Getting ahead in the music business, and in any business really, comes down to making the right connections. In music especially, the more contacts the better because you never know who will hit it big and be able to help your career down the road. Always be building bridges and never burn one. The artist […]
By Emma Cohen of Indie Band Guru Hailing from Chicago, My Gold Mask is made up of three talented artists — percussionist and lead vocalist Gretta Rochelle, guitarist and supporting vocalist Jack Armondo, and producer and engineer Balthazar de Ley. Finally following up 2013’s Leave Me Midnight, the trio released their second full length album […]
Female singers are having a very powerful effect on our society today. It’s impossible to switch radio stations and not hear Beyonce, Adele, Taylor Swift, or Rihanna. I’m all for female empowerment, and can definitely appreciate when I hear a talented and successful female musical artist. Another thing that is a huge part of music culture now is electronica […]
If it’s been a while since you’ve had a good cry or a candlelit bubble bath, I’m here to tell you the time is now. Electronic folk artist Hayden Calnin has just released his first full-length album, Cut Love Pt 1, a heart-wrenching soundscape of soft melodic tones, eclectic sampling, and raw vocals. The Aussie […]
If you feel a passion for music at a young age you must pursue it. Too many talented individuals let their gifts go unused because of the obstacles that life can throw at us. If you stick with something you love it will never seem like the work you put in is too much. Our […]
The real backbone of a song often gets overlooked. The beat and production is what takes a song from an idea in your head to a full masterpiece ready for the mainstream to hear. WIth the amount of bedroom producers nowadays this often gets forgotten. A talented producer can make a song truly shine. A […]
By Emma Cohen of Indie Band Guru The Rhythm Express’ new single, “Soul Nation (Under One Vibration),” brings together not only a large group of artists, musical styles and eras, as well. The references to James Brown, Sly & the Family Stone, Parliament Funkadelic and The Supremes can all be heard as well as felt. Rhythm […]
Once music is in your blood there is no transfusion that can get rid of it. Having success early can sometimes make you think it will never end. In any music career there will be ups and downs but when you truly enjoy making music it will never actually feel like work. One who seems […]
