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DJ - Trinity Orchestra - Daft Punk's Crescendolls. The Problem With Music. Whenever I talk to a band who are about to sign with a major label, I always end up thinking of them in a particular context.

The Problem With Music

I imagine a trench, about four feet wide and five feet deep, maybe sixty yards long, filled with runny, decaying shit. I imagine these people, some of them good friends, some of them barely acquaintances, at one end of this trench. I also imagine a faceless industry lackey at the other end holding a fountain pen and a contract waiting to be signed. Nobody can see what's printed on the contract. It's too far away, and besides, the shit stench is making everybody's eyes water.

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Lessons / Resources. Discovery tools. Clear Your Cover Songs and Get a Mechanical License. Clear Your Cover Songs and Get a Mechanical License It’s not that complicated to take care of the legalities needed to record a cover song on a commercial album .

Clear Your Cover Songs and Get a Mechanical License

The simple truth is, if you record a cover song on an album, you first need to cite the original artists as the writers of the song. This can be done in the liner notes. Once this is done, there are only a few other legalities needed to be allowed to legally sell the album. First you need a license from the copyright holder. Artists sometimes get confused because song owners and their clearing houses often negotiate a mechanical license on the same terms and the same rate as a compulsory license. The entire process is quite easy because Limelight knows the simple structure that is already in place to guarantee that people follow the rules to obtain their license. EMusicTips - StumbleUpon. Sound and Sound Reproduction: a conversation with Gareth Jones - Ubelly. Eels: Official Band Website. Burnstudios Audiotool. How to Copy Music from Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to Your Computer for Free.

Scientists discover most relaxing tune ever - Music - ShortList Magazine. Close (and seal) the doors. Amazing Guitar Skills - YourDailyMedia.com - StumbleUpon. Categories November 22, 2011 8:00pm By Rowdy Joe Videos Amazing Guitar Skills Artist Jon Gomm shows us his amazing talent.

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Weed Wacker Nut Shot Failed Biked Stunt Comments cool awesome amazing music play sweet epic talent guitar pick winrar Related Posts Recommended Posts. Top 100 Best Acoustic Songs Ever -The Greatest of All Time. Here is a list of the best acoustic songs ever written.

Top 100 Best Acoustic Songs Ever -The Greatest of All Time

Acoustic music has come a long way over the years, so many are “oldies” and many are “newies.” We are basing this list off of historical album sales, the ever so objective factor of acoustic-ness, but mostly how easily they make us cry. They are mostly arranged in alphabetical order, by song – so make sure you check out the whole list! Feel free to give your input on suggestions, changes, discards, or songs we may have forgot about.

Also, for those interested in a serious path to learning guitar, please see our trusted partner, Guitar Tricks: Click the links to listen to the songs. How To Fix (Almost) Any Set of Audio Speakers Home Hacks. Previous image Next image A multi-part series, today we are going to show you how to breathe new life into an old pair of speakers.

How To Fix (Almost) Any Set of Audio Speakers Home Hacks

It is a commonly held belief that the newer speakers and audio equipment get, the better they are. This is not always the case and sometimes, even when your speakers are damaged, there is sonic power left in them that modern equipment can’t match…From time to time we show you something antique that still competes with today’s technology. Today we restore an old pair of Bose 301’s that we picked up at a thrift store for $5 or so. 7 Deadly Sins of Playing a Live Gig. Find Songs You Heard in Movies @ what-song. Digital Musician. YooouuuTuuube. How to Become a Music Mogul in 3 Easy Steps. October 1, 2009 12:00 AM 1.

How to Become a Music Mogul in 3 Easy Steps

The Setup If you bought a computer within the last few years, you already have the beginnings of a good home studio. Either a PC or Macintosh will work equally well. The important thing is to max out your RAM--it takes plenty of horsepower to work in a multi-track environment--and get an external hard drive with at least 160 GB of storage to hold your tracks. 2. Before starting your session, rehearse all the musical arrangements, including both vocals and instrumentals. 3. Top 10 2009 Tutorials About Mixing and Mastering - StumbleUpon. Ben Howard - Old Pine Official. All the Songs You Love During Christmas (and None of the Ones You Hate) How to: Make your band’s album cover : Guestlist - StumbleUpon.

Five Albums You Should Be Listening to Right Now. This week's curator: Chuck P, DJ for KCRW.

Five Albums You Should Be Listening to Right Now

Every two weeks, titans of the mediasphere give Nerve their music recommendations. This week: DJ Chuck P, of KCRW, whom you can join on his continuous search for what’s next on KCRW’s Music Blog. 1) High Highs, High Highs High Highs, from Brooklyn by way of Sydney, make music that’s light, airy, and easy to listen to. They remind me of what I love about both Tunng and the quieter moments from Blitzen Trapper, without sounding like either of those bands.

Listen: Horses 2) Cough Cool, Clausen Despite being named after a Misfits song (they do an excellent cover of “Some Kinda Hate”), Cough Cool generally sounds nothing like the New Jersey hardcore pioneers. My youtubes.

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Music Video Awesomeness. - Musictonic - StumbleUpon. Dark Lyrics - metal lyrics archive. Music that you *want* to study to. Jonk Music: Best Songs of the 2000s: Part 1. Support for Internet Exporer 6 has been discontinued.

Stereomood – emotional internet radio - music for my mood and activities. Online Drum Machine. Ear Training WebSite. Online converter - convert video, images, audio and documents for free. 47 Sites Every Recording Musician Should Visit.

In a recent “Open Mic” we asked you, “Which music-related sites do you visit regularly?”

47 Sites Every Recording Musician Should Visit

This article is a summary of the great suggestions given in the comments to that article. You can make the list even longer by commenting on this article. As you’re reading this article, Audiotuts+ needs no introduction. Several commenters mentioned Audiotuts+ - thanks for the support! 7 Effective Strategies To Get Your Music Noticed — Echoes - Insight for I... In some music business schools, they still give students assignments that go like this: “Assume that you have one million dollars.

7 Effective Strategies To Get Your Music Noticed — Echoes - Insight for I...

Make up a marketing plan on how to promote a band.” Here’s a realistic assignment: “Go to MySpace. Pick a band. You have zero dollars. Now go promote them.” VST Plugins. Adventus VSTI synthesizer is easy to use for beginner or pro synth players, you will be totaly inspired by the sound and the presets when come the time to create or play music. 6 Oscillators with Fat options.

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Waveforms: Saw, Sine, Triangle, Pulse, Ramp, White Noise. Portamento Controls.