Tips To Select The Mastering Style For Your Mix

The right master is said to provide you much more than the ending touch-ups on your soundtracks. It should enhance the different ends of your mix. To sum it up, the best master will make your mix so much better and improve it. 

Choosing the right mastering style might not be an easy task. For the type of mixes currently or nowadays, it is significant that you select the mastering style, which is flexible and can adapt to differences in many ways. 

If you are looking for tips to select the mastering style for your mix, then you are in the right place. Below are some key points to be kept in mind for your convenience and help in the future. 

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5 Tips For Music Promotion On Soundcloud

If you are not exploring SoundCloud as part of your strategy to promote your music, then you should have a rethink. SoundCloud is a community of music lovers and also an amazing location for music promotion. SoundCloud is known for its ability to help upcoming artist gain their first audience, it is a place where you share tracks and interact with fellow music lovers. 

The major challenge about this platform is that it has almost 20 million music creators on the platform, hence getting upfront or standing out requires hard work. Don’t feel discourage thousands of people are still making it big on the platform every day. This article presents good tips to improve your profile on SoundCloud.

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Visual Branding & More

• Juri Kobayashi  | How To Play Your Music To The Chinese Market
• Dennis Hamming | How To Organize Live Performance For A Pianist
• David Figueroa | Why Visual Branding Is Important
• Maryn Mcdonnell  | How To Build A Music Streaming App | Step By Step Guide

How To Play Your Music To The Chinese Market

The music market is now made up largely of what we know as the traditional streaming services that we have become familiar with. We each have our own go to, to get that song that will please our body, mind and soul, at a moment’s feeling.

We each have access to the world’s catalogue of music at the touch of a finger. But we still have to look for it and the music still needs to be found. Like the Lord of the Rings, Precious wants to be found.

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How To Organize Live Performance For A Pianist

You’ve decided to host a live piano performance for yourself or another pianist. Great! Live performances are a great way to showcase your craft, plus they give you the chance to perform for an audience.

Those that perform live find that they can advance their musical career, attract new fans, improve their presentation skills, and more. Some may even reach the point where they can charge for their live performance, therefore earning an income.

As appealing as a live performance is, however, many might not know where to start when organizing a live piano performance. And if not set-up correctly, that live performance can quickly go downhill.

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Why Visual Branding Is Important

You’ve made your music but you need to decide how you want to present yourself to the world. Even if you’re making music just for fun, it’s always good to give people an extra layer of the artistic story, so people remember you. Here I’ll explain why visual branding is vital and even get into some fun psychology. Buckle up.

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How To Build A Music Streaming App | Step By Step Guide

 The music streaming services industry is estimated to grow by more than $5 billion by 2023. Currently, music streaming apps offer the highest profits in digital niches. The music streaming service industry market attained revenue of $11 million in 2019. These facts make the creation of music apps to be an excellent notion for online entrepreneurs. Keep reading to get insight on how to build a music streaming app. 

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Going On Tour & More

• M Banks | 8 Things You Can’t Forget To Do Before Going On Tour
• Teemu Suomala  | How To Read Guitar Tabs
• Anita Ginsburg | 5 Elements For Setting Up Your Own Stage
• Brooke Chaplan  | Tips For Transporting Musical Equipment For Cross-Country Gigs

8 Things You Can't Forget To Do Before Going On Tour

Going on tour is one of the most exciting experiences for a band. You get to interact with fans, connect with other artists and forge a musical identity for yourselves. However, planning a tour isn’t always so exciting. From inspecting your trailer to setting ticket prices, a lot goes into preparing for this grand adventure. Luckily, you can do it with a little more ease by following these touring tips:

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How To Read Guitar Tabs?

Wanna make learning your favorite songs easier for you? Tabs will help you do just that!

When you start playing the guitar, learning how to read tabs as soon as possible is a good choice. Period. I’m so glad that I did that when I started. It made learning songs a lot easier for me. In my opinion, tabs are the easiest way to learn songs for beginners.

In this post, you will learn all that you need about tabs. I included photos, and text for you.

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5 Essential Elements For Setting Up Your Own Stage For A Gig

If you want your gig to go well, you have to set up the stage properly. Failing to do so may cause a few mishaps that could have easily been avoided. Here are five essential elements for setting up your own stage for a gig.

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Tips For Transporting Musical Equipment For Cross-Country Gigs

If you’re a musician who travels regularly for gigs, you’ll want to do everything that’s needed to keep your equipment safe. The instruments that you and any band members use are delicate and should be handled with the utmost care while transporting them so that you’ll be able to get more use out of them for a longer time. Here are some helpful tips for transporting musical equipment for cross-country gigs.

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: How To Name Your Band & More

• Sam Browne | How To Name Your Band
• Billy Saefong | 5 Tips For Playing Live For The First Time
• M Banks | How To Get A Gig Playing A Wedding 
• Paisley Hansen | Becoming A New Musician Through High Self-Esteem
• David Figueroa | How To Avoid Cliches With Your Visual Branding

How To Name Your Band

So, you need to come up with a great band name huh?

I run a covers band agency. Every week, my site gets contacted by artists with a range of names, from the deadly serious to the incredibly silly, and everything in between.

It often seems like the band name was made up on the spot, and as soon as the words were out of the drummer’s mouth (or whoever suggested it) everyone else approves it because coming up with band names is hard. It doesn’t matter, so long as the music is good, right?

Actually, no. Your band name matters. It’s the first impression you will offer a potential client or venue. It will give them a clear idea of what you sound like, before you play a single note.

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