Every now and then we like to stress the importance of a team around music projects. While the ForTunes app helps musicians keep track of most data related insights, there are still vast areas …
Your First Steps in DIY Mastering
Nowadays general conditions seem to legitimize the DIY approach when it comes to mastering your music. Especially the broad accessibility of Digital Audio Workstation software (DAW) is a major enabler…
3 Vital Cornerstones of DIY Musicianship
When it comes to DIY musicianship, you have a broad variety of tasks and challenges at hand. Depending on the size of your team, you either push through most efforts by yourself or with slight backup.…
This Is Why Transparency in Music Collaborations Matters
Creating art as a DIY musician or in a band, you are constantly working with externals. Be it during the production and songwriting phase, touring or plain day-to-day, you work with and for people. Tr…
Pointers on Creating Compelling Live Music Videos
Live music videos are a great way of delivering high-class video content while portraying a definite sense of musicianship and love for the craft. If you work with the right team, the process can be p…
Mixing – With Or Without Mastering Chain?
When it comes to making music, there is no rulebook to follow for coming up with your next song. Although that this isn’t necessarily true for the mixing process, it is still up to you who you t…
Win 3×1 ForTunes Premium Subscriptions for 1 year
Grow your audience and grow your career. ForTunes is the must-have insights app for bands, producers and artists. We track your music and social media content across a wide range of platforms like Spo…
Track Diagnostic – Is Your Production Hitting the Right Nerves?
It’s easy to become routine-blinded. You aren’t really able to decide wether a production is hitting the right nerves or running slightly below expectations. Getting a track just right requires …
Getting the big picture – 3 photo tips for musicians
Many musicians tend to sink deep into their own area of interest. Just like digging into some material concerning songwriting or production, working in a tunnel-like mode. We know how hard it can be t…
Resetting Your Inner BS Radar – Self-Critique and Constant Evolution
Writing, producing and releasing music DIY style can open up various corridors of thought and self-critique. Depending on the experiences you are making, it can be a smooth, ride, or a bumpy – sometim…