Email marketing is vital for your success as a music artist in the new music industry. But how exactly do you get started building a mailing list? Why Do Musicians Need A Mailing List The email list is the foundation for any online business, as any digital marketer worth their salt will tell you. Yet,…
When I first released my music to Spotify… A tiny part of myself held out hope that one of my songs would “blow up” and get hundreds of thousands of streams, catapulting my music career… Even though I had no fans to speak of. I’ve since learned Spotify doesn’t work that way. Sure, Spotify WANTS…
So you don’t have the time or finances to record your vocals at a professional recording studio… Does this mean your doomed to amateur-sounding vocals? Absolutely not! You can absolutely record great-sounding vocals from home… And it’s not even that hard. Can You Record Great vocals in an untreated room? Can you really record a…
How do you go about structuring a synthwave song? Where do you put the verses and choruses/hooks? As it turns out, there are really two main ways to structure a synthwave song: The first synthwave song structure is a “Pop” structure, with alternating verses and choruses; the second is an “EDM” structure, following a build-up/hook…
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I was taught that you absolutely can’t mix or master on headphones, and for good reason. When working in headphones, your mix or master can sound great! It can sound clear and wide, but then when you try listening to your song in other environments or on other devices, it just doesn’t translate well. But…
WARNING: Politically incorrect statement coming in 3…2…1… Men and women are different. Men and women are differ in a lot of ways, but one of those ways that is relevant for us as audio engineers and producers is how the male and female voices differ. ” In general, women speak at a higher pitch—about an…
Create your chords (link) Create ghost notes Pick a melody pattern (ABAC, ABAB, AAAC) Insert your notes: Just play one note to create a rhythm, then move notes around Add Spice How do you go about creating a melody for your synthwave track? In this article, I’ll break down how you can quickly whip up…