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Why I Started The Big Schmooze! Print E-mail

Why I Started The Big SchmoozeSometimes, Great Ideas are
Born of a Simple Need…
By Ellen Drake

Whenever I present a seminar on the music industry I will often open with a provocative exercise asking each participant to sum up the music business in one word. Not one paragraph or even one sentence, but one word. After the usual initial gasp of anxiety and a time limit of about two minutes I then sample the room for the answer(s).

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It's Not Only Who You Know Print E-mail

Networking in the Music Industry (Part 1)

By Ellen Drake
It is a widely acknowledged truth that networking, the life-blood of any industry is predicated on the clichéd and worn out phrase “It’s who you know”. Clichéd or not, this has never been more true than how things tend to play out in the music biz.
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Studio Prep Print E-mail

by Producer/Engineer Karen Kane

www.mixmama.com
Published in Canadian Musician

 

If you're lucky enough to be a musician with a lot of recording experience, this article is not necessarily for you. However, there are a lot of musicians out there who don't have any recording experience or have any idea how to prepare for the recording studio. Hopefully, if you're inexperienced in recording, you'll be open to finding the budget to work with a producer who can help you prepare.
Pre-production: This is the single most money-saving factor in a recording project.
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Recording/Producing/Arranging-It's All About Communication Print E-mail

by Producer/Engineer Karen Kane

www.mixmama.com

Published in Canadian Musician

I believe many people will agree that even with world class recording gear and production, the first basic element that makes a great recording is the song writing. Secondly, but just as important, is the musical presentation of that song writing. Even a recording with mediocre sound quality does not usually stand in the way of a great song played by fabulous musicians. On the other hand, a great recording of a good song will not come off well when the music is represented poorly. How is it that we know whether we are going to represent a song in the best possible way musically?
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Three Things You Need to Develop To Be a Singer Print E-mail

By Donna Flynn, www.vocalcoach.ca

You say you want to sing. What does it mean to sing or to be a singer? The answer may appear obvious, but is it?
When we think of singing, we may think of a specific song or performer. We may think of notes, pitch or wonder how many octaves someone is able to sing.
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