Articles on: music & audio

[caption id="attachment_11720" align="alignnone" width="640"] Image via Flickr[/caption] Here is a truth that is perhaps unpopular to speak but is, of course, extremely accurate: Being in a band basically means owning a small business. You have finances, you have marketing, and you have the understanding that in addition to making great music, you hope to drum up a little bit of cash, as well.

[caption id="attachment_11690" align="alignnone" width="620"] Marc Maron of the WTF podcast. Image via Flickr[/caption] Though the success of This American Life's first spinoff, Serial, dominated the headlines in 2014, it would be a shame to rewrite podcasting history entirely; before there was Sarah Koenig and the great mystery of Adnan Syed, there were hundreds of individuals, sitting behind USB microphones or talking into ISDN lines or webcams, recording their own podcasts.

[caption id="attachment_11588" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] I remember back in the day when it was almost a crime to even suggest mixing “inside the box. ” Pro Tools and other DAWs came on the scene with more efficient workflows, digital offline editing and signal processing that offered engineers and producers an infinite array of options in the studio.

[caption id="attachment_11560" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] “If you want something done right you have to do it yourself,” is an adage that doesn’t necessarily apply to setting up your own show. If it’s your first time you are going to do some things wrong.

In the past 15 years, there has been an online revolution for independent music producers. With the aid of social platforms and DIY distribution sites like Bandcamp, the need for a traditional record label to "make it" is becoming a thing of the past.

In all art, sometimes you need to isolate yourself from the distractions and create what is truly your own. And other times you need someone standing over your shoulder saying, "Actually, how about we try this instead?