by PS | Mar 5, 2014 | Crusher, Main Course
Sometimes things just don’t sound the way you wanted them to, no matter how many re-takes you did. Perhaps that vocal still doesn’t sit right, or maybe that bass part is just not exciting enough. What do you do? There are at least four basic approaches at that point –...
by PS | Mar 5, 2014 | Crusher, Main Course
Most “popular” types of music feature vocals and the credibility of vocal performances is therefore of the highest importance. In fact, it can be said that it’s the vocal that will be the most responsible for the success or failure of any given song in your target...
by PS | Mar 5, 2014 | Crusher, Main Course
Another important aspect of your production, partially covered in the preceding production checklist, is the question of the individual performances of the musicians on your demo. You might be great at playing in all the parts – or you might be just okay, on at least...
by PS | Mar 5, 2014 | Crusher, Main Course
When independently producing music, the bulk of the effort has to be on that final 1%. That’s where that “major label sound” is. You want it? Well, here’s how you get it. It comes down to producing yourself correctly. You don’t “have to” do it the way it’s spelled out...
by PS | Mar 5, 2014 | Crusher, Main Course
Let’s face it – songwriting is not just an art-form. It’s also a craft. If it wasn’t – a monkey could do it. (Yeah, I know – some music out there is probably done by simians, but so what!) Amateurs often have a common argument against “learning” songwriting. It goes...
by PS | Mar 5, 2014 | Crusher, Main Course
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, right? Who’s to say if your music is “good” or not? Well… yes and no. Sure, art is subjective. But craft is not. When you create your original music (or sing covers, doesn’t matter), you need to be able to blend the two (art AND...
by PS | Mar 5, 2014 | Crusher, Main Course
The introduction is almost over! Wasn’t too bad, was it? Going in, the first thing you need to know is what you’re about to do, in broad strokes. And you need to understand the reason for each thing. So, let’s list these things here: [emember_protected...
by PS | Mar 5, 2014 | Crusher, Main Course
Let’s deal with the most common objections now. I KNOW how FEW artists are motivated enough to take on what I’ll suggest in this course. I therefore want to somehow ensure that you’re going into all this with your eyes wide open. And I also want to assure you that you...
by PS | Mar 5, 2014 | Crusher, Main Course
Ideally, your online presence should be the extension of your offline (real-world) presence. Not the other way around (though this is certainly possible as well, as we’ll show). Online promotion allows you to scale your popularity and business in a much more...
by PS | Mar 5, 2014 | Crusher, Main Course
What would it be? [emember_protected for=2-3-4-5] Almost all of the efforts you’ll be undertaking within this course ultimately have just one thing in common: building an audience for your music. If by some magic you could build an audience with a snap of your...
by PS | Mar 5, 2014 | Crusher, Main Course
[emember_protected for=2-3-4-5] YOUR MUSIC GET THE PRODUCT RIGHT – Make sure the “product” is right. A “department” in your company (yes, YOU, initially) must ensure that the music you’re producing is “right” for the target market it is aimed at. This will...
by PS | Mar 5, 2014 | Crusher, Main Course
Think of your music activity as a company (though you don’t have to formally register it until you actually start pulling in regular and reliable incomes.) It has a “creative” department (let’s call it “R&D” – research and development), and a “business” side...
