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Building a Home Studio
I first started building my home studio for producing music back in 2019. I made all the classic mistakes. I bought a lot of fairly large equipment without really planning the space I was going to be producing in. All of the equipment I bought has eventually been incredibly useful but I almost always bought it at the wrong time...basically too soon! The tendency, for me at least, is to want whatever exciting toys I can get my hands on. The problem with this was I hadn't even learnt to use all the stock software that came with Logic Pro X yet and had no decent working environment to properly explore using these cool musical gadgets.
Unique Talent
A young super talent, who reaches stardom overnight, a mini career of less than two years, and hundreds of releases that have catapulted him to the top of the world music charts, he is not shy about being a drug user, he says it over and over, the lyrics of his songs describe it accurately, no one He can help, he belongs in this world, I'm going to die young, that's how he crossed and it happened, in the prime of life, struggles with substance abuse and mental health eventually took his life. This is the story of Grad Anthony Higgins, better known as Juice WRLD, one of the most popular and influential artists of his generation.
Macy BrooklynPublished 2 years ago in BeatMoondance by Van Morrison
The Aftermath of Astral Weeks I recently wrote a piece on “Astral Week”s by Van Morrison. The New Musical Express said that it was one of the top ten rock albums but Moondance was even better, so did that mean that two of his albums were in the top ten.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 2 years ago in BeatMusical Tastes Reveal Our (And The Other) Personality
Music is part of our daily life. It surrounds us, involves us, and moves us. But if its universal value is indisputable, we must consider that music is also experienced by each of us in a personal way.
The Golden Palominos and A Dead Horse
A Dead Horse I remember buying this album on some recommendation from a music magazine in the days when I used to buy music magazines.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 2 years ago in BeatYou don't like country music, but do you know what country music is?
Everybody knows that Shania ain't country That's what they used to say about Johnny Cash Those lyrics from the Shannon Brown song “High Horse” have always summed up how people seem to think about country music. She goes on articulate it quite well “If you ask me, I say screw all the boundaries, cause it's all about whatever moves your soul”.
Queen Forever (Review)
Finally, after holding this one special ticket in my hot little hands for over two years, I excitedly boarded the train to travel to Queensland Performing Art Centre (QPAC) to see Queen Forever last night.
Colleen MillsteedPublished 2 years ago in BeatThe Top 5 Reasons to Respect DaBaby as the Shooter
By considering the genre of hip hop, and the idealization of gunplay, one might think that the whole arena is full of trigger pullers. But that’s on tracks. Actual gun clappers like Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy over a decade ago, and now DaBaby, have excelled at the art of shooting back.
Skyler SaundersPublished 2 years ago in BeatEurovision 2022
This year the 40 participants will duel for the grand prize, but also for the fame brought by the first place. Among this year's favorites is wrs, the one that will represent Romania in the second semifinal. He will take to the stage in Turin performing the song "Call Me". Talented artists will be on stage with the young artist, an honorable show is announced. The song "Llamame" sung by WRS, was the refrain of the day at the first official rehearsal held by the Romanian representative on the Eurovision Song Contest stage in Turin. Romania's rehearsal was the most watched moment of the day on the official TikTok channel of the music competition. With a new costume and modified choreography, WRS and the team of dancers prepared an electrifying moment in which the artist tore his shirt specially made for this show. The piece of clothing was designed with 200 staples, which helped WRS to catch the first appearance on the competition stage, just before the last refrain.
Cosmin MineaPublished 2 years ago in BeatUnderrated Indies
There are just a few weeks left until 2022, and it has been nothing short of a remarkable year. As someone always on the hunt for new music and rising stars, I have unearthed my fair share of independent artist and musician gems in 2021. In no particular order, here are my top ten independent artists that you need to hear in 2021. Happy Listening!
PhotobombshellPublished 2 years ago in BeatBollywood's song: A perpetual rhythm
For any Indian, a Hindi song means a Bollywood song. It reflects the rhythmic soul of Indian passion. Basically, in any Hindi film, you will experience musical happiness, which will make you more sensible and lovable. We observed that a Bollywood song always attracts the three types of emotions: love, friendship, and caring. One interesting point to observe is that every Bollywood song has a secret about its lyric and musical score mechanism, which always entertains the wounded soul as well as the party hopper.
The Greatest Bands of All Time
If you’re a regular connoisseur of good music, you definitely have your own idea of some great music groups. However, there is something to be said about iconic rock bands and the sales that they make on whether or not they are the greatest bands of all time. Today, we’re going to be talking about some of the greatest bands of all time.
Jon HeindelPublished 2 years ago in Beat