Commitment: Achieve what you want as a musician
by Rich Redmond (part one of five)
Hey folks! Do you want to be a better musician? Do you want more gigs? Do you want more overall happiness in your life?
Well …
3 ways to stand out from the competition
by Danny Pelfrey
As a professional composer and producer, I have been involved in many facets of the music business as a studio and touring musician, an arranger and conductor for recording …
The quest for hearing preservation
by Gene Baker, editor, Music Insider Magazine
Over a year ago, my band MGB (Mean Gene Band) directly routed everything to our PA system to avoid neighbor or family disturbance. These noiseless rehearsals benefited us …
Drumming heavy before heavy was cool
by Ray Rocha, editor, Music Insider Magazine
Music Insider Magazine hooked up with “the world’s greatest drummer,” Carmine Appice to discuss everything from working with Kelly Keeling to playing with Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, …
The rise and fall of the pedal board
by Gene Baker, editor, Music Insider Magazine
ear in any industry goes through fads. In the guitar world, much of these gear trends are driven by technology and its perpetual wheel of …
An insider’s guide to session drumming
by Rich Redmond
As a 15-year veteran of the Nashville music scene, I’ve been fortunate enough to record 10 number-one hits with country rocker Jason Aldean, a number-one hit with the pop-country duo Thompson …
A marriage between the technical and creative
by Erich Gobel, engineer, West Triad Studio
Fellow engineers may know the great feeling you get when you mic up an instrument, begin to shape the sound of a recording and then hit …
by Mark Schulman, guest writer
Hello everyone. If you haven’t already seen my DVD, A Day In the Recording Studio: A Musicians Complete Guide To Recording Drum Tracks In the Studio, then you need to stop reading this article …
Avoiding the production abyss
by Julian Coryell
After weeks, months or even years of writing, you’re finally ready to record that long awaited album but you’re lost in the production abyss. Where do you begin? Here are some key components …
