It’s been said that writing a song is easy but writing a good song is very very hard. That’s always made perfect sense to me as to be totally honest, writing a song really requires no understanding of music or language. Anything goes and the sky's the limit. You can [...]
https://youtu.be/y5cRzSR7Fqo Behind the Scenes with Tropidelic Chances are if you've wandered into the Cleveland music scene over the last few years you've heard the name Tropidelic thrown around. They’ve sold out the House Of Blues in Cleveland toured with 311, Bad Fish and other huge names in the reggae rock [...]
When I ask most artists who their music is for the inevitable answer I get regardless of genre or style is “Everyone”. I want everyone to hear my music they’ll tell me and to be fair that is completely understandable. You do want everyone to hear your music. If only [...]
Here is the next What I Learned video from Cary Crichlow. Cary has a way of getting to understand what a made a band become successful, not just that they had great music. He then uses these principles to help the bands and artist he works with in producing there [...]
Here is the next What I Learned video from Cary Crichlow. Cary has become an accomplished recording engineer and producer, with over a decade of experience. Bands and artists come from all over the state (and sometimes beyond), to work with Cary. RCR Recording Studios is excited to continue the [...]
Cary Crichlow, Senior Engineer and Producer at RCR Recording Studios, has for the last few years, researched several successful bands and then created an entertaining video from what he learned. The last three were produced by our studio, while the other seven were produced by Porch Crew Productions, a group [...]
No one is perfect. We all make mistakes big or small, some of us on a daily basis. And while learning from your mistakes is an invaluable way of growing and improving, I find that when possible it's always better to learn from the mistakes of others. This is a [...]
Recently I’ve been spending a lot of time researching how to create a hit song. I’ve checked out dozens of blog articles and YouTube videos by producers, writers, A&R guys and many other industry experts (and some maybe not so expert). I expected to learn the secrets to what makes [...]
Ok has this ever happened to you? You head into the studio to record that next hit song yours and you have a sudden inspiration for a sound or an effect you want to be heard. You try and explain what you want to the engineer and he/she looks back [...]
There’s a saying in life that i have become more and more convinced is true as time goes on. “Success is not about what you know, its about who you know.” Studies have shown that success in any field or endeavor is based on the quality and quantity of the [...]