Category: Shop Talk
Musician 101 #11- College Radio
What to do to take it to the next level by the Swami Back in the 90’s when I had a developmental deal with Sony, I was privileged to have several great mentors. Then the labels still had A/R departments and would look for talented artists to sign and then “train” to be a pro. […]
The Manager’s Corner- June 2014
by Chris Daniels Even though I’ve managed my own band for 30 years, I’m in the Colorado Music Hall of Fame and I’ve produced more than 20 albums, the business of music is changing at light-speed. It takes working harder than ever to break through all the noise. Success is still built on some tried […]
Lyric House May Placements
Acura uses Kye Kye’s “Broke” in their new Web ad. Verizon Fios uses Fire In The Hamptons’ “Only Words” in their national TV campaign. Mastercard uses Austin Plaines “Your Love” in their national golf campaign. MTV’s Awkward will feature Fire In The Hamptons’ “Humanimal” in Episode 409. VH1’s Hit The Floor will feature Rhema Soul’s […]
The Sweet Spot- My Old Record Store
by Glenn Sawyer Going to the record store and buying a physical copy of an album is an experience that seems to be slowing dying out. With the advent of mp3s, iTunes, and online music services it’s no longer necessary to leave your couch to get the latest release from your favorite band. With that […]
The Manager’s Corner
by Chris Daniels I’ve managed my own band for 30 years, I’m in the Colorado Music Hall of Fame and I’ve produced more than 20 albums – and this business is changing at digital speed and it takes working harder than ever to break through the noise. But success is still built on some basic […]
Drum City Guitarland Product Review: Selecting Your Drums- The Heart and Soul!
by Kyle Christy [email protected] There are many things that you can do to a drum. From sizes, color finish, wrap or lacquer, lug choices, rims, but the start of it all is the “Wood/Shell”. The shell is the main part of any drum and is really where the sound starts once the head has been […]
The Manager’s Corner- April
by Chris Daniels I’ve managed my own band for 30 years. I’m in the Colorado Music Hall of Fame and we have 15 albums out so far. It’s been a fun career and it keeps developing. And despite the amazing changes in technology, success in the music business is built around some tried and true […]
Lyric House Publishing March Placements
Mastercard Placement Austin Plaine’s “Your Love” will be featured in an upcoming Mastercard Advertisement. Sins of Our Youth Placement Monarrk’s song “Capattack” will be featured in the upcoming feature film “Sins Of Our Youth” Fuel Freedom Placement Fuel Freedom will be using “Come On” by West Water Outlaws in their upcoming documentary. Great music for […]
The Sweet Spot, April- Catapulting The Driftin’ Suns
by Glenn Sawyer [email protected] After devoting way too much of my young life to watching VH1’s Behind The Music, there was a period of time that it seemed like being a musician was all about partying and having fun. After trying this technique out myself for several years it soon became clear that being successful […]
DrumCity GuitarLand Product Review: Year 3,000
Drum Workshop (DW) a 40 year old company, thousands of turns ahead, throws us drummers into a loop. Snare drums have been the voice of drummers for centuries, it’s our “Holy Grail.”We have the choice of multiple woods and metals to find that sound. What sound is that? “I don’t know” cause we all march […]
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