The wave of Vienna based rock group The Crispies appears to be continuously getting bigger and bigger. After releasing their debut album “Death Row Kids” in 2016, they followed up with …
The Remix Approach – Some Do’s and Dont’s
Enlisting a talented collaborator for a remix is a smart move. By doing so, you position yourself aesthetically within a distinct field. You also tap into new audiences and taste-radars, by benefittin…
LEX AUDREY “For us it is all about the music”
In 2017 LEX AUDREY appeared to come out of nowhere releasing their first EP „»GodGiven«“. It seems impossible to classify them into a specific genre, but after the first listen it becomes obvious that…
BITTEN BY: “Good preperation is everything”
The Synthpop Artist Bitten By released her debut EP “Relations” in fall 2017, managed to get the single “Ruins” on well-kown playlists and played her first live show at the SXS…
Defining Your Creative Cornerstones
Finding and defining your strengths can be a tricky endeavor: the more you draw from a variety of different influences and strengths, the harder the process of narrowing down your creative cornerstone…
Distilling the Magic of Live Off-Days
More often than not, live-off days are the result of minor gaps in a given booking schedule. Some musicians use these days to work on various adjustments to their live sets. Others just kick back and …
A New Year of Playlist Curation – Thoughts on Music and Growth
While some of us might still be hanging on to various NY’s eve playlists, most curators are already well into the game of digging through fresh 2018 stuff. The sheer amount of new music hitting platfo…
How to Jumpstart a Writing Routine
Having a promising writing routine can be a vital strategy for creative output. And while there are many ideas and pointers out there on how to shape such a routine, we want to address the first impor…
Getting the Most out of Your Next Songwriting Camp
Songwriting camps can be exciting and awesome, but also kind of dull if things fail to pan out the way they should. We collected some pointers covering a wide range of topics, possibly helping you mak…
How to Enforce Deadlines – Smoothly
Being able to enforce deadlines is an extremely important skill set when conducting creative endeavors. Especially if you’re working with a team structure, be it with label, booking agency or somethin…