Podcast #2 – I just bought a music school!
Yigal Grayeff, an old mate of mine from my university days, called me one day to announce that he had resigned from his nice secure financial journalist’s job and bought a Music School. Unsure whether he had simply gone mad or just made the most amazing career move of his life, I just…
Writing your own song
The composer’s biggest enemy is a blank page. A page waiting impatiently to be filled, but with what? What should I write about? In this article I give you a few pointers to get you started on the lyrics, a simple trick for working out rhymes and some tips on writing the…
Podcast #1 – Striking a Chord
In this first podcast, we look at one of the building blocks you will use when arranging your song: Chords, what they are and why they are so important. We look at how you can use chords to influence emotion in your audience and how you can use them to define harmony. We then…
Where To Record
If you’ve ever been into a recording studio you will immediately notice the room is quite different to a normal room. The floor is carpeted and the walls are often covered with wood panelling or material. There might even be sound baffle tiles on the walls. The reason for all this is…
Microphone Technique
The key to a professional sounding recording is to get the best raw recording possible. Therefore one of the most important components of the recording studio is the microphone with which you record. In this article we will look at different types of microphone and talk about when to use which type, take a…
The Recording Process
Any recording is a process of several stages. In this article I describe the five stages I use when recording a song. This is a personal preference and there are other ways of working. However, I find this order to be the most efficient for me. Share This:
Studio Equipment
Recording equipment can be expensive and the type of studio you run depends greatly on your budget. In this article we’ll look at what equipment I have in my studio setup, how I made the setup portable and some of my plans for the future. Share This:
