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Dave Fields is Making A Scene

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DL Marble is Making a Scene

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Miss Freddye is Making a Scene

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Dianne Davidson is Making a Scene

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Eric Johanson is Making a Scene

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A Band Called Sam is Making a Scene!

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Alecia Nugent Is Making a Scene

HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Alecia Nugent Alecia Nugent is embracing…

Emily Zuzik is Making a Scene

WEBSITE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Emily Zuzik Emily Zuzik is an L.A.-based…

Lisa Mann is Making a Scene

WEBSITE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Lisa Mann Lisa Mann hails from…

The Two Tracks are Making a Scene

WEBSITE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Dave Huebner and Julie Szewc of “The…

Nikki O'Neill is Making a Scene

Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Nikki O’Neill For Nikki O’Neill, the musical…

Bette Smith is Making a Scene

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Bette Smith Wild rock & soul…

JW Jones is Making a Scene

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Jesse Aycock is Making a Scene

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jesse Aycock Jesse Aycock, is…

Kirsten Thien is Making a Scene

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kirsten Thien Kirsten Thien’s unlikely path…

Sam Joyner is Making a Scene

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Sam Joyner Born and bred on…

Peter Parcek is Making a Scene

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Peter Parcek Peter Parcek’s daring, incendiary…

Seela is Making a Scene

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Seela! Born to exhausted Indian immigrants…

CD Reviews

Orlando Le Fleming Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar

Orlando Le Fleming Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar Whirlwind Renowned bassist Orlando le Fleming makes his debut…

Bette Smith The Good, The Bad and The Bette

Bette Smith The Good, The Bad and The Bette Ruf Records Bette Smith grew up…

Miki Yamanaka Human Dust Suite

Miki Yamanaka Human Dust Suite Outside In Music You could say the centerpiece for this…

Igor Kogan In a Big City

Igor Kogan In a Big City Self-released In a Big City is the debut studio…

Al Basile Last Hand

Al Basile Last Hand Sweetspot Records Al Basile got his start as the first trumpet…

Matt DeMerritt Fool’s Journey

Matt DeMerritt Fool’s Journey Self-released Woodwind master Matt DeMerritt (MD) has appeared on 75 albums…

Lisa Mann Old Girl

Lisa Mann Old Girl JayRay Records As a child West Virginia born Lisa Mann relocated…

Joan Osborne Trouble and Strife

Joan Osborne Trouble and Strife Womanly Hips Music Trouble and Strife, self-produced on her own…

Hazar Reincarnated (featuring Al DiMeola)

Hazar Reincarnated (featuring Al DiMeola) IAN Productions Any time there’s a chance to a great…

Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters Rise Up

Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters Rise Up Stony Plain Records Ronnie Earl believes in the…

Jim Waller Big Band Bucket List

Jim Waller Big Band Bucket List Self-released Have you ever noticed that the word ‘debut”…

Various Artists Put Down That Weapon (Make Music Not War)

Various Artists Put Down That Weapon (Make Music Not War) Y & T Music By…

Sugar Ray and The Bluetones featuring Little Charlie Too Far from the Bar

Sugar Ray and The Bluetones featuring Little Charlie Too Far from the Bar Severn Records…

John Daversa Quintet Cuarentena: With Family at Home

John Daversa Quintet Cuarentena: With Family at Home Tiger Turn John Daversa has been amazingly…

San Gabriel 7 Red Dress – Featuring Vocalist Songwriter Femi Knight

San Gabriel 7 Red Dress – Featuring Vocalist Songwriter Femi Knight JRL-SGS This is yet…

David Sills Natural Lines

David Sills Natural Lines Gut String Here’s another rather unique jazz configuration as prolific reedist…

New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers Volume 1

New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers Volume 1 Stony Plain Records Luther Dickinson explains how…

Peter Parcek Mississippi Suitcase

Peter Parcek Mississippi Suitcase Lightnin’ Records Peter Parcek was born in New Britain, Connecticut. After…

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

Home Page Making a Scene Presents an interview with Arnau Bosch – Soundstorming For the…

Melissa Clarke - Interview with a pro - Americana Highways!

Americana Highways Americana Highways Facebook LIVE Stream Page Making a Scene Presents an Interview with…

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

Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Diane Durrett Vice President Atlanta Chapter…

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

Indie Connect Plugging Into Nashville Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro…

Interview with a Pro - Mick Kolassa - Endless Blues Records

HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Mick Kolassa – Endless Blues…

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!

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Songwriter, Drummer, Producer, Engineer…

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

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Independent Blues Awards 2020 Results!

Making a Scene Presents the 2020 Independent Blues Awards! You the readers, have presented us with a very impressive list of artists that represent the diversity of music that that always has and still is being created from the roots of the blues. We would like to Congratulate All of these artists, both the winning artists and those who have been nominated. Each of these artists, in their own right, have earned their position in their nominated category. We at Making A Scene are excited because this year we had a fantastic diverse selection of nominees.

Now, of course we have to do things a little different than any of the other "Awards" out there.

As you check out the list of winners, you will also have the opportunity to explore and discover the artists that stood with them in each category. As you go through the list we use a simple link format, The link attached to the artist's name will take you to their website, The Link attached to the CD Title will take you to a Spotify playlist for that CD and the Buy Link will take you to Amazon.com so you can purchase the physical CD or mp3 downloads. This is more important than ever! Please support all the artists, both those who won and those who were nominated!

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Independent Blues Awards 2020

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Social Media AI Technology is Getting Tougher on Copyright Infringement

Making a Scene Presents Social Media AI Technology is Getting Tougher on Copyright Infringement With…

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

Home Page Making a Scene Reviews “InstaBand” The Movie The changes in the music industry…

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…

MAGIX Software & VEGAS Creative Software

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 Dave Fields

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

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Miss Freddye

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

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

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring A Band Called Sam

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

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Eric Johanson

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

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

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

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Lisa Mann

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

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Nikki O'Neill

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

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

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

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Bette Smith

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

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring JW Jones

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

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

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

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Kirsten Thien

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

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

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

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Bart Ryan

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

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