Top 13 Beatles Albums What made No.1 and why? Michael Charles Dirksen S.A. I thought it might be fun to take a trip down Penny Lane and do a countdown of my favorite Beatles albums. “The Beatles were banned throughout most of the apartheid years (in South Africa).” Are you going to agree with the [...]
Preparing Mixes for Mastering – for beginners and home studio producers. By Peter Montgomery – www.cutterheadrecords.com With the advancements in user ready DAWS and audio interfaces it has never been easier for people to have greater access over their own productions in a home recording environment. Below are guideline preparations for mastering your own tracks, [...]
Most of us make do with a corner of a room in the house. But if you want to take things to the next level, and have a room to spare, our guest writer from Dragon Audio, London offers some advice on getting the acoustics right, which is absolutely essential in achieving the sound you [...]
Over the last decade, the ability to produce good quality recordings at home has gotten easier and more accessible than ever. While there are still some components of a professional studio that are very expensive, you will find that most manufacturers are providing solutions to fit almost any budget, and still give you surprisingly great [...]
HOME RECORDING with the BOSS BR series – A STUDIO IN A BOX. In simple language, by Tony Floyd Kenna. Boss produce a range of compact Multitrack Digital Recorders, full of magic. Magic? You say. Yep, you get lots of really good effects, virtual tracks for alternate takes, built in drum machine, cut & paste [...]
As a songwriter, having your songs presented to potentially interested parties in the best possible light is absolutely vital. In this article, Roy Cooper shares his first experience of having songs produced by a demo studio in Nashville. Roy is based in London, UK and has over 30 years of songwriting experience. Nashville [...]
Andrew Aversa (a.k.a. zircon) is an award-winning, covert-ops audio specialist. His Zircon Music headquarters are located on the outskirts of Philadelphia, PA. Andrew’s top-secret blend of cutting-edge electronic-organic sound design, sonorous composition, and ultra-polished production values have yielded dozens of credits in the realm of video games (Monkey Island 2: Special Edition, Super Street Fighter [...]
Contemplating The Muse – No. 3. Linda Ibbotson
Contemplating The Muse – No. 3. Linda Ibbotson With Guest – Cliff Horseman ** . . . . . . .. . “There is another world but it is in this one” W B Yeats Welcome. Thank you for joining me in another leg of my poetic journey. In my last article I featured the [...]
Musicians Together Dublin Welcomes Charlie Roth
Musicians Together Dublin Welcomes Charlie Roth June 2013 Charlie Roth was our very special guest at a mini MT gig ’MT Charlie’ held in Fibbers On The Quays Rock Bar on June 5th. and at a sit down session in Darkey Kelly’s on June 4th. It all started when Sean Brophy of Dublin City FM [...]
ALAINA BLAIR – Self Titled CD reviewed by Robert Craven
‘Alaina Blair’ Self Titled CD reviewed by Robert Craven . Describing her music as ‘soulful pop-rock’ 20yr old Alaina Blair belies her youth with an accomplished album with each tack showing a high degree of nous for radio-friendly airplay. Citing her influences as Joss Stone, Sheryl Crow, Grace Potter and Norah Jones, Aliana’s debut album [...]
BANNED FOR LIFE (Paperback) by D. R. Haney, reviewed by Robert Craven
BANNED FOR LIFE (Paperback) by D. R. Haney – reviewed by Robert Craven Just as bebop was the soundtrack to Jack Kerouac, Alan Ginsberg and Neil Cassady, so the sounds of CBGB’s, The Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges, The Clash, The Sex Pistols and New York Dolls fuel D.R. Haney’s odyssey `Banned for Life’. [...]
ROBERT CRAVEN – Writer and music reviewer, in his own words.
Robert Craven is an author and music reviewer for Musicians Together Magazine. Robert lives in the seaside town of Rush in County Dublin, Ireland. . I have two novels; ‘Get Lenin’ and the sequel ‘Zinnman’, published by Taylor Street Publishing and which are currently available for Kindle download and paperback on Amazon.com and Amazon UK. [...]
SONGWRITING REFINED – Justin (Oswlek)
Songwriting Refined Justin (Oswlek) Hello everyone, welcome to my initial foray into the writing-about-songwriting realm. This will either be the first of several installments on a series of different subjects, or an experiment gone horribly wrong. Time will tell. I should admit that I have no great qualification for this role. I’m neither an acclaimed [...]
