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...
by monica | Jul 22, 2024 | UnTrivia
It’s likely that at some point in their career, many artists have dreamed of ‘signing with a record label. And for good reason, too: labels have been around for decades, and almost every hugely successful artist in the world is signed to one. A deal with a reputable...
by monica | Jul 15, 2024 | UnTrivia
The 10 Hardest Guitar Solos to Learn (In our humble and expert opinion) The greatest guitar solos are able to strike a balance between melodic phrasing, interesting rhythms and pure chops, and the solos we’ve picked today have all these qualities. The ten solos below...
