http://www.themusicsnob.com The brains of the music industry. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:17:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Radiohead - True Love Waits 'nuff said. ==================================== I'll drown my beliefs To have your babies I'll dress like your niece And wash your swollen feet Just don't leave Don't leave I'm not living I'm just killing time Your tiny hands Your crazy kitten smile Just don't leave Don't leave And true love waits In haunted attics And true love lives On lollipops and crisps Just don't leave Don't ... http://www.themusicsnob.com/2010/03/11/true-love-waits/ Many of my best song ideas seem to "happen" during brief windows of creativity, moments where I lose all "thought" and self awareness and just imagine what this unborn song sounds like, trying on different moods, tempos, vibes and vocal sounds. Typically I will have some rhythmic thing or riff ... http://www.themusicsnob.com/2010/03/10/h2-zoom-recorder/ This is a "guest post" taken from an email exchange with Adam von Gootkin, co-owner and producer at Onyx Soundlab. How to Maximize your First Studio Recording Experience You have to have a plan going in. Are you recording to put together your first demo to hand out at shows, or are you ... http://www.themusicsnob.com/2010/03/05/studio-audio-recording-for-beginners/ Having just written a post about my home recording experiments, here's a great interview from the professional recording world with Adam von Gootkin, co-owner and producer at Onyx Soundlab in Manchester, CT. I had the pleasure of recording a track at their studio last year, and definitely enjoyed my experience. ... http://www.themusicsnob.com/2010/03/03/onyx-soundlab-interview/ I'm at the point where I want to start putting more demos together of songs that have been accumulating in the back of my mind, as well as record a couple things of decent quality. In the past, I've looked at professional studio recording as the most desirable route, and ... http://www.themusicsnob.com/2010/02/25/audio-recording-software-home-studios/ Clearly I haven't been posting anything in several months. Hopefully I will get some new content up here during the next several weeks. I get emails from time to time from people asking about music licensing opportunities, what the best companies and resources are, etc., and typically I only have ... http://www.themusicsnob.com/2010/02/10/music-licensing-opportunities-companies/ I'm not sure what the deal is here, but I was walking down the street across from Penn Station the other day and saw this dude playing a gigantic guitar. He wasn't actually being attacked by it, but me and many others were struck by its ridiculous size. The guy ... http://www.themusicsnob.com/2009/11/06/man-attacked-by-giant-guitar/ I've obviously been quite occupied with things unrelated to this blog for the past several months, but I've been impressed by the passionate responses here to Pump Audio's decision to change the terms of their licensing split from 50/50 to 65/35 in their favor. The post I wrote (holy sh*t!) ... http://www.themusicsnob.com/2009/10/06/pump-audio-music-licensing/ Friend of themusicsnob Eric Hebert over at Evolver is busy launching a new service for musicians called Label 2.0. It's a service they will be offering to educate indie musicians on how to promote music and create buzz in the post-record label universe. Check it out! Label 2.0 Related posts:Your Online Music ... http://www.themusicsnob.com/2009/06/22/music-label-20/ Today's guest post is written by Jonathan Sigmon, aka "Sigs", founder of Signature Entertainment: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many artists and bands looking to take their music careers to the next level are looking for an artist manager. Putting together the right team around your band can be the difference between being a very ... http://www.themusicsnob.com/2009/05/26/music-business-tips-indie-manager/