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 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 1, 2024 | C Sharp
Whether you’re a professional singer or not, training your voice is important. Singers often say that when they relax and feel the song, they hit the right notes. Maybe some do, and consistently, but they are a small percentage. A majority of singers benefit...
by monica | Jun 11, 2024 | C Sharp
So, you want to be a professional musician, huh? Well, you better get ready to put in some serious practice time. Just how much, you ask? Well, that depends on a few factors, like: your goals your level of proficiency how badly you want to avoid embarrassing yourself...
by monica | Nov 9, 2022 | C Sharp
All That Jazz Speaking of which, over the course of the program, the members of the Ola workshop formed their own band! It even has a catchy name to go along—All That Jazz. We’ve been incredibly pleased with how well they’ve adapted to playing with each other and have...
