Oct 1, 2021 | Education, In The Know
The Best Exercises to Get Those Chops Moving! The current record holder for the world’s fastest drummer is Mike Mangini with an absolutely mind-boggling 1203 strokes a minute! That is 20 strokes per second! If that makes you feel a little awkward about your...
Sep 24, 2021 | Education, In The Know
Alright! So you’re fresh out of drummer school and the world is your oyster! You might not have quite the sway that Neil Pert commanded, but you can certainly hold your own on stage or in the studio. So how do you make your way into a career playing the drums? In...
Sep 17, 2021 | In The Know
How Singers Can Use Tech to Advance Their Careers We’ve all seen those rags to riches movies. You know the ones we mean – some singer is out on their luck and gets ‘discovered’. Before you know it, they are rich, famous, and navigating the ideal set of problems that...
Sep 10, 2021 | Education, In The Know
Breath is the Fundamental Element of Singing As a singer, you should be good at breathing. No, really. You should be absolutely great at breathing. While many people seem to think that great singers are simply born of sheer talent – a lucky fluke of the vocal cords –...
Aug 31, 2021 | In The Know
Here’s a topic that guitarists like to debate: what is the best technique? The honest, “too-long, didn’t read” answer is that it depends! There is a huge range of factors to determine the technique that will be used. From what piece of music you want to play to what...
Aug 25, 2021 | In The Know
Electric guitarists know that the quality of the amp is often more important than the quality of the guitar itself. That’s how important it is to get an amp that sounds good – especially live! With that being said, a good amp doesn’t necessarily mean the most...
Aug 18, 2021 | In The Know
Here’s a hot topic. How do you get your music heard when you are just starting out? It’s not about sending demos out to labels and promoters anymore – it goes much deeper. We will discuss a few key strategies that DJs are using to get their music heard and develop a...
Aug 13, 2021 | In The Know
Broadcasting live is certainly nothing new – history was made when the Beatles became world stars overnight after playing the Ed Sullivan show a LONG time ago. Since then, there have been a few changes to the world of live broadcast – to say the least! When user-based...
Jul 31, 2021 | In The Know
Clubhouse went viral at the end of 2020, and the app shows no signs of slowing down in 2021. This May, the app tracked 10 million active weekly users. Musicians can majorly benefit from taking advantage of this year’s most noteworthy app, which attracts big-name...
Jul 24, 2021 | In The Know
More than 60,000 new tracks are uploaded to Spotify every day and 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. Musicians need to find crafty ways to create teasers, promos, and music videos that give them an edge. Here are some video tips to boost your...
