Have you ever asked yourself how important brand's aesthetics and ethos are? If not, tune in and join Warren Huart (Grammy nominated producer, songwriter and mixer) discuss his NAMM 2021 highlights, favourite new products and funny moments.
NAMM kicked of with their first virtual event called the "Believe in music" week. Guillaume from Thomann's Guitars & Basses and Hannah followed the show and announcements to check out the hottest gear from Ibanez, Fender, Gibson and many other hyped brands for you. Here's a recap of day one and two.
How can you get into production management and tour management for small gigs, arena and festivals? Emma Edgar has been organizing tours for Placebo, Mumford and Sons such as many other bands. 2021 can be your time to shine, if you know what to think of before going on tour.
Pursuing is more than one passion and having a music career longside a job still makes you a musician. It is a great thing to be able to pursue more than one thing you enjoy as it can inspire songwriting! Xylo is a musician herself and founded the music production for women website and offers classes for newcomers.
Touring can be a mistery - but we've got some tips that will help you become a successful touring musician, eventhough you are a newcomer, in 2021. How do you get in touch with clubs and booking agents? And why is networking so important? Danny Harvey is a tour manager and founder of Sonic Workshops who gives advice to upcoming musicians on touring and more!
How can you find your unique sound and true self as an artist? There are many stages that might apear in the process of an artist development. Abigail Barlow, singer and songwriter, talks about her large online following, the results of sharing her originals and songwriting as therapy.
Many musicians and their crew are traveling the world - they are changing locations almost daily and need to bring their own sound with them. John Rupp, sound engineer, shares from funny touring stories and gives advice for people wanting to get into sound engineering, touring and music production.
Ryan Mack is a singer and artist. He has a huge following on tiktok as a result of posting original songs and breaking down his lyrics in short videos. Find out how to use TikTok as a tool to market new music, and how to build a fanbase on TikTok that will convert to listening audiences on Spotify and elsewhere and why there is a chance to get signed to a major label when going viral on TikTok.
You are into electronic music and want to start producing music yourself? Owen Norton, professional and touring DJ & producer discusses some tips to make you get started and reveals how he tests new tracks during his live sets.
Do you have to grow a fanbase and wait for a record label to approach you? Maybe! But there are many other ways to get the attention of major labels in 2020. And what even changes if you sign a label deal? Discuss this with Mark Orr, founder of LAB Records.