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 [...]
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 [...]
You and your band mates have written 10 of the greatest songs ever written. The world needs to hear your music. So you’ve decided to record your music. You’ve picked up a set of drum mics specifically designed for drums. You’ve bought some other mics you heard were good for [...]
So the story is told that a young recording engineer was working out of one of the nicest studios around. He had tons of guitars, amps and microphones at his disposal. He learned that Eric Clapton would be coming in to record a few tracks. In preparation he used his [...]
You and your band mates have written 10 of the greatest songs ever written. The world needs to hear your music. So you decide to record your music. You picked up a set of drum mics specifically designed for drums. You bought some other mics you heard were good for [...]
Over the last several months, I've been releasing a series of videos on YouTube called “What I Learned.” I basically research famous artists and bands and then give my two cents worth on, wait for it: what I learned. While a major factor in the creation process is entertainment, I couldn't [...]
Let’s face it. We live in the era of song singles. Why fight the tide when we can swim with it? With this in mind, I have come up with what I believe to be the best strategy for new and emerging bands or artists. I am in a band [...]
So you've written some songs, maybe played a few shows, and now people are asking "Where can I get the album?" You’re excited that people enjoy your music so much that they want to hear it over and over again! But how do you create an album? Unless you plan [...]
I wanted to dig in a little deeper about a blog I wrote a couple weeks ago about the Future of the Music Industry. Remember the acronym T.E.A.M from your high school sports? Together everyone achieves more. We all give lip service to it, but at the end of the [...]
In these challenging economic times, it's becoming very difficult for a lot of musicians to produce a high quality album. Many are choosing the DIY (Do It Yourself) approach, and that’s all fine and good, but you might not be getting the best sounding final product. A major reason musicians [...]