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Features

 

Why Should you Use an Expander on your DI

  MELDAPRODUCTION MMULTIANALYZER NOISE FLOOR ANALYSIS WITH EXPANDER ENGAGED In the first picture, you’ll see 4 colored bands on the analyzer. The red band is the noise floor of my interface, and it’s reading down around -110dbfs. The dark orange band at the very bottom is where the expander is pushing that noise floor to, […]

Gain Staging: What to know, & why you shouldn’t stress too much about it!

 

Gain Staging: What to know, & why you shouldn’t stress too much about it! By Brandon S Hire Noise Floor (This is a script to a video that will be included in an upcoming series on post production. I decided to make the script its own post because of the amount of confusion there is […]

Understanding Drum Sample Libraries

 

Understanding Drum Sample Libraries From bedroom producers, to the top brass mixing engineers with multiple grammies, there are a lot of people who use drum samples in their mixes. Joey Sturgis is famous for using Kick 10 from Steven Slate Drums in many of his productions (although now Joey Sturgis has his own sample library […]

3 Reasons Why Pre-Production Is Essential

 

 

3 Reasons Why Pre-Production Is Essential Steve Perrino of Compass Audio Most musicians agree that there is a huge difference between your live show and your recordings. There is a lot of energy in a live performance due to volume and visuals, but there are certain things that you need to do in a recording […]

Where would you host your music if Soundcloud Closes?

Where would you host your music if Soundcloud Closes? Recent news about Soundcloud started making rounds in quite a few social media group forums I lurk in frequently.  The most popular article shared was the article by Tim Ingham published on Music Business worldwide.  Another article by Andrew Liptak published just days later on The […]

Drum triggers. What they are, and how they work.

Drum triggers. What they are, and how they work. A drum trigger is a microphone. Nothing more. It picks up the sound of the drum and sends the audio to the source. The source usually is an audio to midi converter either in the box or outside of the box, but that doesn’t have to […]

To Subscribe Or Not To Subscribe

 To Subscribe Or Not To Subscribe Whether you’re an aspiring artist or seasoned industry vet, you undoubtedly have noticed the subscription trend getting picked up by more and more software developers.  On December 12th 2016,  Softube announced their new subscription model for their plugin collection and it very closely mimics The Everything Bundle promotion that […]

How to build a Subkick from an old Tom

Why I Don’t Care About Accurate Analog Modeling

Plugin manufacturers are on a never ending quest to develop the holy grail of plugins…the perfect digital model of a classic analog piece that everyone in the industry embraces as the most accurate, bar none. This is admirable in that it pushes the technology further and further, and now we have top tier mix engineers […]

Do we really need more 1176 plugin models?

Back in the day, we had hardware. Since then, we started using software. Over the years, we’ve become better and better at developing this software so that it fools the trained ear into thinking it’s hardware. We make it move, overload, have noise, and try to recreate the exact sonic imprint of the hardware. We’ve […]

Making a Scene is Looking for Writers

Are you involved with your local music scene? Do you love indie artists and believe the music you listen to needs to have more attention? Do you want to be known as a music journalists? Well here is your chance to become part of the fastest growing music related magazine on the internet.  Making a […]

 

Interviews

 

An In depth Interview with Eliza Neals

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE ELIZA NEALS a dynamic front woman, multi-talented musician, confident producer and powerhouse outstanding live performer “the voice of the 21st Century blues for a new generation.” “Breaking and Entering” finished #6 on Roots Music Reports for all of 2015! 2016 Detroit Music Award for “Outstanding Blues Recording” “Breaking and Entering” Voted […]

An In Depth Interview with David M’ore

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE A mystical guitar man from a bygone era, David M’ore arrived to L.A in the early 90’s committed to alter the musical scene. Club goers and musicians begin to talk about the new kid with the virtuoso aggressive guitar style, raspy vocals, and his high energy fueled Blues-Rock tunes. Now with […]

An In Depth Interview with Dave Fields

Dave Fields new CD “UNLEASHED” is the next installment in the evolution of a blues rock master and beyond. “UNLEASHED” features seven live cuts that capture the pure fire of Dave Fields live and seven studio cuts that expose ever more Dave’s powerful, heart gripping song writing. Make no mistake about it. The gloves come […]

An In Depth Interview with Scott Ramminger

Scott Ramminger is a writer, singer, and saxophonist.   Songs from his 2013 CD, “Advice From a Father to a Son,” received extensive airplay on Sirus XM’s “Bluesville” Channel 70 and on blues and radio stations around the world.   He won the Gold Award in the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest for a tune off the disk.   His […]

An In Depth Interview with John Ginty and Aster Pheonyx

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE John Ginty has literally covered a lot of ground. Fresh off playing Hammond B-3 for the Dixie Chicks on their MMXVI World Tour, Ginty is hitting the road with his own band. His US tour will be in support of his upcoming release from the American Showplace Music Label. “Rockers”, is […]

An IN Depth interview with John Mayall

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE For over 50 years, John Mayall has served as a pioneer of blues music, rightly earning him the title, “The Godfather of British Blues”. In 2013, John signed with producer Eric Corne’s label, Forty Below Records, and has since been experiencing a true artistic and career renaissance. This revival continues with […]

An In Depth Interview with Peter Karp

Singer-songwriter, slide guitarist and pianist Peter Karp has carved out his own unique niche. At once funny, poignant, irreverent, romantic and always true to life, Karp’s compositions reflect his own intriguing backstory.  Raised both in the swamps of New Jersey and rural trailer parks of Southern Alabama, Karp masterfully crafts music fueled with a Yankee-Rebel […]

 

CD Reviews

 

Geoff Achison Another Mile, Another Minute

Geoff Achison Another Mile, Another Minute Landslide Records/Jupitor 2 Records Geoff Achison is an Australian who formed his band the “Souldiggers” in 1994. He has also been a guitar instructor at Jorma Kaukonen guitar camp, Fur Peace Ranch, since 1988. In 1995 Achison, representing the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, competed in the International Blues Challenge […]

Jack Mack & The Heart Attack Horns Back to The Shack

Jack Mack & The Heart Attack Horns Back to The Shack SSR Free Roll Jack Mack and The Heart Attack were originally formed as an R n B cover band in 1982. The Eagles had just broken up and Glenn Frey hadn’t yet started his solo career. So Frey found some friends to have fun […]

Delbert McClinton & Self Made Men Prick of The Litter

Delbert McClinton & Self Made Men Prick of The Litter Hot Shot Records Delbert McClinton was born in Lubbock, Texas in November of 1940. He worked in a blues band that backed up Sonny Boy Wiliamson II, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Jimmy Reed. In 1962 he played harmonica on Bruce Channel’s “Hey Baby”. He […]

Southern Avenue Stax/Concord Music Group

Southern Avenue Stax/Concord Music Group Southern Avenue is the first Memphis based band to be signed to the new Stax Records. They are a quintet that combines the soul, blues and gospel traditions of that city with a youthful exuberance all their own. They are named after Southern Avenue, the street that leads to Soulville, […]

Scott Ramminger Do What Your Heart Says To

Scott Ramminger Do What Your Heart Says To Arbor Lane Music Scott Ramminger is originally from Huntsville, Alabama. He graduated from the U. of Tennessee with a degree in journalism and settled in the Washington DC area. Ramminger has a broad musical taste he developed working as a sideman. He released “Crawstickers” in 2011 with […]

Eliza Neals – ‘10,000 Feet Below’

By Rhetta Akamatsu What happens when you take one former opera singer (Eliza Neals), one guitar legend (Howard Glazer),and a total of 17 musicians, send them to 5 studios and try to create something new in modern blues-rock? You get a phenomenal album called 10.000 Feet Down. To try to describe the sound of this […]

 

On the Scene

 

This week: Blues in and around Atlanta Feb, 27-March 5

As usual for the first of a month, coverage gets a little spotty after Tuesday but luckily I do get to tell you about some exciting blues events! Blind Willie’s is having their 31st anniversary! You can celebrate with them Friday and Saturday. Earlier in the week, Blind Willie’s also has their Mardi Gras party […]

 

 

PODCASTS

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring David M’ore

Tune into The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you the artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are out there creating new original music from those roots .. these are the innovators .. not the imitators .. these are the INDIE Blues artists! This week we start off with […]

Music on the Couch Show #364

MUSIC ON THE COUCH Show #364 – 02/27/17 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/WYmTcT BRODY BUSTER – 2017 IBC WRAP-UP Brody Buster stopped by to talk about his IBC experience and the new things already happening in his life. He was named 2nd place in the Solo/Duo Challenge and also named Lee Oskar harmonica Player WEB SITE       FACEBOOK […]

 

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Eliza Neals

This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you only currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues .. these artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. they are the innovators .. not the imitators … they know for the blues to survive it must […]

 

 

 

 

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice of Indie Blues” 2/19/2017

This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you those artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These are the artists who understand the importance of keeping the music relevant and new .. who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. these are the innovators not the […]

 

 

 

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Dave Fields

This is the #1 and Original INDIE Blues radio show and The Voice of indie blues! This is the show that brings you artists who are innovators not the imitators .. the artists who embrace the diversity that always has and still is being created from the roots of the blues .. these are the […]

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Scott Ramminger

Are you looking for something new .. then Tune into The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and in the true tradition of the blues are out there creating new original music from it’s roots. These artists are not restricted by some […]

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice of INDIE BLUES” 2/12/2017

 

This is The Voice of Indie Blues! This is the show that brings you the best in the FUTURE OF THE BLUES! These are the Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues.. They are the innovators not the imitators .. they are creating new original music that is firmly rooted in the […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring John Ginty and Aster Pheonyx

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring John Mayall

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Peter Karp

 

LIVE from the Midnight Circus “The Voice of Indie Blues” 2/6/2017