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© 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…
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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. 
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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…
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Takes from the Top: The Kinks’ Muswell Hillbillies

Armed with a stack of Ray Davies demos and a million dollars in advance money, in August 1971 the Kinks entered London’s Morgan Studios and emerged three months later with…
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The Advantages of Using Session Musicians on Your Song Demo

While I am a big proponent of wearing as many hats as you can in your musical career, there are certain areas where it makes much better sense to rely…
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Social Networking Your Songs, Pt. 2

In this second installment in a three-part series on social networks, we take a look at how Tweeting and MySpace-ing can help spread the word about your music.
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Fundamentals of EQ

Equalization can greatly enhance the sound of a homemade demo, or it can work against you if used improperly. The trick is knowing when to EQ, what to EQ -…
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Social Networking Your Songs

In this three-part series, we’ll take a look at each of the major social networks, explain how they work and what they can offer in terms of building a songwriting…
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Takes from the Top: Badfinger’s ‘No Dice’

The accents were Liverpudlian, the songs were convincingly Fab. By the time sessions for 1970’s “No Dice” were complete, Badfinger - guitarist Pete Ham, bassist Tom Evans, lead guitarist Joey…
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Producers: What They Do & Why You Should Consider Using One

Working as a producer for the last ten years, I’ve recorded with all kinds of artists, from “fresh off the boat” newbies to those whose experience in the world of…
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