Category Archives: Advice/Tools/Tips

12 Tips for Writing, and Selling, Great Jingles

by Michael Gallant Everyone has experienced it before — you see an advertisement on TV and three  weeks later, you’re still humming the same catchy melody that playfully  urges you to buy a soft drink, bring your car in for … Continue reading

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Top-Ten Signs it’s Time to Find a New Job

by Rusty Nale 1)     You pay your job more money then it pays you 2)     Your boss calls to tell you he/she won’t be in 3)     The number of hours you work is very close to your IQ 4)     You … Continue reading

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Recording Your Live Gig, Pt. 1: 8 tips to get the most out of your live recording

by Michael  Gallant on April 13,  2011 in Fast  Forward,Recording & Mastering Laying down your tastiest tracks in the studio is one thing – but what if you want to capture the raw spontaneity and audience energy of a live … Continue reading

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Marian Petrescu

Ridiculously good…. (It’s not even fair) Definately spend the 35 minutes it takes to watch this guy play and explain his views on just about everything. (Read and see more at http://www.keyboardmag.com)

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Music Piracy: A music industry insider talks illegal downloads, new laws, and 10 billion iTunes downloads

Whichever side of the fence you’re on in regard to the issues of music piracy,  as artists creating music for public consumption, it’s a topic of special  concern. Here, Alex Jacob of the International  Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) talks … Continue reading

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