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Save Our Stages Act

Save Our Stages Act

Making a Scene Brings you a rundown of the Save Our Stages Act

With the Covid 19 Shutdown of the gig economy, the small music venue is lifeblood for the touring indie artist. Democrate Senator Amy Klobuchar and Republican Senator John Cornyn has proposed the Save our Stages Act to help small venues weather this shutdown of Live Music.

The NIVA - National Independent Venue Association is helping push the movement to get the Republican controlled Senate to pass this legislation so it can move through the House and ultimately to the Presidents Desk.

You can help support this effort with their easy to fill out Senate/House Representative Form. It cost nothing to support his important legislation to help keep our touring system intact.

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Kitty Coen

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Funnel Marketing for the Musician

Funnel Marketing for the Musician

With the shutdown of the gig economy many indie artists have turned to the internet as a way to stay connected to their fanbase and to generate interest in their music. Unfortunately many of these artists are losing some important potential income as well as losing potential fans by not establishing some simple rules of content creation and funnel marketing.

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Artist Interviews

Bette Smith is Making a Scene

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Kirsten Thien is Making a Scene

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Sam Joyner is Making a Scene

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Seela is Making a Scene

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Kat Riggins is Making a Scene

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Bart Ryan is Making a Scene

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Heather Anne Lomax is Making a Scene

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Crooked Eye Tommy is Making a Scene

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Kitty Coen is Making a Scene

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Anthony Geraci is Making a Scene

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Wily Bo Walker is Making a Scene

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Cary Morin is Making a Scene

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The Lucky Losers are Making a Scene

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Billy Prine is Making a Scene

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JD Taylor is Making a Scene

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CD Reviews

Dianne Davidson Perigon: Full Circle

Dianne Davidson Perigon: Full Circle Independent Born in West Tennessee, Dianne Davidson was singing and…

Eleesha Prothero Electric Princess

Eleesha Prothero Electric Princess The world of music can be compared to a massive gold…

Friends & Legends of Louisiana Various Artists

Friends & Legends of Louisiana Various Artists L & M Star Productions Producer Lucas Spinosa…

Willie Nile Uncovered

Willie Nile Uncovered Paradiddle Records Willie Nile was born Robert Noonan in Buffalo, N.Y. in…

John Beasley and MONK’estra Plays John Beasley

John Beasley and MONK’estra Plays John Beasley Mack Avenue This year seems to especially have…

A Band Called Sam Legacy

A Band Called Sam Legacy Highlander Records Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader Samuel Willis Taylor,…

R.B. Morris Going Back to the Sky

R.B. Morris Going Back to the Sky Singular Recordings and songwriter, solo and band leader,…

Eric Johanson Below Sea Level

Eric Johanson Below Sea Level Nola Blue Records While still in high school Louisiana native…

Ron Thompson From the Patio, Live at Poor House Bistro, Vol 1

Ron Thompson From the Patio, Live at Poor House Bistro, Vol 1 Little Village Foundation…

Allman-Betts Band Bless Your Heart

Allman-Betts Band Bless Your Heart BMG Last year’s debut from the Allman-Betts Band, Down to…

Laura Green Green Eyed Blues

Laura Green Green Eyed Blues Independent St. Louis’ Laura Green has been performing her own…

Bobby Rush Rawer Than Raw

Bobby Rush Rawer Than Raw Deep Rush Records/Thirty Tigers Emmit Ellis Jr. a.k.a. Bobby Rush…

Various Artists Back to Paradise – A Tribute to Okie Music

Various Artists Back to Paradise – A Tribute to Okie Music Horton Think Tulsa and…

Dan Penn Living On Mercy

Dan Penn Living On Mercy The Last Music Co. The seventy-eight-year-old Dan Penn was born…

Champian Fulton Birdsong

Champian Fulton Birdsong Self-released New York-based pianist and vocalist Champian Fulton celebrates Charlie Parker’s centennial…

Kirsten Thien Two Sides

Kirsten Thien Two Sides Screen Door Records Born in Germany, and educated at Georgetown University,…

Matt Wilson Hug

Matt Wilson Hug Palmetto A few weeks ago, fellow drummer Jeff Cosgrove brought us a…

Crooked Eye Tommy Hot Coffee and Pain

Crooked Eye Tommy Hot Coffee and Pain Blue Heart (Nola Blue) Crooked Eye Tommy is…

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Interview with a Pro Junior and Sugar of Big City Rhythm and Blues Magazine

Interview with a Pro Junior and Sugar of Big City Rhythm and Blues Magazine

You would think that it would be unusual for a web magazine to interview the publishers of another magazine. But, Big City Rhythm and Blues Magazine is celebrating 25 years of print, which is an amazing accomplishment in a world where print magazines are disappearing and going digital. They have found a way to make it economically viable as well as be a valuable voice in the world of Blues and Roots music. In this world of the Pandemic Shutdown, this is more important than ever! Big City Rhythm and Blues is one of only two print magazines that cover blues as a genre!

INTERVIEW WITH A PRO

Interview with the Pros - Junior and Sugar - Big City Rhythm and Blues Magazine

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Interview with a Pro Bob Corritore

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Interview with a pro - Jim Odom Founder of PreSonus!

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Interview with a Pro - Pat Quinn - Buddy Guy Radio

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Interview with a Pro - Arnau Bosch - SoundStorming

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Melissa Clarke - Interview with a pro - Americana Highways!

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Interview with a Pro Evan Lowenstein - Stageit.com

Making a Scene Presents an interview with Evan Lowenstein CEO of Stageit.com Many indie artists…

Interview with a Pro - Peggy Still Johnson - Writing Music for Film

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Interview with a Pro - Diane Durrett VP Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro - Vinny Rebas - Indie Connect

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Interview with a Pro - Mick Kolassa - Endless Blues Records

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Interview with a Pro - Kenny Neal - Booga Music

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Interview with a Pro - Tina Terry - Booking Agent!

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Interview with a Pro - B Christopher - Production Music Libraries

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Interview with a Pro - Michael Frank - President of The Earwig Music Company!

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Interview with a Pro - Sallie Bengston - President NOLA Blue Records

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Interview with a Pro - Songwriter, Producer, Engineer Twist Turner!

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Making a Scene Presents Interview with a Pro - Rick Booth Intrepid Artists International!

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Music Business

Funnel Marketing for the Musician

Funnel Marketing For the Musician With the shutdown of the gig economy many indie artists…

Content Creation - The Future of Indie Music?

Content Creation – The Future of Indie Music? With the Shutdown of the gig economy…

Small Music Venues are Sending out an SOS with the Save Our Stages Act!

Small Music Venues Are Sending Out An SOS With the “Save Our Stages Act” COVID-19…

Muddy Waters Chicago Home to Become A Museum

HOME PAGE Muddy Water MOJO Museum and Community Center Muddy Waters aka McKinley Morganfield is…

InstaBand - Surviving the Streaming Revolution

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The Addiction Formula - A Holistic Approach to Songwriting

The Addiction Formula Friedemann Findeisen Albino Publishing Kindle/Audio Book/Softcover If you are having trouble writing…

How to Make it in the New Music Business - Book Review

How to Make it in the New Music Business Practical Tips on Building a Loyal…

Tools for the Modern Songwriter

Making a Scene Presents Tools for the Modern Songwriter Before we even get into it,…

The Post Pandemic Music Economy

Making a Scene Looks at the Post Pandemic Music Economy Where are we Now Before…

Independent Blues Award Nominees Announced!

Making a Scene Presents the 2020 Independent Blues Awards! Congratulations to all the nominees! The…

Musicians Guide to LIVE Streaming Part 3

Making a Scene Presents The Musicians Guide to LIVE Streaming Part 3 Where to Stream?…

A Musicians Guide To LIVE Streaming Part 2

Making a Scene Presents A Musicians Guide to LIVE Streaming Part 2 Last week we…

Musicians Guide to Online Streaming Part 1

Making a Scene Presents A Musicians Guide to Live Streaming! Let’s face it, we are…

Making a Scene Celebrates 6 years!

Making a Scene Celebrates 6 Years of Publication! It was May 1 2014 when I…

Making a Scene To Open Virtual Venue

With the current situation with Covid 19 lockdown and the complete shutdown of the gig…

How the New Stimulus Bill Benefits Musicians

How the New Stimulus Bill Benefits Musicians In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, small…

Interview with a Pro Evan Lowenstein - Stageit.com

Making a Scene Presents an interview with Evan Lowenstein CEO of Stageit.com Many indie artists…

How to Define Success as a Musician

How to Define Success as a Musician So many musicians believe that they need to…

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Tape Plugin Shoots don't Make Sense

Tape Plugin Shoots don't Make Sense

This is the microphone that is modeled on the AKG C414 EB which was produced in the early 1970's and was used on countless hit recordings. This microphone brings back the famous CK12 Brass Capsule which was used by AKG in the highly coveted microphone. AKG has since moved to a teflon based capsule on their new microphones but Warm Audio has created some innovative design to make the brass construction cost effective and brought those savings to their customers.

I can see a future where Warm Audio Microphones may become as coveted as the ones they are fashioned after.

On the Road and in the Studio

Review of the Warm Audio WA-14

Making a Scene Reviews the Warm Audio WA-14 The AKG C414 The AKG C414 was…

Tape Plugin Shootouts Don’t Make Sense

Tape Plugin Shootouts Don’t Make Sense Commonly asked questions in audio groups regarding the use…

Review of the Warm Audio WA-47jr

Making a Scene Presents a Review of the Warm Audio WA 47jr History When Neumann…

Presonus Releases Studio One 5

PreSonus Releases Studio One 5 When you invest in a DAW for your studio it…

Review of the Pick Slinger

Making a Scene Presents a Review of the Pick Slinger There are a lot of…

Review of the Presonus Eris 3.5 Speakers

Making a Scene Presents a Review of the PreSonus Eris 3.5 Media Reference Monitors I…

Kemper Profiler Review

Making a Scene Reviews the Kemper Profiler www.kemper-amps.com When you have owned a recording studio…

Interview with a Pro Evan Lowenstein - Stageit.com

Making a Scene Presents an interview with Evan Lowenstein CEO of Stageit.com Many indie artists…

Warm Audio's WA-273 preamp Review

Making a Scene brings you a Review of the Warm Audio WA-273 Preamp What is…

Building a Grammy Winning Studio!

Building a Grammy Winning Studio When Billie Eilish won her first Grammy for “Best Pop…

Plugin Alliance Mega Bundle Review

Making a Scene Reviews The Plugin-Alliance Mega Bundle The Plugin-Alliance The Plugin Alliance is an…

LIVE Music Survey

Making a Scene Presents the LIVE Music Survey We have a new reality in the…

Review of the Warm Audio WA-412 API preamp

There are a few essential purchases you can make for your recording studio setup that…

How to Mic Drums!

Introduction Before we get started let me explain some of the fundamental types of engineers…

Review - Warm Audio WA-47 Microphone

Making a Scene Presents a review of the Warm Audio WA 47 Microphone For anyone…

Top 10 Wireless Guitar Systems under $200

Top 10 Wireless Guitar Systems Under $200 Guitar cables…let’s face it, they can be annoying.…

Top 4 In-Ear Monitor Systems Below $500

Making a Scene Present Top 4 In-Ear Monitor Systems Below $500 One of the most…

A Review of the MOTU AVB Recording Interfaces

Making a Scene Presents a Review of the MOTU AVB Interfaces! Last Year it became…

Podcasts

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Bette Smith

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring JW Jones

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot August 2020 #4

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Kirsten Thien

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Sam Joyner

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Sam…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Peter Parcek

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Peter…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot August 2020 #3

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Kat Riggins

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Bart Ryan

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Crooked Eye Tommy

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Crooked…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot August 2020 #2

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Anthony Geraci

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Anthony…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Wily Bo Walker

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Wily Bo…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Cary Morin

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Cary…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot August 2020 #1

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring The Lucky Losers

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring The…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring JD Taylor

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring JD…

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot July 2020 #5

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double…

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