In the mid 2000’s I was really pushing hard to establish myself as a record producer, so hunted far and wide for great bands to work with who seemed like they just might have some momentum. This is how it was done if you wanted to establish yourself. It was a great time for raw British indie bands and Shoreditch was the epicenter of all things seedy and loud before it became hipster central for a while, filled with fixies, retro facial hair, skinny jeans and weird things like

When you go on the London Underground, and you take the escalator, on the way down, you’ll see rows of posters promoting everything from...

Some people get anxious when they think of working with an online mix engineer remotely, and I completely understand. Your music is precious! After all, if you’re not in the room, how is that going to work? Here’s the reality that most people don't consider: even if you sit in the studio all day while your song is mixed, you will eventually take it home to an environment you're familiar with... and it will sound different. We can get a better result by flipping that process.

This week, I finally got resolution on something that had been a thorn in my side for quite some time. Before I was a mixing engineer, I...

There’s something indescribably beautiful about seeing your work on the cover of a slab of 12” black vinyl. It’s a combination of the...

Are you tired of pouring your heart and soul into your music, only to feel like you're shouting into the void? The truth is, social media...

For some time I have been on a mission to put together the best possible mobile mixing setup with the least number of moving parts. I’d...

There’s nothin’ like a good dose of fear-mongering to get the blood pumping, so this week’s indie artist outrage is directed at a small...

Following on from our previous adventure, we arrive in 2025. What is the best mastering service or option? This is the mastering...

This topic is boring, I know, but they aren’t going to tell you this one at recording school and it won’t make a cool YouTube video for...

Since everyone calls themselves a producer these days, let's look at what a producer is and the different kinds you might experience

…or the episode in which we drank the kool aid.  I was super excited when I bought my first actual all tube mic preamps.  Like everyone,...

I have to admit credits are one of the things that got me into this mess in the first place. I'd get a new record, throw it on for a...

here are five pillars that an artist that aspires to be a working, probably wanting to get signed artist generally pursues. Let’s look...

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This week everyone is talking about the news that Spotify is planning to make changes to the royalty payout model early next year, with...

Whenever anyone would ask me what I did, I used to say professional babysitter. It’s not been far off the truth sometimes....

Introduction Choosing between an online mixing engineer or in-studio mixing is an important decision for musicians and producers because...

Like so many of the things indie artists have to do now as well as making great music - learning how to write a music bio is a key one!

As we head through 2024 streaming playlists and music blogs are still some of the most important resources we in the indie community...