Chris Devine

5 Rules for Modern Songwriters to Get Noticed

Secure More Licensing Opps Anyone in the music business will tell you that teaching songwriting is a difficult—if not impossible—task. There are some who do it well. For instance, Judy Stakee at Berklee is excellent. Whenever I am asked to teach songwriting, it...

Here’s What You Could Face Without Liability Insurance

Do You Know The Risks You Run Without Proper Insurance? We’ve written numerous articles on...

REVIEW: Yamaha P-125 Digital Piano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuEvUr033S8 We liked the Casio digital piano we review elsewhere...

REVIEW: Yamaha Stagepas 1K

We’ve tested out some of the previous Stagepas entries from Yamaha in the past, and our...

The 4 Elements That Separate a Good Mix From a Great Mix

by Joey Sturgis | Jul 15, 2015 | Music Production

The first thing to understand about music is that it's completely subjective. You might make music for yourself, you might make music for an audience, but the audience will always form their own...

B.C. Rich Mockingbird Contour Deluxe Guitar Review

by Chris Devine | Jul 14, 2015 | Best Electric Guitars

B.C. Rich Mockingbird Contour Deluxe PROS: Great sounds, excellent playability, quality construction. CONS: None. PRICE: $449 In the 1980s B.C. Rich was one of the standard hair metal, day glow,...

Cut The Crap: What is a Filter & Why is it Your Most Important Mix Tool?

by Jordan Tishler | Jul 14, 2015 | Music Production, Music Recording Plugins & Apps

Cut The Crap: What is a Filter & Why is it Your Most Important Mix Tool? Welcome to the wonderful world of music mixing! Your assignment today is to make everything sound great: huge drums,...

Crystal Bright Teaches Us Why The Accordion Rules Supreme

by Benjamin Ricci | Jul 13, 2015 | Industry News

MY FAVORITE AXE with Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands BACKGROUND Bright has an eclectic, haunting yet whimsical, carnivalesque world folk sound, dubbed "kaleidophrenic cabaret." She plays...

FLASHBACK: 1969 Fender Mustang

by Don Miggs | Jul 13, 2015 | Best Electric Guitars

1969 Fender Mustang Ready for the competition… HISTORY The Mustang was introduced just before CBS originally took over Fender as part of the "student level" guitar line, but at a higher level of...

5 Tips For Making The Most Of Your On-Air Radio Interview

by Zach Blumenfeld | Jul 10, 2015 | Music Promotion

5 Tips For Making The Most Of Your On-Air Radio Interview Congratulations! A radio station has taken a liking to your music and wants to bring you in for an interview and on-air performance! This...

How to Better Organize Your Song Catalogs & Sync Pitches

by Michael St. James | Jul 10, 2015 | Music Licensing

How to Better Organize Your Song Catalogs & Sync Pitches Give Your Ideas a Home on Songspace Let’s be honest, most of us artists and songwriters are not very good with keeping our creative...

5 Ways For Bands to Maximize Merchandise Sales

by Alec Plowman | Jul 9, 2015 | Booking Gigs & Touring

“How do you make money from music?” Ask most gigging musicians this question these days, and they’ll probably give you the same answer – “tour, tour, and tour again”. What they’ll no doubt neglect...

10 Inspiring Quotes for Working Musicians By Working Musicians

by Lesley Daunt | Jul 9, 2015 | Band Management

Whether you are in it for the fun, or you're serious about making money at what you love to do, being a successful musician is not easy. But if you follow some of the advice below from fellow...

We Dance To All The Wrong Songs: The Story of REFUSED’s First Album in Nearly 20 Years

by Taylor Haag | Jul 8, 2015 | Interviews and Features

We Dance To All The Wrong Songs: The Story of REFUSED’s First Album in Nearly 20 Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRMXTvsCBwQ Q&A with Dennis Lyxzén on songwriting, the band’s accidental...

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