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The Benefits of Stripping Down Your Song Demos
If you’re hoping to represent your song in a way that highlights what is unique in your melody and lyric and you’re hoping to pitch it to publishers or recording…
Takes From the Top: Recording Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘The Sounds of Silence’
A look at the vehicle that propelled the duo to popularity and cemented them into the public consciousness.
Guitar Recording Tricks: How to Get Natural Distortion
In days of yore before pedals ruled the floor, one guitar, one cable and one amp was often the best way to get great fuzztone. Not that’s it a totally…
The Pros & Cons of Signing a Publishing Deal
For most songwriters in the early stages of their careers, the idea of being hired as a staff songwriter for a publishing company is close to the Holy Grail, but…
Organizing Principles for the Home Studio
Part of being a respectable home-recording artist is keeping everything on the premises well organized, properly backed up, and easily retrievable. The pros have to rely on such good habits;…
Social Networking Your Songs, Pt. 3
In this final installment in a three-part series on social networks, we take a look at how YouTube and LinkedIn can help spread the word about your music.
Bass Notes
Bass playing is not a job to be taken lightly: A good bassist is capable of giving a demo a rock-solid foundation (and if you don’t have bottom, you don’t…
© C in a Circle - When The Taxman Cometh
The Internal Revenue Service is quite aware of those businesses in the music industry that make royalty payments to songwriters, publishers, artists and others, and your failure to include your…
The DIY Guide to Submitting Your Songs to Anyone in the Music Industry
Writing great songs is only part of the success equation. Learn more about song submission and getting your music heard.
Recording Software Update
Recording software continues to evolve, packing increasingly potent features like amp modeling and drum looping into amazingly affordable programs for PC, Mac or both. While the average new PC or…4 of 20 |
