DISSECTING SONGS

Pandora Podcast Series is as it says, a series of Podcasts dissecting songs to find out what makes a particular song sound distinctive or give it that special sound.

Here's what they say:

"We thought it might be interesting for folks to learn more about what goes into songwriting. These podcasts are our attempt to give you an inside look at the techniques musicians use to put their signature on the music they write and perform."

Click here to subscribe to Pandora Podcast

[Resource http://blog.pandora.com/podcast/]

technorati tags:recording+techniques, recording+your+music, indie, independent, musician

NEW BUSINESS MODEL FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY

New business models are vital as technology changes the way people shop and purchase.

With many landmark music retail outlets disappearing fast (Tower Records in the US, Sam the Record Man in Canada) and owners of these type of stores say that "the music business is changing, and changing rapidly."

The bad news for retail outlets is good news for musicians, one of the biggest factors being that music is easily distributed over the Internet and does not require physical storage and shipping.

So while the music industry tries to catch up to these changes with a new business model, musicians have the world at their fingertips.

For some statistics and further reading from Canada's TheChronicleHerald read:

New business models vital as technology changes

[Resource http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/561147.html]

technorati tags:independent+music+promotion, market+your+music, promote+your+music, music+promoter, internet+music+marketing, indie, indie, independent, musician

HOW TO MAKE AN AMATEUR RECORDING SOUND PROFESSIONAL

Uneven vocals, fake drums, overused reverb, muddy vocals...and the list goes on.

Don't let your recordings showcase your songs as being the work of a novice.

Here's how you can learn to recognize and address these traits in your own recordings, and produce more polished, professional mixes: 10 hallmarks of amateur recordings


[Resource http://www.hometracked.com/2006/12/22/10-hallmarks-of-amateur-recordings/]

technorati tags:independent+music+recording, home+recording, promote+your+music, demo+recording, professional+recording+techniques, indie, independent, musician