How to get a record deal
How does one go about getting a record deal? If you've followed American Idol or any other talent competition, you've seen the tens of thousands of aspiring and sometimes multi-talented singers waiting sometimes days to endure a grueling audition. As some industry insiders would tell you, that's the "easy…
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Music Placement on TV - From Background Music to Breakthrough Music Marketing
There used to be a time, in our teen years, when the coolest thing to do was hang around the house with your friends and watch some MTV, secretly dreaming that you could be a rock star, live the life, have the money,…
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Music In Advertising – To Yell or To Whisper?
We get bombarded by it every day , from every conceivable angle. It’s the song that gets stuck in your head, the word you feel you must Google when you get home, the joke that you’ll laugh at a couple more times even after you get…
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Music in Video Games - From the Stone Age to the Space Age
From 'Space Invaders' to 'Need for Speed' or from 'Earthworm Jim' to 'Tomb Raider', there has got to be at least one videogame out there that can get your blood rushing, your head spinning and your mind craving for more; virtual realities…
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Indie Music on TV - The New Mainstream in Film and TV
Music supervisors and their ingenious music selections are quintessential, although we are sometimes unaware of it, in the success of a movie;”Titanic” would not be the heart-breaking and inspiring colossus of a movie it is if it weren’t for Celine Dion’s masterpiece and the…
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Music Placements That Seem Never Out Of Place
There are some things common to all human beings, regardless of gender, nationality, upbringing, cultural or religious beliefs: a sense of humor, a desire for communication, love and security, a taste for good food, a handful of embarrassing moments and at least one time in our lives…
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Music Licensing in Bollywood
It is hardly a trade secret that the Indian film industry, or Bollywood, as it is practically universally-known, is one of the fastest growing and most successful film industries on the planet – India actually overtook America as the world’s most prolific film producer back in the 1970s. Bollywood film producers…
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Music Publishing Explained
Watch this quick primer on music publishing.
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How record producers make $100,000 in 5 minutes
Watch superstar record producer JR Totem produce a cool beat in a couple of minutes.
If he ends-up producing a beat that hooks a top artist, he could potentially score a $100,000+ production gig for himself. Not bad for 5 minutes, don’t you think?
JR…
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Are you demo vocalists good enough?
Knowing how to record tight vocals is key for a quality song demo. Do you know when a singer goes flat or sharp? This little YouTube video tutorial is a nice little reminder of what it means. When it comes to producing quality recordings of your songs, make sure you…