Your Calling Into Music
When did you know music was what you were going to do with your life? Did you grow up singing songs in front of your family? Maybe as you got older, you were particularly touched by a certain music genre. For some, an especially traumatic or life changing event leaves them wanting an emotional outlet.
Where Will You Be In Three Years
The Phoenix performing at Coachella 2010 (Photo credit: sta.helena)
Where were you three years ago? Would you have been able to imagine being where you are today? Perhaps the answer is yes, and perhaps the answer is no. An important question you may want to ask yourself moving forward is, “Where do I want to be in three years?” And most importantly “How do I get there?”
New Interview: The Starkers
The Starkers are a fresh indie rock trio of musicians joined together to bring a new sharp edge to music. The band is from Swindon and is preparing for their first gig on June 9th in their hometown.
1. Hello The Starkers, tell us all about yourselves and how you got together.
Toryn: Well we’ve all been in different various bands before and known each other for a while through friends of friends. I contacted Callum (drums) about starting a little project and he was keen and up for it so we started throwing ideas at each other.. well not literally throwing but emailing each other song ideas n that!. We found it was working really well and toyed with the idea of gigging the material and writing more…. I knew Darren (bass) for about 3 years prior The Starkers as he was a sound engineer at most of the venues round Swindon. I knew he was a good musician and a good bloke so I contacted him asking him if he was up for a jam and see what happens… So we had a jam together and it really worked, things really clicked! So then The Starkers were born.
Make, Go to Sleep, and Check Again Tomorrow!
We’ve all been there. You’re working, creating a musical masterpiece no doubt, but the clock is ticking. The solution is simple, down an energy drink and keep going. Nothing could be worse than breaking your creative flow, right? Fortunately for you sleep lovers, its pure illusion that decreasing the hours of sleep will increase your productivity.
Try A New Instrument
Learning how to play a new instrument could really broaden your range, and help you becoming a better musician. For example, if you sing and play guitar, you might try learning percussion. You don’t have to become a great percussionist, just take a few lessons or workshops. You’ll notice how you begin to feel rhythm differently, and how it helps you groove a little better.
How can I record music on my computer for free?
Home recording studio (Photo credit: wstryder)
To record music on your computer you don’t necessarily need an expensive music software program to do it.
There are a number of music software programs available on the Internet for Mac, PC and Linux, which allow you to record and edit your music tracks for free.
New Interview: The Milkmen
Three-piece acoustic groove rock never sounded better as ‘The Milkmen’ deliver powerful melodies and captivating lyrics, along with the occasional electric guitar.
They have been called a musical fusion of different styles, with influences ranging from ‘Dave Matthews’ to ‘Kings of Leon’. They have Conor Mcloughlin fronting the band with his highly original style of guitar playing and amazing unique voice, ‘The Milkmen’ have something special going on that you would have never heard before.
They won ‘Battle of the Bands’ at Rockingham Hotel in 2009 and walked away with $15,000 in cash and prizes funding their latest album ‘The Man with the Plan’ which is now available for download on iTunes worldwide.
Learn Something New Every Day
If your objective is to play high quality music, make sure you’re learning something new every day that will help you in that direction. If your objective is to sell 5,000 copies of your CD, make sure you’re learning something new every day about how to do that. Knowledge is the tool that will get you where you want to be, and having more of it in better quality will only help you get there faster.
We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.
Music on the Web a force for Good?
The creator of the internet Sir Tim Berners-Lee has criticised the music industry for stiffening musical creativity, and preventing openness. Berners-Lee who created the World Wide Web in 1989 was quoted in Wired Magazine saying that people stealing music from the internet is not a as big a deal as record label’s have implied claiming ‘laws have been created which makes out as if the only problem on the internet is teenagers stealing music’ he continued ‘the internet is bigger than the music industry ’.
