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How to Restring a guitar
I never actually thought people wouldn't know how to restring a guitar, for me it was pretty obvious from day one how the strings went on an electric, an acoustic. I did have to be shown when it came to a classical guitar. It came to my attention recently that not everyone is as perceptive as I am, and I also had the added advantage of being interested in guitars long before I started learning to play one.
By Phill Ross6 years ago in Beat
The Life of an Independent Artist
A RISK WORTH TAKING. At least that's how I see it. For years I pondered the idea of making music for a living. I watched my favorite artist in concerts, bought all their CDs (back when CDs were popular), watched every music video they released, and dreamed of they day I could be just like them.
By CreNaetive6 years ago in Beat
WAYS TO KEEP CREATIVE DURING LOCKDOWN FOR MUSICIANS
Staying indoors for prolonged periods of time can make you feel uninspired as well as frustrated and lethargic - and that's not good for creativity or productivity! As musicians, however, there are plenty of things we can do to keep our creative spark alive and make the best use of our lockdown.
By Aubrey Whitfield6 years ago in Beat
How to write creatively and with ease.
Hi everyone. I hope you are staying well and safe, however you are choosing to spend your isolation. Whether it's become an introspective time, a creative time, and time to take some rest or you've put some well spent hours into a Netflix binge, I hope you are enjoying it.
By Ruth Royall6 years ago in Beat
How To Blow up on Spotify. Top Story - May 2020.
Hello my name is Trenten Priest, and today I’m going to tell you how I got my numbers up on Spotify. Now before you read this article know that when I wrote it I had 27 thousand monthly listeners .. well let’s see how much I have now? Search up “Trenten Priest” or click the embedded link below, check out my music, and give me a FOLLOW if the number is still around 25k, then maybe my method works? I think yes!
By Social Media Castle6 years ago in Beat
7 Different Songwriting Methods, And Why You Should Try All Of Them
I'll be the first to admit that I've developed some pretty strong habits in the over ten years that I've been writing songs. I tend to use some chord progressions more than others, and I tend to focus more on lyrics than melody. But the biggest habit I've fallen into is writing songs the same way every time: by sitting down at my piano or with my guitar and my lyric book and writing the song from start to finish. I write the melody, the harmony, and lyrics at the same time, from verse one to the last chorus.
By Robin Owens6 years ago in Beat
How to Add Spotify Music to Rekordbox
Many DJ beginners may have such a question: how can I use Spotify music in DJ software? In today's article, I would like to take my most-used DJ software Rekordbox as an example, then share with you my experience on how to import Spotify Music to Rekordbox.
By Gordon Jennings6 years ago in Beat
The Future Of Premium Music
Do you buy music? If so, what do you think the future of paid music will look like? The way we buy music has certainly come a long way: there was a time when we used to all listen to audio cassettes, then came along CDs, digital downloads and now streaming. As technology advances, new methods of listening to and buying music are made available to the masses, but what about the future? How will we be buying music in the future?
By Jorah Sebastian 6 years ago in Beat
2020 Hip Hop Survival Kit (COVID-19 ERA)
The weather is good around the Bay lately and I’ve been itching to get back to my routine making my rounds. However these are dark days we are experiencing currently with this Covid-19 pandemic and there is no question that all industries are affected. That includes the rap game and so I’ve been thinking about the things I did to get in the game, and how now I can’t even do some of those things. Now it is more evident then ever that times have changed, and we all need to re-evaluate our game. Right now I can’t hit up the club with my squad and get my singles played, can’t even hit the mall to promote and sell cd’s in the parking lot. I was working on touring this Spring and now thats all off the table. After a recent meeting with 106.1 KMEL about my single getting aired, and talks with BET about getting the video in rotation, things have stalled. I’ve been getting the run around about how this virus has shut down a lot of offices, and pushed back certain things. So now I’m looking at 2020 like, how can switch up the plan and still thrive in this downward spiral we’re going through. So I put together this 2020 Rapper Survival Kit to use as a guideline, and help other artists who may need direction.
By Renz Julian6 years ago in Beat
