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…
A Guide to Outwit Drastic Distraction
Some creative individuals are highly susceptible to various forms of distraction. This can help generate thrilling input for creative work, but might also lead to creative ruts or overload. Finding th…
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…
Staying Zen When Preparing Broad Music Releases
Music releases can be overwhelming at times. Especially when dealing with hindrances and unexpected bumps, this fluid process can turn into a formidable challenge quite easily. We want to show you way…
DIY artwork – 4 pointers on effective, digital music artwork
More and more artists are discovering the upsides of self-production, self-campaigning and self-creative direction. And it makes total sense – means to produce high quality content are out there…
James Beau Barclay: “I used to do a lot of busking – I love it”
James Beau Barclay describes himself as a zany guy with an eye for style and an ear for melody. We second that – at least the part about the eye and the ear. When he’s not busking the stre…
Contemporary Needs – Thoughts on Mobile Musicianship
As mobile production gear is getting more adaptable and more reliable, the realities of creating on the go become increasingly evident. Being a musician – no matter at which stage – means hovering bet…
9 Exciting Challenges of Current D.I.Y. Realities
We collected some interesting challenges many D.I.Y. musicians face – and also some ideas on how to master them. Tag on and let’s get cooking: Dealing with the peripheral workload Problem…