For the past month and a half we have been accepting submissions for our Nashville Dream Recording Contest. The contest asks entrants to create or submit a video and then help their video get the most votes. The top 3 videos with the most votes and one wild card selected by Dark Horse will move […]
Space in our studios has become a valuable commodity. Home Studios, Vans and portable studios are becoming more prevalent due to advances in technology making it easier to take everything you need with you. One area that remained a problem was lugging around heavy, expensive and delicate monitors. The Genelec 8010 has made that a […]
We get this question a lot. We haven’t posted it before because we feel that every job and gig is just as important as the next. Likewise, we also do not treat a Grammy or even Emmy winning acts any different than an independent artist. But since we have been asked , we decided to share […]
Working hard at social media is one thing, working smart is another. I know countless acts, artists, professionals and business owners who are really great at staying active and engaging with their social media. But they can’t seem to get likes, retweets, share or repins. When they come to me to take a look at […]
Before you stop reading and never come back, hear me out! If you are not aware of it, Billy Ray Cyrus (Yes, Miley’s Dad) just released a new version of his one hit wonder “Achy Breaky Heart”. It is exactly as bad as you would think. Don’t believe me? Take a look. Slightly NSFWish. Personally, […]
More so today than ever before, you need to be extra cautious about the level at which you listen to music. Because of technology and the desire to be the loudest, hearing loss is much more prevalent today in not only industry folks, but also in the general public. Have you ever sat next to […]
How many of you have seen the #musicmonday hashtags? Did you know that Music Mondays can actually help you gain fans? Here’s the Breakdown: #MusicMonday is a hashtag that people use to share music, most of it is not theirs. Meaning it is fans sharing what they are listening to or enjoy. If you aren’t […]
It’s been over 50 years since the Beatles made their debut on the Ed Sullivan Show. Opinions vary with each subsequent generation over the significance of their influence, from “The Beatles are the greatest band in history!” to “The Beatles are terrible, I don’t care about them.” Usually the latter is due a generational gap, […]
Home studios have obviously sprung up like dandelions with the accessibility of affordable and high quality gear. So have musicians recording in their closets and basements. So why aren’t you capitalizing off of it? You can make money offering music services that these home recording musicians can’t do themselves. What you offer is up to […]
If you are in a band, own a business or write a blog, you will and should at some point upload a video to YouTube. YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine in the world after it’s big sister, Google. This means that posting something on YouTube can be seen by more people that if […]
