We explore in audio, photo, and text, the history of John and Alan Lomax’s multiple visits to Parchman Farm to record prisoners’ work songs between 1933-69.
+ Learning to record and mix at home? Check out Soundfly’s acclaimed online courses on mixing, production, and beat making — Subscribe for unlimited access. Music production. The term likely conjures mythical images of Sir George Martin running frantically around Abbey Road Studios, or Phil Spector conducting a massive orchestra. In their time, the term “record…
What do Phil Spector, Gearslutz, and the mainstream media have in common? Ask women in the music industry for the last 50 years….
Don’t let a “handshake agreement” destroy your chances of collecting royalties on a song that goes viral. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Newly bolstered by the internet, we take a closer look at 1990’s TV series, “Cop Rock” — and try to determine its best and worst songs.
So you’ve made the decision: You’re going to visit Nashville. You’re a songwriter or an artist or a band, and you’ve heard some amazing stories coming out of Music City. You’re thinking it’s high time to check out this rhinestone studded, boot scootin’ music mecca that everyone is talking about. Congratulations on making the latest big decision…
Staying in touch with what’s happening in the music industry is vital these days. Here are 9 of our favorite newsletters that can help.
You’ve likely come across one of these terms, but which was it? We had no idea they were all different until now… Learn more here!
+ Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it. Subscribe now to start learning on the ’Fly. In 1994, a mysteriously unauthorized 18-minute bootleg live recording of Bill Clinton playing the saxophone at a Prague jazz club ends up on a CD and gets…
Entrepreneurship in Music Series: 001 The Cardboardbox Project Co-founders Aaron Seligman & Jonathan Achtman The Cardboardbox Project is a direct-to-consumer merchandiser who has eeked out a niche in both online and at-show sales for artists like Arcade Fire, Sigur Rós, Stars, Alexisonfire, Half Moon Run, The National, the list goes on.…
If you’re a music lover, creator, and/or nerd like me, you’re probably hearing a lot of mixed and somewhat befuddled reviews of Apple’s new aggregated music service, Apple Music, announced at their WWDC keynote on Monday. It was exciting to watch unfold — Apple had revolutionized the business once, and we hoped, in this era of…
In this edition of Student Spotlight, we meet a purveyor of an old familiar bluesy sound, done in a truly pioneering modern way. Enjoy!
Notes from a professional songwriter and Soundfly mentor, lessons learned throughout a career of fortunes and misfortunes.
5 professional tips for reinvesting the passive income you’ve got coming in from your music royalties or merch, to help you continue growing!
Think outside the box and let your songwriting generate a bit of extra side money! Here are some potential revenue sources you may not have thought of yet.
