Song writing tips 101: A bad arrangement will sabotage your song and rob it of the right energy. No not some mystic energy – the perceived energy of the track. The rise and fall, the build up and the releases Read more…
Vocal mixing is an art in and of itself and one you need to master if you’re going to work as a mix engineer. There are A LOT of videos on YouTube about mixing vocals. The advice varies in it’s Read more…
Hopefully you’ve read the last post in the song writing tips series. It discusses developing a daily song writing habit. If you have read it hopefully you’ve actually been working on developing that habit. Once you’ve developed your daily song Read more…
I know the title of this article might sound harsh but if you’re reading this article I’m guessing you want to know why your songs aren’t catching and keeping people’s attention as well as turning them into fans of your Read more…
I recently finished a fascinating book called The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Song Factory by John Seabrook.
It’s a very readable account of modern pop music from the late 90s until 2015. Better still it contains compelling details from a lot of the main players responsible for some of the biggest hits in the last 20 years. Definitely worth a read even if you’re not a pop music fan.