1. Do your Research It may sound obvious but read the descriptions that are included in The Music Blog Directory and focus your time and energy on blogs that fit your style of music. Hit the link, go their website and read the last few…
Artist development in the music industry has evolved over time, leaving most of the early progress to the artist themselves. For the most part, the days are gone when a record label developed up and coming talent. The question continuously arises for those young…
The list of nominees was announced by BASCA in association with PRS For Music last week at an event in central London. First to be unveiled was Michael Kiwanuka’s Black Man In A White World, which was nominated in the category for Best Song Musically…
Licensing music is a much more involved process than just selling music. On your part as the content creator, it requires education, knowledge of copyright and publishing basics, extreme organization, and some annoying but highly important prep work that will set you up for…
The full bill for the 18th edition of the California festival has been announced, and it’s rather exciting Coachellaaaaaa! Yes, the annual Indio, California festival that much of the rest of the world casts an envious eye at whenever April rolls around has announced the line-up…
OLI is one of the Artists currently working with producer Benny D on the prestigious London Artist Development programme at Powerstudio. She is an alt-pop artist based in Central London, favoured for her ethereal yet poppy electronic sound. OLI has come a long way over…
I thought long and hard about it because when it comes to mixing vocals it can be a pretty convoluted process as nothing is really ever the same. That said, I did realize that I have somewhat of a checklist (in my head) that…
Music & Melody If the rhythm is the bones of a song, the music and melody is the meat, so here’s what you need to be thinking about when writing for this. – The Hook. You’ve probably heard of this term before and all…
Boy George is back with at Powerstudio, working with Benny D on fresh new music. To find out more about Powerstudio and the services we offer, click here.
There are as many lyric-writing styles as there are genres. From conversational and literal to poetic, abstract, and even nonsensical. Whatever style you embody, you can always improve your craft. Here are some tips on how to do that. Have a theme. Themes don’t…