When people think about the greatest jazz musicians their minds automatically go to Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and many of the other legends of the last century. Jazz music has evolved over the last 100 years and if you …
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Guest Post: How to Promote Yourself as a Composer
When you first hear the word composer, unless you have the first-hand experience, you might not even realize what the modern iteration of the job really is. Composers are no longer exclusively working with orchestras, although of course, this is one route. In …
Avoid Bar Fights And Heed This Friendly Jukebox Etiquette Guide
Guest post by Adam Hardwick There is a bar near me that specializes in horror. Movies like American Psycho play on TV, and monsters like Dracula hang from posters on the walls. The mixed drinks include Crystal Lake (Friday the 13th reference) and …
The Best Tracks We Heard This Week
Kuzo – “Luna” This is an intriguing electro/dark wave duo from LA who immediately grabbed our attention. While the genre is flooded with acts that can be described as treading the same ground as Kuzo, we would be hard-pressed to find one with …
The Two Best Tracks We Heard Today
Layne – “The Fog” The synth on this one is especially gripping. The sound of this duo provides just enough nostalgia to break your heart before coming in with a refreshing wave of rising electro pop. The vocals of lead-singer / guitarist …
The National Are Back And Better Than Ever With “The Day I Die”
It has always been a difficult assignment to describe the sound and impact of The National. Regardless of mood or space, they seem to have the rare ability to evoke feeling from a different untapped space in our souls. Like all accomplished artists, …
Best Music for Concentrating and Studying in 2018
We all love music. The music genre may differ from one individual to another, but that does not mean that we lack affinity for the same. Music has been used for centuries as a way to teach, entertain, encourage, even to warn. Music …
The Art of Layering: Building Rich, Complex Tracks for Your Music
Consider the iconic track “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen. The song is a masterpiece of music production, renowned for its intricate layering of vocal harmonies, guitar solos, and piano melodies. This complexity and richness are achieved through meticulous layering techniques. Layering in music production …
Does True Bilingualism Exist?
It is never easy to raise kids who are able to speak two different languages. Nowadays, we have many parents who are enrolling their children in bilingual education in an attempt to expose them to different languages. The bilingual meaning is a person …
Album Review: Vincent Colbert – Dark Days EP
Sometimes music feels like it resonates with the mood of my life or just the world around me. On this Monday after a nation-shaking moment of violence on Saturday, the title of Dark Days resonated a bit too well. The soothing acoustic guitar …
