The 19-year-old nabbed a Grammy nomination, as well as a production credit on the new Kendrick Lamar LP – using only his phone. Steve Lacy spent his early teenage years … Continue reading
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How to stop hyperventilating and crank out better mixes in less time
Mixing tips to help you stay creative AND productive. As a home studio musician, you might find mixing an exhaustingly frustrating aspect of your record-making process. I understand that completely, … Continue reading
Are you making these 10 mixing mistakes in your home studio?
When people ask me questions about mixing, they’re often worried about whether they’re doing something wrong. They’ll ask whether they “should” be doing this, or if that is the “correct” … Continue reading
5 Must Haves For Your Home Recording Studio
Here’s What You Need To Record Music At Home Maybe you’re like me, and you’ve decided to re-examine your DIY home recording studio. After a long break and some New … Continue reading
Improve your mix with these 3 music theory tips
So your band is finally in the studio. You’ve been working hard in rehearsals to create great songs and you know that your lyrics and melodies are strong. You finish … Continue reading
The 7-step process to make your mixes translate to any speaker
If you’re producing your own songs in your home studio, chances are you’ve run into this particular problem: Your song doesn’t sound the same on every speaker system. Making your … Continue reading
Pre-production tips for artists: How to plan your music production to prevent problems
[This post was written by guest contributor Lorna Earnshaw, a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and vocal coach.] An interview with renowned producer Michael Bradford. Michael Bradford is a renowned musician and music … Continue reading
Recording at home: Taking a song from demo to #1
[This article originally appeared on SongTown.] People often ask me if they have to do full-production demos to present songs to publishers or major artist. I do a fair amount … Continue reading
Recording, mixing, mastering, and distributing your music — all from an iPad
For almost a decade, Ben Braden has been busy with his band The Lower 48. When it came time to take a little space, he wanted to come up with … Continue reading
Notes from an Independent Record Producer, Pt. 2: “Sound Different!”
The world doesn’t need more of what it’s already got Full disclosure: I have an adventurous and wide-ranging sonic palate, as a producer and also as a listener. It’s probably … Continue reading