12 Music Success Kickstart Strategies

12 Proven Strategies to Kick-start Your Music Career in 2013! The new year is already well under way and I’m curious, how are your New Year’s resolutions/plans going? Do they need a little kickstart? Here are 12 ways you can jumpstart your musical endeavors this year. You can try one a month or do them all this month, that’s up to you!

Top 10 Famous Seattle Bands

Many musical acts over the years have become known as famous Seattle bands. Curious to know which ones will top the list? Check out my picks for the top 10.

Art Philosophy: A Short Digression on Music As an Art Form

I’ve been writing and recording music for more than ten years and one thing I have learned about the medium is that it’s intangible nature is the very thing that gives it its power. Music is the only art form that happens in your mind. Music is created when a sentient being produces purposeful sound waves using some kind of medium such as an instrument or vocal cords. Sound waves are invisible and intangible but when interpreted inside the brain patterns are recognized and can be experienced as music. All other art forms happen outside of the brain in a physical medium and are relayed to the brain by sight. Music is non-visual and can be freely associated in the mind with either positive or negative connotations.

Are You Thinking About Taking Singing or Voice Lessons?

Learning to sing can be an immensely rewarding experience. Unlike any other instrument, your voice is part of you and learning to use it well opens up virtually limitless possibilities for self-expression. Private voice lessons will enable you to learn all the essentials to singing at your best.

Blues Guitar Lesson: How To Play The 3 Octave Blues Scale

In order to freely express ourselves we need to unlock the guitar fingerboard so we can use all the tonal colors available to us. Our next project is to extend our blues scale to cover 3 octaves (depending on the design of your guitar this may not be possible in every key). All example will be presented in the key of G.

Guitar Chord Lessons – Some Tips When You Are Learning To Play Different Chords

Are you thinking of going for guitar chord lessons? I would like to share some tips with you. By the end of this article I hope you will have a better understanding of this topic so without further ado, let me get started!

Rascal Flatts Tickets and Group Overview – A Country Trio You Really Need to See Live

Rascal Flatts tickets always sell like hotcakes. This hot country trio has a diverse, yet loyal fan base. Even people who don’t ordinarily appreciate this genre of music still enjoy the occasional Rascall Flatts song. There’s nothing like seeing them up on stage putting on a live show.

The Secrets to Great Vocal Recording: What to Do Before Recording Your Songs

One of the keys to a great vocal recording is the ability to hit the right notes so make sure you nail your vocals and convey the proper emotions into your songs. To increase your chances of getting positive results, here are some things you need to do before even stepping into the studio to record your songs.

Tips in Piano Fingering, Hand Position, and Body Posture

Beginners to piano lessons should develop certain habits in positioning their hands and fingers over the keys, and keeping a good sitting posture in front of the piano. Each finger is seen as a number and transferring their weight from arms to fingertips leads to a stronger piano technique.

My Experience Of DJs At Night Clubs And Parties

As the title says, this article is about my experiences of DJs in Night Clubs & parties in the United Kingdom. It is an informative and entertaining view on the subject.

How to Get an American Idol Audition

Do not underestimate the value of the few seconds you get in an American Idol audition. Even thirty seconds of screen time in the audition can set the stage for your future career. So how do you get an audition?

Oh Yeah! Ash – A Love Affair Spanning a Lovely 19 Years

A personal love affair with the famed pop-punk trio. Downpatrick, Northern Ireland’s greatest export.

In Their Element – British Sea Powers Journey Through the Macrocosm and the Land Beyond

“I don’t know I just love them!!” was Neil Hamilton Wilkinson’s response when, nervously, I asked him why even though he as a ‘Minor Celebrity’, a term that would never sit comfortably with anyone in his band, still preferred cigarettes, sourced from a packet of dried loose tobacco and a squashed book of Rizla to the rock-cliched 20 Marlboro Lights.

METZ – Album Review

The self-titled debut by Toronto band METZ has already appeared on several of the more adventurous end-of-year lists, and within the first few seconds of album opener, Headache, it’s easy to see why it’s made such a strong impression: Few other releases of 2012 quite match this album’s level of sustained volume.

The XX – Coexist – First Listen

My first reaction on hearing London-trio’s ‘The XX’ album – ‘Coexist’. Difficult second affair.