From the very first sound duplication in 1877, to iTunes and MP3, it has been a fascinating journey.  Think about the implications, if you had lived in the early days of recording history.  You’d have wondered, as we do now about certain technologies, whether this was even a good idea.  After all, wouldn’t recordings put radio stations out of business? Apparently not.  And wouldn’t the MP3 [...]

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Why don't you pick up your instrument and play some pentatonic scales? See how they fit with your songwriting, and note how easy it becomes to find lots of riffs or melodies when you know that the notes could be fall within the pentatonic; particularly in rock, blues, R and B, and old Negro spirituals! Unlike the major scale in music, i.e. do-re-me, etc, etc., a pentatonic scale has only five [...]

Learning about chord progressions is important in order to become a capable musician. Knowing progressions, using chord numbers (i.e. I chord, IV chord etc) and their predictable interconnectedness enables you to: Write chord charts Easily recall songs Possess a better useful knowledge of scales Play “by ear” Compose songs or improve your composition skills In fact the main reason [...]

So you are ready to produce your first vocal recording. As a singer you can be your own amateur sound technician; Get a sense of what’s required for professional quality sound. Of course, you want to work with a dedicated sound person when it’s possible. He or she will assure you get the desired quality, and free you from worrying about techie stuff to focus solely on your music, being in the [...]

At some point in your musical journey you will be recording a demo for promotional purposes-- to either get booked to perform live, to promote original songs, or try to get a recording contract. What it’s for determines what should be one it. It should contain your style of music; jazz, blues, country, original or whatever you do. Here we discuss some general guidelines that pertain for almost [...]

Today’s music recording studios are often home based or small, more economical, and turning out the same sound quality that a few years ago required a commercial studio. Indie performers with limited budgets especially favor home studios. Because of decreasing revenue from music sales, the lower budges of home studio productions are popular industry wide. You are a musician; you are going one way [...]