4 Important New Year’s Resolutions For Artists

Losing weight, hitting the gym, cutting down on the booze. These are all admirable resolutions to make before the ball drops on New Year’s. But maybe you also really, truly…

San Francisco Summer of Love

In 1967, San Francisco was the heart of the vibrant counterculture scene that has become known as the Summer of Love!  In the mid-1960s, artists, activists, writers, and musicians converged…

4 Important Things To Remember About Merch

T-shirts, beer koozies, patches, limited cassettes, promotional vape pens. Bands throw a lot of stuff on their merch tables, and often this comes at a pretty big expense. A modest…

The Fader, Ep. 10: Ulrich Wild

There used to be a career path for young engineers that started with being a runner in the studio and provided the opportunity for those willing to work hard and…

2 Kids, 1 Dad, 1 Band: How Pig Snout Got Their Start

“The great thing about writing music with children is that it forces you to write simpler melodies and parts. In the past, I’ve had a tendency to overcomplicate things, but…

The Fader, Ep. 9: Aaron Marsh of Copeland

Welcome to the ninth episode of the Fader podcast, a production of CreativeLive’s Music and Audio Channel. On this podcast, I have the opportunity to sit down with producers, engineers,…