One of the hardest parts for a practicing musician is finding a way to support your art. One of the largest parts of this is that it is often not that easy to make your music available to your fans. Getting your own music on iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, MOG, Rhapsody, etc. is not […]
Hard Rock is a style of music you can find on all corners of the globe. Anywhere there is angst and aggression you will find groups of men in small practice rooms bashing their instruments and heads to release this power into music. Music can become a savior for these individuals and what they create […]
In the never ending search for different and amazing music we are often led out of North America to foreign countries that are not very well known for their musical output. There are some extremely talented people in all aspects of the music business in these countries. Today we entered the Czech Republic and came […]
When looking through solo artists one normally finds tons of folk music or singer-songwriters. A soloist does not always have to stick to an acoustic guitar and a coffee shop. When a musician is free enough to attempt to “rock out’ by himself it can define him as something different and set him apart from […]
When a musician has real success as a solo artist it is extremely rare that they will consider joining forces with another musician for much more than a one-off song collaboration. Maybe it is an ego thing. But when two talented people can bring their skills together to share, real magic can happen. This seems […]
It was a tiring day and now all we have been hearing about is this “perfect storm” heading on its way to NYC. I needed some music to wake me up and get me moving without having to really focus on lyrics or meaning. The cure for that is usually in the electronica genre, especially […]
There are so many uses for writing music. Sometimes it is just to have fun and feel a good beat. Other times there is more behind the music and lyrics. Artists often have strong feelings about the world around them and have the outlet to speak their mind and expose their thoughts to others. Today […]
So I am finally recovered from last week’s CMJ music festival in NYC. Now it is time to try and explain in words the ridiculous amount of great musical performances I saw. There were 1390 different bands that played at over 90 venues across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Obviously no one person is able to see […]