by monica | Aug 26, 2024 | Stage
The stage is all set. You’ve been practicing for weeks to nail the songs that you’re going to perform in front of a live audience. Your friends and family can’t wait to hear what you’ve got lined up for them. But wait! There’s a crucial step that anyone playing live...
by monica | Aug 18, 2024 | C Sharp
The Process of Music Licensing: Unnecessarily Complicated or Hugely Rewarding? Music laws can sometimes be the opposite of music itself—a bummer. There’s a lot that goes into the legal side of music, and at first glance it’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the different...
by monica | Aug 12, 2024 | Gear
If you’ve recently found yourself in possession of a shiny, new electric guitar, your first instinct is probably to get shredding straight away. However, before you can impress all your friends with the solo from Free Bird or your favourite Led Zeppelin riff, they...
by monica | Aug 5, 2024 | C Sharp
Last week, we saw how the dream of getting signed to a record label is far from an artist’s only option in order to ‘make it big’. Instead, musicians are increasingly choosing to stay independent as they realise that a major record label deal isn’t always a good...
by monica | Jul 29, 2024 | C Sharp
Last week, we took a look at what record labels are, how they work, and what they do for an artist; i.e. distribution, production, promotion, marketing and so on. But labels have been around for so long! They’ve been part of the music industry since the early...
