Why You Need To Sit On Your Tracks Before Sending Them Out

Once you’ve invested your time and energy into cooking up the perfect track, your natural inclination may likely be to get it into the ears of your listeners as soon as possible. Unfortunately, this is precisely the wrong thing to do. Your chances of success are far greater if you…

71% Of Music Producers, Engineers Often Work Free [STUDY]

A new Music Producers Guild study showed that 88% of producers and engineers say that they have asked to work for free, with 71% agreeing to work unpaid within the last three years. 17% of those requests to work free came from major labels. Self-financed artists accounted for 77% of…

Stuart Epps Has Worked with Elton John, Led Zeppelin and Now He’s On The Music Biz Weekly Podcast

Stuart Epps has toured America with Elton John, produced and engineered records for Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Bill Wyman and Paul Rodgers. He’s now focusing on the next generation of artists and this week he joins co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast. Stuart shares…

5 Things You Must Have In Your Home Recording Studio

While technological advancements have made the construction of a home studio that much more achievable, and while you don’t need massive amounts of space and a mixing board a mile long, there are a few essentials you must have in place in order for your studio to function well. _____________________________…

Are You Creating A Record No One Will Hear?

After pouring your sweat, tears, and of course money into an album, you’re likely going to want someone to actually listen – unfortunately, there are a number of all too common blunders artists often making leading up to the release process which can limit your audience to just a handful…

How To Write and Produce Music To Get The ‘Spotify Sound’ [VIDEO]

Spotify and other streaming services are changing more than the way we listen to music – they are changing the way music is written and produced. Here the Sound Field team uncovers techniques used to create successful streaming tracks and talk to James Sunderland and Brett Hite of Frenship about…

How Working In Surround Sound Affected My Stereo Mixes

In this compelling piece, one engineer explains how his time mixing music in surround sound at the Netherlands legendary Wisseloord Studios helped fundamentally inform and alter the process by which he sculpts his stereo mixes. _______________________________ In this latest piece on MusicThinkTank, producer Stephen Bartlett recounts the profound impact which…

5 Excellent Free Software Options For Creating Music At Home

The ubiquity (and quality) of available home recording software has dramatically lessened the cost of DIY recording, but with so many options available, it can be difficult to know exactly where to begin. Here, we breakdown five of the best. ____________________ Guest post by Evan Zwisler of Soundfly’s Flypaper The…

Jack White & The Raconteurs Reveal New Album Mixing Technique

Jack White & The Raconteurs Reveal New Album Mixing Technique SEE THE VIDEO BELOW Jack White shows us a technique he developed for doing master […]

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19 Marketing Predictions From Music Industry Experts

In this piece nineteen different experts in fields ranging from musician to author to podcast host, weigh in with their marketing predications for the music industry in 2019, and what artists can do to prepare for the year. ________________________________ Guest post from Ariel Hyatt Cyber PR Featuring Ari’s Take, DIY…