You can’t succeed in the music industry alone. The reality is that you’ll need tons of supporters in order for you to get to where you want to be. There’s an endless list of people that you’ll be working with & relying on throughout your career, from fans, promoters, record Read more…
What is EQ? EQ is a musicians best friend, and you’ve probably never heard of it before. That changes now! EQ (or equalization) in music is the process of changing the balance of different frequencies in an audio signal. Whilst we know this term in the music world, there’s a different type of Read more…
Live music performance is about unity. Connection. Love. Belonging. Healing. Escape. It’s about feeling and experiencing. There are few times in life that we really feel as free and connected as we do at a live music concert, perhaps that’s why us humans enjoy them so much. What power does Read more…
In 2016, Adele allegedly signed record deal worth £90 million. According to Business Insider, this is “the largest record deal for a British artist and the largest amount for a woman, beating Whitney Houston and Madonna”. This huge amount of money won’t have been agreed quickly. There will have been Read more…
There is a long running joke within my function band. Whenever someone approaches us at the end of a gig, more often than not, they ask what we do for a living. “So what do you do for a living then?” Or… “So is this your real job?” Or even Read more…
On a recent trip to Seattle, friends and I visited Tula’s restaurant and jazz club. We went to see the supremely talented Bill Anschell Quartet perform. One of Bill’s song titles really stuck a chord with me (excuse the musical pun). It was called ‘The Dreaded E Word.’ After some Read more…