5 Reasons Why You Need A Producer For Your Record
It’s taken me a long time to learn this lesson. You need a producer for your record. I’m not saying for EVERY record (but it couldn’t hurt). Why you should consider working… Read More
Record An Album In 28 Days – Because You Can #RPM
I love February. Not because of Valentine’s Day or that we’re almost done winter. No, I love February because I get to participate in the RPM Challenge. The idea is a simple… Read More
Coldplay’s Chris Martin Talks How Brian Eno Produces Records
Coldplay are on their grind. They’ve been giving the mainstream media an all out assault and they’ve even gotten positive Pitchfork play…which is weird. Ryan Dombal had a nice chat with Chris Martin… Read More
Recording On The Cheap #tip
Lifehacker has a nice little primer on how to get recording on the cheap going for you. The article isn’t exhaustive but it’s a good start if you’re new to the recording world. We’ve written about… Read More
Wilco Talk Recording Process & Limitations
Wilco is a band I hope you listen to. They not only have solid songs, but their live show is the best thing I’ve seen in the last 5 years, and I… Read More
Get Your Album Mixed And Mastered At Abbey Road
Say wahhhhhh??? via Rolling Stone Abbey Road Studios in London has launched an online service in which users can pay to upload tracks to be mixed by engineers at the studio made… Read More
Songwriting Means Getting Out Of The Way
I just finished Life by Keith Richards. Not surprisingly Richards talks about songwriting in a similar way as Bob Dylan and Neil Young. They all say that they’re not sure where their… Read More
Neil Young On Songwriting, Sound, and Recording Music
If you’ve ever enjoyed Neil Young’s songwriting, then you should probably take 30 minutes and watch this little gem of an interview with the godhead himself. Neil speaks about creating his monstrous… Read More
Can You Write, Record & Release A Record In February?
The RPM Challenge is a simple one: Record an Album in 28 days because you can. That’s 10 songs or 35 minutes of original material recorded during the month of February. Go… Read More
How Is Your Musician Brain Creative?
This is the best TED talk I’ve seen in a while. Dr. Charles Limb lays down some intense experiments in creativity. More specifically, the kind of creativity that musicians participate in like jamming, free style… Read More
