27Mar
Nathaniel Kunkel InSession: Gosh, I Sound Great!
I love Nathaniel’s article in Electronic Musician magazine. When it comes in I’ll usually jump to the end (his is the very last article in each issue) and start there. This one is particularly good because it’s his view on how the industry has learned to honor “artists” who use Auto-Tune and/or Melodyne. I think the comment “…they forgot about one important issue: they were lying to their customers.” really sums it up. Enjoy!
from Electronic Musician Magazine.
Auto-Tune and Melodyne: if you ask a well-respected singer, they are four-letter words. If you ask a not-so-good singer, and they answer you honestly, they will probably tell you that it is the only reason they have a chance of being on the radio at all. More important, if you ask the record-listening public, they have no idea what you mean. Well, that is changing…
Read the entire article here
You can read more articles by Nathaniel’s here
26Mar
from BBC News
Scientists believe they are a step closer to curing tinnitus after they have found what could be the root cause of ringing in the ears.
Studies show hearing loss can go hand-in-hand with over-excitable nerves within brain areas that process sound. This uncontrolled nerve activity causes the noises that plague people with tinnitus and appears to be down to gene changes, Neuroscience reports. And it raises the hope of treatment by silencing nerve activity, experts say.
Read the entire article here
20Mar
This is exactly where I think the future of making money in the music industry is going. I’ve been thinking for some time now how new artists are going to make money doing music. With CD sales dwindling, there has to be better way. A way that harnesses the power and speed of the internet. I think this model by Prince is certainly heading in the right direction. I wonder if he’ll ask me to take it down?
After a year of diligently working to scrub the Internet of all unauthorized related music, photos, video and any other content not offered directly by him, Prince has launched a fan subscription service called Lotusflow3r.com (http://www.lotusflow3r.com/).
Read the entire article here
18Mar
15Mar
When I played the Los Angeles music circuit back in the early 90’s (Als Bar, Club Lingerie, Madam Wongs, The Central, etc) I was in a band called “Urban Artillery” and used to play shows occasionally with a local band known as ”Rage Against the Machine”. I didn’t pay much attention to the other bands that we played with in those days and Rage was no exception. I guess there was always a rivalry amongst bands in the early 90’s. Anyway, years later, I was reading an article about Rage’s guitarist Tom Morello and how he used a vintage Ibanez Digital Flanger DFL. (A rare digital flanger from the 80’s, which he has replaced with an MXR Phase 90 since Audioslave. It can be heard in the intro to “Killing in the Name” as well as the main riffs of “Wake Up” and “Wind Below”)
Well, coincidentally, I too have owned and played one of these units for 20 years! Great minds think alike! :) It is an amazing effect and I highly recommend it! And I’m sure Tom Morello would say the same!
If you ever come across one of these effects pedals, buy it!! Don’t hesitate… It could be another year or two before the opportunity presents itself again. If your lucky…
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