Music Articles

Music | By Andrew Stratton @ Friday, 3rd September 2010 @ 9:23 AM

Alicia Keys is actually the stage name of Alicia Augello Cook. She was born on January 25, 1981 in New York City. She was raised by her single mother in Hell's Kitchen, which is a gritty part of town that has housed some rough crowds, including gangsters and members of notorious Irish underworld mobs. She was an only child, born to Teresa Augello, who was a Scottish-Italian paralegal and actress. Her father was an African American flight attendant named Craig Cook. Alicia has express... more...

Music | By Elmer Anthony Olaer @ Friday, 3rd September 2010 @ 8:37 AM

Of all the electronic gadgets that are springing up nowadays, mp3 player is probably the gadget that everybody must possess. Listening to music definitely vanishes boredom and set your mood to a much better condition. When MP3 Player is in discussion, the very first thing that comes to mind is the Ipod, a portable player designed by Apple Inc. The name itself is synonymous to the product in general. But it doesn't mean that it has to be an Ipod when you opt to buy an MP3 Player. <... more...

Music | By Elmer Anthony Olaer @ Wednesday, 1st September 2010 @ 9:38 PM

Surveys show that one of the best musical instruments that man has ever created is the guitar. In fact, almost 65% of the Americans know how to play guitar. This is because learning guitar is as easy as learning A-B-C's. It only requires some strong will and determination, interest, and love for music. When you can do that, there will be no problem in learning how to manipulate a few strings. Guitar experts said that learning how to play guitar is almost proportional to the kind of g... more...

Music | By George McLomb @ Wednesday, 1st September 2010 @ 10:21 AM

Surely you have been experimenting with musical synthesis if you have been into music production for more than a few months. So, what level are you at? Do you wish to do more but just don't have the knowledge? Want to make more exciting sounds but can't find the inspiration or workflows that allow you to get into that zone? Don't worry so much. Let's go over a few things here, and maybe your head will clear up a little bit. Even the most simple-looking and basic subtra... more...

Music | By George McLomb @ Wednesday, 1st September 2010 @ 10:20 AM

Are you a productive beat maker? Many of us would hesitate to give an honest answer. For some music producers, completing more than one project a week sounds very unappetizing. We need constant stimulation of the brain, and sitting down for hours on end to twist knobs and work out harmonic details seems... well, kind of boring, doesn't it? Let's look at a few different methods you can use to kick-start your productivity and make better beats in less time. First of all, if you ca... more...

Music | By George McLomb @ Wednesday, 1st September 2010 @ 10:20 AM

Mobility in music production is truly a gift that we should be thankful for. For those of us with very long commutes to work every day, it is a real hassle to need to wait until we return home to create the music that goes through our head every moment. When netbooks hit the scene, producers immediately saw the potential in these mini computers. So with the iPad, how will notebooks be affected? Let's look at a few ways that the iPad will be better than the netbooks available now, as well as... more...

Music | By George McLomb @ Wednesday, 1st September 2010 @ 10:19 AM

If you have been making your own sounds for a while, I hope you can find some new insight in this article. After all, music production is like anything else: you're either learning or your dying. A little bit dramatic but it's certainly the tone I want to carry through to you, the reader. Let's check out a few ways you can improve your synthesis methods. First of all, let's discuss depth. I've found that a great way to add depth and richness to a synth sound you a... more...

Music | By George McLomb @ Wednesday, 1st September 2010 @ 10:17 AM

We'll be discussing chaos in music production and creation here. Worry not about the writing, though! The chaos is in the techniques and approach we'll discuss - we'll keep this article to a few regular English paragraphs and do nothing chaotic. I bet you're on your toes now! What exactly is chaos in music? Chaos is basically taking arrangement principles, music theory and electronic production techniques and meshing them all together to make something new. There is always o... more...

Music | By George McLomb @ Wednesday, 1st September 2010 @ 10:17 AM

Making music with the iPad is undoubtedly going to be a fun experience. It has all the ingredients to a successful music platform, but there are of course a few caveats that you should be aware of. Let's jump right into it, then. Will the iPad get any of the major music production sweets ported over to it? That would be the best possible thing us beat makers and producers want to hear, isn't it? Propellerheads, who make Reason (the hugely successful Mac/PC music platform), have ... more...

Music | By George McLomb @ Wednesday, 1st September 2010 @ 10:16 AM

What exactly is an opto dynamic effect? In simple terms, it is an effect that has been modeled after a range of equipment and responds dynamically to sound content in a way that is very unique. Such effects have been coming out in the last few years with accelerating speed, but none have truly struck a worthy balance between processing power (which is required to power some of these big plugins) and authenticity. Reverbs and EQ plugins have been at the forefront of the dynamic EQ revolut... more...

Music | By George McLomb @ Wednesday, 1st September 2010 @ 10:14 AM

For many years now, the drum synth market has been hotting up. More and more vendors are choosing to release their own drum synth virtual instruments, and this leaves the consumer perplexed and very confused. What to choose? There are so many models indeed. Step 1 is asking yourself exactly what your budget is. Once you've figured this out, some of the pieces will sort themselves out; you may have 2 or 3 of the dearer ones ruled out by default. But the price of a drum synth is not go... more...

Music | By Jeff D McQueen @ Wednesday, 1st September 2010 @ 10:08 AM

Nowadays, almost everything can possibly be done on the internet. It may be surprising to some that one can already make his own beats with the use of the internet. This is made possible with the production of different kinds of beat making software programs. With these kinds of programs, a person can make use of the internet to compose his own beats or music. With the kind of technology today, everything becomes very convenient with the presence of the internet. Gone are the days when o... more...

Music | By Jimmy Cox @ Wednesday, 1st September 2010 @ 2:40 AM

The US most certainly does not have a monopoly over alternative rock music. There have been several notable UK groups that have crossed over to international success. One group that might just be well on its way beyond Surrey, England is the You Me at Six band. For a group with an engagingly unique name, you'd expect them to already be somewhere close to the top by now. That might just be the case but the rise to fame and great album sales has most certainly been slow. The mem... more...

Music | By Anna Kerry @ Tuesday, 31st August 2010 @ 12:46 PM

Complete Control is a song by British punk band The Clash, released in 1977 on the U.S. version of the album The Clash. Released as a single with City of the Dead B-side, the song was recorded at Sarm East Studios, Whitechapel in London. The song is often cited as one of the greatest punk . She treats inflamed record companies and the industry in general and the state of punk itself. The inspiration for the song from the anger of the group to CBS Records, which released the single Remote ... more...

Music | By Jim Brown @ Tuesday, 31st August 2010 @ 9:16 AM

The World Wide Web is an incredibly fascinating thing to be able to manipulate to your advantage. You can use the Internet to your advantage by obtaining information with just a click of a mouse. No matter what you intend on researching, it's definitely bound to be found on the net. When it comes to learning how to play instruments like the guitar, piano or anything else, Youtube can actually help you a lot more than you think. If you just search for keywords that are related to your... more...

Music | By Margaret James @ Tuesday, 31st August 2010 @ 8:36 AM

In this modern age of technology and communications, musicians resort to online tools for organizing their music studios. Many music teachers like me, have started using the internet for teaching lessons, reaching out to new students, engaging with new clients, and also to promote themselves and manage their reputation online. If you are not aware of this already, the Music Teacher's Helper program happens to be the most popular online tool for managing private music studios. In addi... more...

Music | By Elmer Anthony Olaer @ Tuesday, 31st August 2010 @ 12:45 AM

In this mysterious world of Internet, people come to realize the wonders of the new technology occurring nowadays. It brought them many advantages in things they want and it has also changed their lives amazingly. One of the amazing things that the internet brought to the world is the remarkable uses and benefits of the eBooks. EBooks are the electronic form of books. These are the virtual replicas of books that have gained considerable recognition gives the convenience, information, and ... more...

Music | By Elmer Anthony Olaer @ Tuesday, 31st August 2010 @ 12:44 AM

"Music is the language of the soul." This is the primary saying that defines music. It means that music speaks what words can't reveal. That's why many people love to hear or learn to play musical instruments like the guitar. Playing musical instrument, specifically the guitar, is one of the best way to express our feelings and thoughts of a person/s. It is also a way of expressing out the artistic skill of a person who loves music. That is the reason why people are so f... more...

Music | By Chris Chew @ Monday, 30th August 2010 @ 10:34 AM

Salsa dancing can be loosely described as a free form Latin ballroom dance style as there are many different ways to dance it elegantly with no one way better or worse than another. While ballroom dancing is often done to achieve a certain form of body movement and physical expression to music, salsa dancing is a little different as it thrives with its many different forms of expressions with the encouragement to find and create your own personal unique dance form. Good salsa dancers let ... more...

Music | By Pat Smith @ Sunday, 29th August 2010 @ 12:56 PM

Now, it is undeniable that Carrie Underwood is one of the biggest stars out there right now, in country music and beyond. Part of the reason why she has become such a hit is her ability to put on an amazing live show, to which anyone who has ever seen her live could attest. It would take quite the entertainer to perform one of Carrie Underwood's songs in a way more captivating than the songstress herself, but one man may have just done it. His name is Robert Wong, and he submitted a... more...