On-demand vinyl services like ElasticStage are a massive win for independent artists and labels. They make the once unattainable dream to sell real, beautiful physical records without spending thousands upfront on a massive pressing run come true! Many people don't realise the process to make regular, pressed records is quite complex and involves many steps making getting to the point where you press physical records relatively expensive when compared to digital replication. There are also...

The reality is for every artist self funding an independent music career is expensive. Between buying gear, rehearsing, playing shows, investing in mixing, mastering and perhaps even paying for promo if you DO make a record, your bank account takes a beating before your music even hits Spotify - who then pays you peanuts per stream! But what if I told you the normally traditionally anti-art evil US government has a hidden tax rule specifically designed to put cash back in your pocket as an...

Let’s face it: bedroom pop, hip-hop, indie rock, and super affordable home studio gear have completely redefined how music is made. You don’t need a multi-million dollar studio tracking room to cut a hit record anymore. You probably read Billie Eilish recorded her vocals on her debut album in her bedroom with her brother/producer Finneas with a pretty low budget Audio Technica 2020 mic. Hey, YOU can do that too! But there’s a massive trap that home producers fall into every single day: The...