Band Merchandising
August 13th, 2009 • Music • 4 comments
If you’re the sort of band who want to make more money and don’t mind doing it through the sale of merchandise, this might be interesting. Read more »
Electric Guitar Amplifiers: Some thoughts and opinions.
June 17th, 2009 • Music • 3 comments
As an electric guitarist, your guitar amplifier is one of the most important features in defining your sound, which is why you should be as picky as you can when it comes to choosing you amp. Read more »
Fender Stratocaster: Vintage 1978-1981
May 28th, 2009 • Music • 4 comments
I had the pleasure of re-stringing and adjusting the bridge on a beautiful vintage Fender Stratocaster this weekend! Read more »
Best iPhone music related software.
April 3rd, 2009 • Music • 1 comment
No one can deny the iPhone is a beast for great applications. Being as music is my thing, I’ve rounded up and quickly reviewed my favorite iPhone music applications. Please note: this isn’t a top 10 list. It’s just a list of my favorites. Read more »
A brief recording history 1920 – 1960.
March 25th, 2009 • Music • 2 comments
I was recently reading Tape-Op magazine and came across a very interesting article titled “A brief recording history 1920 – 1960″ by Lewis L. Durham. For my own learning experience and hopefully yours, I’ve taken from it what I believe to be most interesting and compiled my own article. Some call it plagiarism, I call it the big share.
Another great thing is that I’ve scrawled links across the article so if you need further reading on a subject or word, just click the link and you’ll be whisked away to a world of forgotten intelligence. Read more »
The importance of guitar tone.
March 19th, 2009 • Music • 2 comments
Guitar tone is totally neglected by so many guitar players, which confuses me because well, it’s like a singer not worrying about how they project their voice. It’s totally essential. Read more »
Recording Daniel J Nixon.
March 15th, 2009 • Uncategorized • 1 comment
Spent Sunday afternoon recording my friend Daniel J Nixon. His album is going to be phenominal. Watch this space for info. If you like Nick Drake and the darker side of Jeff Tweedy, you’ll be into his stuff. Read more »
My thoughts on live shows for bands.
March 10th, 2009 • Music • 1 comment
When I first started doing live shows I made a number of moves which on reflection, didn’t help. Don’t get me wrong, everything is a learning curve and from some of the “mistakes” came good times. But regardless, here’s some thoughts on my live music experiences. Read more »
WaTunes – free music distribution to iTunes, Napster and eMusic.
March 9th, 2009 • Music • 1 comment
WaTunes is totally free and offers musicians the opportunity to get their music on iTunes, Napster and eMusic. Best of all, all royalties are kept by the artist. Apparently they can offer this service because they’ve got some advertising thing going on, but who cares! Read more »
Bolton music industry conference overview.
March 6th, 2009 • Music • 1 comment
The event took place on the 6th of March at Bolton University. The evening was chaired by Stuart Worthington (professional creative industries’ consultant).
Members on the panel included: Bill Devon (Operations Manager at the Manchester Studio of Sound Recording), Conrad Murray (SJM Concerts, Manager of The Courteneers), Martyn Walsh (musician in the Inspiral Carpets) and Mike Walsh (Head of Music at XFM Manchester). Read more »