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The Case for Live Instruments

The Case for Live Instruments

There has been a resurgence in the number of popular artists using live instruments in their music in place of digital instruments.

Social Media Essentials Musicians Should Know

Social Media Essentials Musicians Should Know

Aspiring musicians can benefit greatly if they know the social media pitfalls to avoid when marketing their music or business.

What Aspiring Songwriters Need to Know

What Aspiring Songwriters Need to Know

There are a few essential, but often forgotten, tips that aspiring singer-songwriters need to know in order to get their career started off on the right foot.

Step up your Music Promotion Game

Step up your Music Promotion Game

There are a number of free music promotion methods, tools, and resources musicians can use to help get their music out into the public.

Being Terrified of Networking Events

Being Terrified of Networking Events

Musicians who are also introverts may feel terrified when it comes on to carrying out the necessary task of networking and interacting with the public, but there is still hope.

Is Live Music Dying in Seattle?

Is Live Music Dying in Seattle?

The once-thriving live music scene in Seattle, which is also known as the “Rainy Northwest,” might be on the decline.

Background Music Tracks for Singers and Karaoke Aficionados

Background Music Tracks for Singers and Karaoke Aficionados

Whether you call them instrumental tracks, playback, rehearsal tracks, or simply backing tracks, background music tracks are important to singers at all levels.

The Naive Songwriter

The Naive Songwriter

Being a naïve songwriter is useful at times, as long as there is a balance with also being rational and making decisions that are beneficial to your music career.

Another Surprising Place to Find Songwriting Inspiration

Another Surprising Place to Find Songwriting Inspiration

As songwriters, hearing from successful people and listening to motivating talks could turn out to be just the things that help you to push through rough patches and make your mark.

Want to Add Girth to Your Guitar Mix?

Want to Add Girth to Your Guitar Mix?

There are numerous ways to fatten up your guitar tracks and achieve the kind of sound you’re looking for, including joining Tunedly.

Just Starting out in Music? Time for a Reality Check

Just Starting out in Music? Time for a Reality Check

So, you’ve decided that music is what you want to do for the rest of your life.

To Learn or not to Learn Piano Tuning

To Learn or not to Learn Piano Tuning

Acoustic pianos need tuning from time to time in order for them to provide the best quality sound, and tuning the instrument is not the simplest thing to do.

Here is How to Get Good at the Guitar

Here is How to Get Good at the Guitar

Finding the right guitar tutors on YouTube can be helpful to musicians wanting to get better at playing the instrument.

Let us Do it for Love

Let us Do it for Love

Songs of Love uses music as a positive instrument to bring cheer to the lives of sick kids and teens across the nation and around the world.

Sometimes Making Good Music Requires Change

Sometimes Making Good Music Requires Change

There are benefits to stepping out of your comfort zone sometimes and trying something different if your goal is to make good music.

A Return to Live Instruments in Music

A Return to Live Instruments in Music

More music creators are using live instruments in their songs while avoiding the added cost associated with traditional means of producing music.

Read This if You are Pursuing a Career in Music

Read This if You are Pursuing a Career in Music

There are some basic fundamentals to be aware of for musicians looking to build a successful career in music.

Why it is Important to KISS

Why it is Important to KISS

KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) is the ultimate acronym to have tattooed at the front of your songwriting brain.