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What do you do with original music you’ve written? Here is an option for both performers and non-performers alike.
What do you do with original music you’ve written? Here is an option for both performers and non-performers alike.
Here’s a band which is a little difficult to describe. Overall, they are a progressive band, yet their influences are all-over the board. The first song, The Lhasa Road (No Surrender), seems like a cross between Saga and Triumph. The drums have that Neil Peart (Rush) sound, but, as it is so well said on […]
A very interesting sound from a very interesting band. The best way to describe the sound of Shadow Gallery is to say that it’s essentially a cross between classical-Genesis and Yngwie Malmsteen. At times, the sound is very melodious, at others, it has a nice, hard edge which reminds one of what Metallica are doing […]
What should you do with the songs you’ve written? There are three avenues you can take. This article examines the first two options available to you.
There are lots of songwriters who have difficulty arranging their own songs. This article discusses finding others to arrange your songs for you.
Geoff Downes, widely known as the keyboard player from Asia, also present on one Yes album (Drama), occasionally gives us an instrumental album. Downes is not known for his keyboard heroics, but rather as keyboard player who does the job and does it well. The World Service is not an album filled with complicated passages […]
Experimentation and songwriting are nothing new. We’ve put together a little writing exercise inspired by methods David Bowie used in the early seventies.
To become a successful musician or songwriter you will have to network with other people in the music business. Here are a few starter tips.