Modes and Key Signatures have a variety of different characteristics and are great for outside-the-box songwriting. Here’s a cheat sheet to remember them!
György Ligeti’s ‘Musica Ricercata’: Is It Possible to Compose with Just One Note?
We look at Ligeti’s famous composition in order to decide how much, or how little, the use of music’s foundational parameters really matter in composing.
7 Inspiring Musical Quotes and Why They Resonate with Me Today
Now that I’m a professional touring artist myself, I wanted to revisit quotes from my favorite all-time artists to see if they’re still relevant. They are.
The Art of Creating Audio Stems of Your Tracks
Before you bounce 25 tracks of mostly silence and call it a day, here’s how you can creatively customize your audio stems based on your needs.
What Working in Surround Sound Did to My Stereo Mixes
Here’s why learning to mix in 5.1 surround sound has helped me listen better and understand the stereo mixing process more intimately.
Do I Need Mixing or Mastering for My Music? What’s the Difference?
A breakdown of the differences between the mixing and mastering process, and how you can tell whether your song is ready to be mastered by a pro.
Exploring Tonal Hierarchies in Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”
In his ongoing attempts to seek out the answers to why we like the music we like, Hunter Farris has uncovered a melodic hierarchy via Whitney Houston.
Know Your Rights: A Simple Guide to Digital Royalties
We asked our friends over at TuneCore to write up a simple guide to digital royalties, so musicians can start collecting the royalties they’re due.
What Makes a Song “Catchy?”
This article looks at some of the psychological explanations around why songs are considered catchy and how they get stuck in our heads.
Hearing the “Bo Diddley Beat” in Everything
A powerful OpEd on hearing familiarity through artificial musical boundaries and what happens when we look at our own aesthetic tastes under a microscope.