I haven't heard Billy Joel music for a long time but this sounds like a great concert and a big farewell party to a popular artist. Some of the guests at the show would be great to see. I'm not a big fan of Billy Joel sound and I'm past the stage of cramming into a huge stadium to get a micro glimpse of a stage show but it i

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Remember this story for several reasons. As a songwriter it’s best that YOU be in control of your copyrights as much as possible by holding on to your publishing, and at the very least, making sure that publishing you sign away goes to a Publisher and not a manager or agent or friend. Beyond that, if you choose to use samples o

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The band Cracker and Virgin Records did not part on the best of terms. Apparently, without informing the band, the label decided to release a Greatest Hits record - Cracker’s Greatest Hits: Get On With It. As you may or may not know, this is standard practice in the industry. Bands don’t make a whole lot of money of these kinds

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Many songwriters begin their work with an acoustic guitar. If you’re like me, you’ll probably record most things with acoustic guitar first. I like acoustic guitar because it’s full sounding, has great percussive qualities for banging out a pulse while strumming, and it doesn’t need anything else for it to make sound, like cabl

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There are many, many approaches to writing a song, and please, don’t let yourself be told that you “have” to start with a “title” or a “chord progression” or anything like that. You can start with a chord progression, if you like. You can start with a title, if you like. Maybe you already have music and you are singing along to

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The book opens with some songwriting basics, which include - covering the different parts that make up songs, certain common chord progressions, and some basic movable chord dictionaries. Where the author spent a considerable amount of time was in finding popular and classic songs that utilize the examples he is talking about.

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A superb list of ways to get over the hump and start writing songs and being creative. Writer’s block is the nemesis of songwriters - and even non songwriters. There are tons of suggestions and songwriting tips out there for what might work, and various suggestions on overcoming. These are the top 5 that consistently work for m

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Recording a great sounding bass track is not hard, nor is it a black science. By following a few simple rules you can get excellent results from your home studio. Before you begin to track a bass line, you should have a good idea of the tone you are trying to achieve as it relates to the particular song. Some of the factors you

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To do your songs justice when playing in front of a new audience, you owe it to yourself to work on some of your stage mannerisms. Even a great song can end up sounding rather mediocre if the groundwork isn’t laid for the audience to be receptive to your songs. Here are a few tips to help budding songwriters make a lasting impr

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There are a number of reasons including high quality microphones, pre-amps, an experienced engineer and a well-designed studio space. But one of the single most important elements in a great-sounding, professional recording is the performance of the session musicians. There is a reason that the job of the session musician exist

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This is an endorsement of hostbaby.com., a web host , catering to musicians, bands, and most any type of entertainer or performer. I recently had a problem having my web site domain name renewed. My old web host was uncooperative in having it transferred until Hostbaby stepped in. I want to show my appreciation by sharing the s

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This is part one in an article series on making rap beats. Rap beats have commonly been known as being the integral part of any rap song, so making rap beats is both highly lucrative as it is an art form.

Plenty of people have been inspired to start making beats since reports of professional beat makers selling their beats a

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Looks like another must see MTV series! What ever happened to music videos? Is that old hat now? Whenever I flip through MTV there is never any music on. Just some version of a fantasy life masquerading as reality. Maybe it is still entertainment and escape but I would still like to have some music videos to watch, not just do

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Article from a hip hop site showing how to make rap beats, helpful for anyone trying to start their own rap record label or get into producing rap beats.

This is part 2 in a series how to create rap beats and sell them for profit. Not the conventional MMO way of making money, but not a bad idea either. Since hip hop seems to

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This Wordpress blog has an unusual layout - each post is a profile of an Australian belly dance teacher or performer, complete with a video of him/her in action. This page has links to all the profile posts.

As with any blog post, it's possible for fans and students to leave feedback on the performance or on the teacher's

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