Tag: collaboration

  • Akinyemi on Not Confining Oneself to Only One Sound

    Akinyemi on Not Confining Oneself to Only One Sound

    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. Queens Village’s Akinyemi (this name means “fated to be a warrior” in Nigeria’s Yoruba language) is an up-and-coming rapper whose…

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  • Mars Dixon of Aye Nako on the Omnipresence of a Rubber Spider

    Mars Dixon of Aye Nako on the Omnipresence of a Rubber Spider

    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. “Our songs are just a little more intricate than the typical picture that comes…

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  • Matt Mehlan of Skeletons on How the DIY Golden Age of NYC Still Shapes His Music

    Matt Mehlan of Skeletons on How the DIY Golden Age of NYC Still Shapes His Music

    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. Dre’s interview with Matt Mehlan (of the avant-garde pop band Skeletons) makes me smile…

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  • Circuit Des Yeux on Improvising to Find Her Voice and How ‘Why?’ Is an Answer

    Circuit Des Yeux on Improvising to Find Her Voice and How ‘Why?’ Is an Answer

    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. Chicago’s Haley Fohr has returned to her irreverent rock project Circuit Des Yeux after…

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  • Nick Photinos on Fearless Collaboration and Playing to An Iranian Weather Forecast

    Nick Photinos on Fearless Collaboration and Playing to An Iranian Weather Forecast

    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. Nick Photinos’ debut solo album, Petits Artéfacts is a playful, masterfully performed collection of…

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  • Did You Just Get the ‘Nashville No’?

    Did You Just Get the ‘Nashville No’?

    Sometimes “no” isn’t the only word that means “no.” When offers to co-write or play a gig go cold, you may be getting a “Nashville No.”

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  • 3 Easy Ways to Work on Building Your Community in the Music Industry Right Now

    3 Easy Ways to Work on Building Your Community in the Music Industry Right Now

    The single most important thing I’ve learned in this industry is the power of community. This one, often overused concept can actually change everything. Community is giving up the notion that we’re better off alone and embracing that we’re stronger together — and then making it happen. It’s taking the time to talk to newcomers and…

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  • The Five Rules of Being a Good Collaborator

    The Five Rules of Being a Good Collaborator

    + 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. Collaboration, whether by choice or necessity, can be emotional and even downright messy. The more passionate and personally invested each collaborator is, the higher the likelihood that…

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  • The Rhythm Section’s Role? Supporting the Lead and One Another

    The Rhythm Section’s Role? Supporting the Lead and One Another

    If an artist has just given the best, most effortless and inspired performance of their life, they’re not going to want to change much when the next gig rolls around. Few things will keep musicians working more consistently than the ability to support and flatter a vocalist or soloist — particularly if they’re a joy for the rest…

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  • What’s the Key to Creating the Tightest Rhythm Section Imaginable? Listen to the Greats.

    What’s the Key to Creating the Tightest Rhythm Section Imaginable? Listen to the Greats.

    Many techniques and resources help you deepen your rhythmic skill set, and there’s no better classroom in which to learn the art of groove than on stages in front of audiences (and beside experienced rhythm section masters). But the second-best classroom might be inside your own headphones! Take a listen to some of these classic…

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