paralysis ages. A new study by the streaming platform Deezer found […]
Continue readingHappy July 4th to all my American friends. To my readers from other parts of the world, nothing signifies this holiday celebrating the birth of our nation like the John Philips Sousa march “Stars And Stripes Forever.” It caps off our holiday festivities amid great fanfare and fireworks, especially when played well. No one plays […]
Continue readingWhen the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local sales tax rules could no longer be skirted by online retailers, brick and mortar stores everywhere rejoiced. Finally, a level playing field, everyone thought. Well, not so fast. As always, there may be some unintended consequences involved that actually could do more harm than good to your local […]
Continue readingI’ve been privileged to be invited to appear as a guest on three great podcasts recently that you might want to check out. Coincidentally, all of them posted at around the same time. The first is the great Working Class Audio Episode #180. Host Matt Boudreau and I spoke about artist/musician/engineer diversification, the state of the […]
Continue readingThanks to Music Instrument Center for naming us as one of the top 30 music blogs that producers must follow. It feels good to be ranked with so many other great blogs. Thanks again, Alex!
Continue readingI want to wish you a Happy New Year and a very prosperous 2018! May your life in the new year have the following: • Great success • Much love • Healthy relationships • Peak health • Time off to enjoy life • Positive thoughts • Lots of good food • Extreme creativity • And […]
Continue readingHave a very merry Christmas and a wonderful Holiday. I am grateful, thankful and humbled by your support.
Continue readingThe earth hums. Not from industrial noise or human interaction, but on its own. Even though scientists have suspected this for quite a long time (the first paper written about it was in 1959), the hum was only recently recorded by a group of Japanese researchers. The problem is that it’s so low that we […]
Continue readingIt’s time for something different. Here’s an excerpt from How To Make Your Band Sound Great that talks about how understanding some basic gigging language can be the secret to getting your band booked. This is a repost from about 3 years ago from my old blog, but I’m sure many of you haven’t seen it yet. […]
Continue readingIf you’re in the music industry, chances are you’ve had a bout of ringing in your ears at some point, and maybe it’s now even there permanently. Maybe the sound you’re hearing is a rushing sound, or a series of high frequency clicks, or even white noise. If that’s the case, the condition is known […]
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