Alto Key is an independent London-based artist who makes indie/alt-pop music. Since starting in 2018, he has released a number of EPs (Animals, Seas Unknown) and singles (Colourless, Distant Love, Dopamine, Burning Up). People kinda liked them so they have been played on various radio stations and podcasts including BBC Music Introducing, idobi Radio and Soho […]
Kendra Erika is a #1 Billboard recording artist/songwriter from Boca Raton, Florida. She has achieved five Top Ten songs on the Billboard charts in less than three years. Kendra has co-written songs with a bevy of Grammy winning producers, including Charlie Midnight (Billy Joel, James Brown, Joni Mitchell); Jan Fairchild (Elton John, Mary J Blige); […]
The planet of Moon City sent their best band to bring harmonious, soulful rock and roll to the people of Earth. The Moon City Masters play positive, feel-good rock music with catchy melodies, funky bass lines and crunchy riffs. Every show is a good time. You’ll want to dance, nod your head, clap your hands! […]
Paul’s perspective on mastering comes from decades of playing music, making recordings, critical listening, and rigorous comparative audio/sonic analysis. His mastering philosophy is that the highest-quality, properly matched analog gear produces the best sonic results.
Mastering guru, Paul Abbott from Zenmastering.com talks about the nitty-gritty of mastering in this in-depth discussion with Making Music Magazine’s Chuck Schiele. He’s mastered projects for thousands of clients, written articles for Tape Op, Recording, Mix and EQ magazines… and he plays guitar and composes music.
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It’s the start of a new year, and Dr. Kertz reminds you this month of the basics of good posture habits to help prevent potential injuries and problems caused by tension from things like hunching over the laptop, holding the cell phone too often, or holding your instrument incorrectly. Dr. Kertz’s monthly column addresses how […]
Chuck Schiele takes you through the beginning steps on how to record an acoustic guitar in stereo. Part one is a general overview for beginners on the basic thinking and process of recording, what a signal chain is, and a thing or two about microphones and mic’ing technique.
Rob Shanahan is one of the world’s most published photographers in the music industry. His first book “VOLUME 1” is a collection of rare and many never before seen photographs of the world’s biggest music icons. With the foreword penned by Ringo Starr, it was released in 2012 to rave reviews….
After nine months of COVID, maybe you’ve found yourself playing your instrument a lot more than in years past and, as a result, perhaps you’re finding some repetitive motion-type pains and injuries in your body. If you’re going to a doctor for an end-of-year checkup, and you want him/her to look at your music performance-related […]
The first thing violinist Tracy Silverman did was to earn his degree from Julliard. The second thing he did when he graduated was to throw it all out the window and join a rock band…