Tricks and Tips To Grow Your Email List As A Musician
In this article, we are going to share some tips and tricks that will help you start and grow your email list as a musician and make the most out of it.
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How to Design an Album Cover? A step-by-step guide
A unique album cover can make your music stand out from the competition. While the quality of your work is what eventually matters to your fans, the design of your album cover is what will grab their attention initially. Moreover, the artwork of your album cover adds a new layer of artistry to your product,…
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How much to charge for voice-over?
This article will discuss what to consider when negotiating your voice-over rates. And how to charge an amount that works for you and your clients.
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What to Know Before You Start a Record Label
Record labels are companies that manufacture, distribute, and promote the recordings of affiliated musicians. Those companies monetize music and look for ways to sell the brand of an artist and the products they create. Major labels such as Sony, Universal, and Warner Music dominate the market with their in-house capabilities and big budgets. However, indie…
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Find out about the iPhone 13, Apple Watch 7 and the new iPads
Apple just announced the new iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7, iPad, and iPad mini in a special “California Streaming” event that received a mind-blowing 2.4 million views on Youtube. We tuned in to find what the technology giant is bringing to the table this time and here is what we learned about Apple’s new…
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Releasing a single: When? How? and Why?
Releasing a single track can be beneficial for both aspiring and well-established musicians. Single tracks not only require a lot less work in comparison to releasing a full album but it also enables artists to be consistent and engaged with their audience. In this article, we are going to learn the benefits and the…
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Top 5 Jobs in the Music Industry
The music industry is one of the largest industries in the world and is mainly focused on the entertainment sect. In recent years, the industry has undergone a massive change in terms of its channels and platforms. Obviously with these changes, people now have new responsibilities for the different jobs that have come about these…
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What’s all the fuss about NFTs?
When musicians such as the American DJs 3LAU, Steve Aoki, and the rock band Kings of Leon made millions of dollars selling their content as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the music industry was seized by an NFT craze. Many began to wonder what an NFT is, why it is worth a lot of money and how…
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Use branding to build a loyal fanbase for your music
As a professional musician, you are an entrepreneur. Your music is a product that you probably want to sell in a competing market. Therefore, to sell your products and have a successful career in the music industry, you should treat your music like a business and create your unique brand. In this article, we talk…
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Looking for a New Studio Computer?
A computer is often one of the first things that you need to get in order to start producing music. This will host your audio recording software and possibly video editing software. Most people often take a pre-built PC out of the market and make distinctions between laptops and desktops. What’s better? Or what should…
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What Makes A Tube Mic So Special?
When it’s time to set up your studio, a microphone is one of the center pieces of equipment you will need. As you search for different types of microphones, you come across a category named “tube microphones.” The tube mics are a particular breed of microphones. They are different from other microphones in many ways.…
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This is how you land your first job as an audiobook narrator
Initially called talking books, audiobooks emerged in the early 1930s to make books accessible to the blind. Today, however, the audience for audiobooks is significantly broader. For the flexibility audiobooks offer in compression to traditional books, many people prefer to listen to them as they commute, work out, or even do household work. The thriving…
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Lo-fi Music: Why artists will intentionally degrade the quality of their work
Some music is composed to affect behavioral and emotional responses in humans. Those responses could be, for example, concentration, relaxation, distraction, and excitement. People play such music in the background for various reasons. They use it to work, study, relax, and even attempt to sleep. In recent years, the internet has witnessed a growing number…
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Know this about polar patterns before getting your next mic
In a previous article, we discussed the difference between dynamic and condenser microphones. We learned that while dynamic microphones are more suitable for rough environments, condenser microphones can reproduce crisp and delicate sounds. In this article, we dig deeper into the world of microphones and learn about polar patterns, yet another detail that you should…
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Ready to upgrade your home recording studio? Here is what you need to do
Having a well-tuned home recording studio is vital for the quality of your work as a sound professional. Since having a full-fledged studio is usually out of a beginner’s budget, It is better to operate from a bedroom studio and upgrade your equipment along the way instead of giving up on your goals. When you…
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Meet the voice actors of the decade’s best video games
Gamers have been unsurprisingly captivated by the adventurous characters from the iconic titles the industry produced in the past ten years. Giving each of those characters a voice, many talented actors played an integral role in introducing the personalities of the best games of the decade to the gaming community. Bellow, we introduce some of…
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Is that Really Expensive Microphone Worth it?
Whether you’re an independent musician or a producer looking to turn their home recording studio into a business, you’ve probably noticed that microphones can vary immensely in terms of cost and quality. Certainly, there are musicians who favor inexpensive microphones over costly products touted by companies like Neumann and Brauner. But there is a good…
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Dynamic vs. Condenser Mics – What is the Difference
A microphone is an essential tool that almost every sound professional needs. Although we use it for a straightforward function which is converting sound waves to electrical waves, figuring out which one to buy can be a daunting process. With the different options available in the market, picking the right mic for the job is…
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All you need to know about singing bowls
Meditation and music are often associated. Many people use music to find mindfulness, positive energy, and deep sleep. For its positive effect on the mood, music is also considered a healer to stress and anxiety. There is a multitude of tones that are suitable for relaxation. This article will introduce you to the singing bowl,…
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Quick Warm-Ups Sound Artists Should Do Every Day
Vocal warm-ups are crucial for sustaining a healthy voice, performing at peak, and building un-shakable confidence. Sound artists should leverage warm-up exercises to stretch and relax the inner muscles of their larynx. Doing so should make those precious assets always prepared and endurant. At the very least, you should warm-up before any performance. Ideally, however,…
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10 Ways To Find Inspiration As A Sound Artist
Inspiration is a raw material for artists. We use it to fuel our creativity as we go about producing our final products. Although it is renewable, we all have been through times when inspiration is hard to find. If your deadline is right ahead, or you are committed to achieving a personal milestone, sitting around…
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Are Podcasts Worth The Time To Host And How Do They Make Money?
Podcasters know it takes a lot of time to research, write, and produce their shows. At Mello Studio, we look forward to our favorite releases as podcasting is a part of us. In many cases, podcasters have to ask is it worth it, outside of the pure love of the content? Those interested in pursuing…
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How to Improve Zoom Communication: 5 Microphone Upgrades to Review
Even when the world moves on from the coronavirus pandemic, our digital transformation will remain. We’ve discovered the convenience and productivity that comes with remote work, and we’re not turning back! That means we all need to get used to using video conferencing tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Although your computer’s internal microphone can…
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How Speakers Work
It’s very helpful to understand the mechanics of your tools in order to both fix issues and ensure that they are of the highest quality. This especially goes for speakers. In order to have the best sound emitting from them, you will have to understand the way they work and how air particles vibrate from…
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Different Jobs You Could Get in the Music Industry
What most people expect from being affiliated with the music industry is that you should consistently be creating new tracks and playing music. Maybe writing lyrics or singing. However, there is so much more to the music industry that just isn’t highlighted as much as these other ones. This is mostly due to the fact…
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Tips on Keeping your Studio Clean
It’s often known that a clean workspace encourages innovation. When you are trying to come up with work in a cluttered and messy environment, it could subconsciously slow you down. Wasting time trying to find different things, and walking over your cables is not very efficient when you’re trying to foster creativity. In order to…
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How to Make Professional Vocals
A high quality vocal performance is one of the best things that a vocal producer can look towards. With the vocal parts being an integral part of any song, it could always be overlooked. This often happens due to the vocals not being produced well enough or recorded properly. Changing up a few things here…
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How to Make an Efficient 6 Second Ad
With ads becoming shorter and shorter these days, it’s becoming increasingly important to adapt to a more concentrated and direct advertising method. Many brands have switched to 6 second ads that they can put on Youtube or Facebook or other social media platforms. Not only can viewers not skip these ads, they are also made…
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Top 5 Beginner Budget Pianos
Trying to pick out a piano from the huge selection available these days can be very intimidating. From brands such as Yamaha to Casio, it’s difficult to point to a certain selection to pick from, especially considering how everyone has different needs. However, with enough research you can narrow that field to a specific few…
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How to Choose the Right Wood for Your Guitar
When buying or even making a guitar, you would obviously want to get the highest quality one for the amount you’re going to be spending. This means that the guitar you’ll be investing in needs to be exactly what you want it to be and needs to sound like how you want it to sound.…
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