Tag: album release

  • What Should I Consider Before Hiring a Music Publicist? (Help!)

    What Should I Consider Before Hiring a Music Publicist? (Help!)

    + 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. There’s no denying the value of having a publicist in your camp. Today’s music publicists double as digital strategists, often serving a key role in…

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  • Why Keeping Mistakes on Your Album Can Work in Your Favor

    Why Keeping Mistakes on Your Album Can Work in Your Favor

    Musicians fear the mistake. Whether it’s on stage or in studio, we’re afraid of being defined by them, but they can also turn a good song into a great one!

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  • Feeling Stuck? Try This Goal-Setting Tactic Tonight

    Feeling Stuck? Try This Goal-Setting Tactic Tonight

    + Pursue your dreams faster with a Soundfly Mentor! Share your musical goals with us and we’ll pair you up with a professional musician, engineer, educator, or music industry veteran who will help you achieve them in a customized four-week session. Feeling like you’re stuck in a never-ending cycle of deadlines, putting out fires, and zero progress? It’s…

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  • Is Janelle Monáe’s “Dirty Computer” the New “Purple Rain” or Something Else Entirely?

    Is Janelle Monáe’s “Dirty Computer” the New “Purple Rain” or Something Else Entirely?

    Welcome to Soundfly Slacks Off, a published team discussion. The following conversation took place among Soundfly team members on May 4, 2018 and has been edited to provide maximum interesting stuff and minimal snoody gibberish (but we kept some of that in there too). Want to nerd out with us on musical topics or get…

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  • Ora Cogan on Why She’s the Luckiest Weirdo in the World

    Ora Cogan on Why She’s the Luckiest Weirdo in the World

    Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of the band Arthur Moon). In this series, we present intimate conversations with artists who are striving to push the boundaries of their process and craft. Often compared to the mystical Karen Dalton, Montreal’s Ora Cogan makes experimental folk music that draws from…

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  • Jaime Fennelly of Mind Over Mirrors on Approaching Art Practice as Environment

    Jaime Fennelly of Mind Over Mirrors on Approaching Art Practice as Environment

    Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of the band Arthur Moon). In this series, we present intimate conversations with artists who are striving to push the boundaries of their process and craft. Jaime Fennelly is the prolific composer, synthesist, and harmoniumist behind Chicago’s Mind Over Mirrors, a project which…

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  • Tennis on How There Are No Shortcuts to Writing Great, Personal Songs

    Tennis on How There Are No Shortcuts to Writing Great, Personal Songs

    Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of the band Arthur Moon). In this series, we present intimate conversations with artists who are striving to push the boundaries of their process and craft. Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley make up Denver, Colorado’s indie-pop duo, Tennis. The married couple had a prolific…

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  • WASI Shows Us How to Jump Out of a Plane Like a Girl

    WASI Shows Us How to Jump Out of a Plane Like a Girl

    WASI has been making a name for themselves out in California with their unique blend of dancey pop, crunchy punk, and tons of ‘tude. They’re currently on a national tour to support their new EP, Stranger California, and you can find their tour dates here. On top of all that, WASI organizes an annual festival to celebrate,…

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  • Cale Hawkins on the Art of the Single, and the Wacky Joy of the Therevox

    Cale Hawkins on the Art of the Single, and the Wacky Joy of the Therevox

    Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of the band Arthur Moon). In this series, we present intimate conversations with artists who are striving to push the boundaries of their process and craft. The multi-instrumentalist and composer Cale Hawkins has been steadily releasing a stream of unusual and elegant avant-pop…

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  • Son Lux on Composing for Contrast at the Forefront

    Son Lux on Composing for Contrast at the Forefront

    Son Lux is a trio of versatile musicians comprised of vocalist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Ryan Lott, guitarist, Rafiq Bhatia, and drummer, Ian Chang. While all three make beautiful work on their own (Lott has scored films such as The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Bhatia’s latest offering, Breaking English is coming in early April, and Chang’s 2017 EP, Spiritual Leader…

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Ryan Lott: Designing Sample-Based Instruments