Equalization Tips for Electronic Music Production

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EQ (or Equalization) is a fundamental part of dance music production. This tutorial will analyse the use of EQ to solve some common production problems.

If you solo the individual parts in a dance music piece, it becomes very obvious to the human ear where the particular fundamental frequencies lie on the sonic spectrum. Basslines may have a large concentration of low end frequencies at 60 Hz, whereas other percussive elements commonly have a presence at 1-6 kHz. Percussive sparkle is found in the 8-12 kHz area, which is a range not typically occupied by bass. Making sure that instruments do not overlap their frequencies is key to producing a balanced sonic landscape.

Unmasking the Frequencies

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Issues in Music Business

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Creativity has never been everybodys cup of tea and so has been establishing in the art industry. It always required a thick mantle to survive and the music industry is no exception. The best survival trick is to be able to deal properly with the disappointments, take lessons and keep moving in order to achieve your goal, without getting swayed away.

Few of the issues and concerns in the music industry are as follows:

Demo disappointment Its, indeed, one of the most common problem with every second struggler in the music industry. So what do you do when you just dont get any response on your demo? You might choose to get frustrated on realizing that there is no one interested in your stuff or your demo is not at all worthy enough. Or you might decide to take a positive approach and believe that it takes time to get the right sample to the right person for independent artist. A more pragmatic approach would be to figure out petty tribulations that might be there in your demo and make conscious efforts to put them right. There is a lot of information and guideline available on the net on how to improve you demo. The other activities advised to handle such a situation are:

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From Musicians To Music Festival Organizers

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In todays musical economy, youre lucky to be a band thats invited to join a music festival lineup. Festivals are blowing up in terms of popularity, so much so that nearly every major music festival in 2011 saw record attendance. To be on one of those bills could do a lot for your career, but to create an entire festival? Thats just crazy talk. Or is it? One band has been doing just that for 12 years.

Horror Rap duo Insane Clown Posse has unarguably the largest cult following of any similar sounding act in the entire country. The reasons for that are many, but its safe to say the fact that they have their own annual festival where fans (Juggalos) can meet up every year goes a long way in solidifying those fans loyalty. Of course, Im talking about the Gathering of the Juggalos!

Producing a Music Festival

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The Extra Terrestrials Show At Chennai Music Academy

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The Premiere of the show Extra Terrestrials was held today at the Music Academy.

The show began with a performance by the Golden Power- the two men Sandor Vlah and Gyula Takacs who were painted in gold displayed an amazing combination of strength, skill and art by effortlessly performing hand balancing acts and taking on each other’s weight.

The audience was still recovering from the wonderful feats performed by them, when Wolfgang Bientzle the German Wheel Acrobat, came up with an awesome performance on the wheel to exclamations of ‘wow’ in the audience.

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Music Licensing Is A Great Way To Promote Brands

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Can you think of every way individuals use music in the course of a day. The most common are MP3s, CDs, radio. But we also hear a steady stream of music in different commercials, in the background of radio commercials, when we are on hold during a call to bank, from music while relaxing in any restaurant or when the local band plays songs on Friday night at our favorite club. In every case, the lyrics writer is earning a music licensing fees. In addition to the income which these deals bring in, they extend and strengthen the musical brand with the cool music for brands and expose it to more number of individuals. The cool music for brands create a connection between the music and the service or product being promoted.

It is always advisable to hire a well known music licensing company, efficient in this job of promoting cool music for brands rather than promoting you. But for an unknown lyricist or one just starting to enjoy their success, a smaller music licensing company can offer better service regarding licensing their music.

Individuals must bear in mind that there is a difference between a music library and a licensing company. A music library merely adds-up the music of any artist to a large catalog database for potential users to peruse. A music licensing firm pro actively goes out and pitches their music specifically. This music licensing company charges a larger fee but it is worth paying.

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