Upon a star
I know I have been blogging quite a bit about mastering techniques, and there sure is quite a bit to be learned. But today I would like to re-orient my approach, so as to be more useful to fellow musicians. If there is one thing that I learned the hard way, is to not call … Read more
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Madeleine de Valmalete and the French School of Piano
Madeleine de Valmalete was born a marquise in 1899. She studied piano at the Paris Conservatory under Isidor Philipp, former pupil from Saint-Saens and Chopin. In 1913, at age 14, she received the first place medal from the school then headed by Gabriel Faure. Saint-Saens was very impressed with her and wrote to her … Read more
New direction
I will be taking a new direction for a while. What I want to talk about, is music perception and world perception. Fasten your seatbelt. Here we go: When Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. set foot on the moon, on July 20th, 1969, I was sitting in the dining room of the house in … Read more
Taking action to save someone’s life
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Storyboard for a hit: turning your mistakes into your greatest success
I don’t know for sure yet, because my cd isn’t ready for sale as we speak, but at the same time I know: I have a hit. A winner, a great song, however you want to call it. The purpose of this post is not to talk about how good I may be, or how … Read more
Sound knowledge: music tip for unsigned musicians
It is not enough to write a great song, you have to market it. That means, quite literally, to enter it into the market, i.e. do what it takes so that the music market recognizes your song as one belonging to it. Since your song is supposed to be original, it has a tendency to … Read more
DNDIY: When you end, hip hop begins
DNDIY stands for (you guessed it): Do Not Do It Yourself. When you end, hip hop begins refers to a simple fact. As much as every song starts its journey with you, created in your mind, it will most likely finish its journey without you, or at least with you in the background. This is … Read more
Hip Hop music tips: The making of your hit
If you want to make it as a hip hop artist, you need a hit. How do you go about writing a hit? For starters, turn your radio off, and hide your cd’s or mp3′s. You want to write your hit, not someone else’s hit. If you want to write a hit, you must have … Read more
short post
I’m taking a short break from this series of posts, and will return shortly with posts on broader topics, emphasizing music composition in general. Stay tuned. Peace
