Yesterday I talked about how pre-production can save you money in the recording studio. Another thing you need to do before going to studio, is to make sure your instruments are in the best possible condition. Guitar and bass players,…
I think it’s time for another rehearsal video 🙂 This time it is a video of us playing a song that was the tittle track from my second album “Read Between the Lines”. Once again, it is a work in…
Let’s face it, recording studio time is expensive. As soon as you walk in to the studio, the bill starts running. There is a reason for this as well. You see quality recording equipment is expensive. Even though you can…
Most forms of art require skill. To be great at what you do, whether its is music, painting, sculpture, writing, photography, cooking, or what ever it is that you do, you need to have a high level of skill. This…
The Summer’s been put on hold this week in Dublin. We have had pretty much every kind of weather during the week, and all of it topped with just damn cold wind. It seems you just can’t predict anything to…
No one will fight your fight for you like you will, no doubt about that. Until you as an artist have enough financial value for a record label, manager or a promoter to put you as their top priority, it…
So to wrap up a week of quick tips on performing live, here’s a one I keep repeating over and over again, and it drives me mad when I need to do this. If a band member is talking to…
When the western world plummeted in to recession in 2008, we all knew there were grim times ahead of us. Now we are told that things are getting better, but still people are getting evicted from their homes every day….
OK lets face it, it can feel pretty crap turning up at a gig you have been looking forward to for a while now, and there is only handful of people in the audience. But those handful of people turned…
What comes to your mind when you think about [insert your favourite bands name here]? I’m sure the first thing that pops up is an image of some sort. We think the music is the most important thing, and sure…
