Stepping up your output can be easy when following the right formula. We came up with 4 tips to increase your productivity as a producer. Schedule your day If you want to get things done, sched…
Effective Ways to Improve Your Collaboration
Working on collaborations can and should be exciting. You’ve probably made the experiences, that some matches just work – while others seem more complicated or top-heavy. We’ve collected s…
Starting off With In-Ear Monitoring
There comes a point when most musicians evaluate the pro’s and cons of in-ear monitoring. Rightfully so – there are numerous advantages to any live experience. It gives you an increased sensibil…
3 Lifehacks to Superboost Your Songwriting Output
Being able to sit, write and finish a song, even when you are not inspired by anything, is something any serious writer should be able to do when the songwriting needs to get done. Most of us have had…
Introducing Media Radar
Why? Knowing what the online community has to say about your music is key to measuring the success of a release or your general standing as an artist. With Media Radar, we scan a vast amount of online…
Why External Mixing (Still) Makes Sense
With a new wave of suberbly convenient software and smart services established online- and offline, it becomes easier and easier to keep the process of mixing in-house. Keeping it strictly DIY, you ca…
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…
Creating a Visual Symbiosis – Thoughts on Images and Sound
The act of establishing a visual symbiosis between your images and sound is key to a well rounded, creative endeavor. If you think of it this way, you set the stage before even physically arriving the…
A guide to Record Label Recommendations
Why? Releasing music on your own is easy, but promoting your music can be hard. That’s where a well-suited record label can help you out and accelerate your career. A label can give you credibility wi…
Thoughts on Writing up Expressive Top-Lines
Working on expressive top-lines can be an exciting and playful endeavor. It doesn’t really matter if you’re writing top-lines from scratch or on an existing beat, certain mechanisms can be applied to …