MEGA

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Full disclosure: While the September issue is probably one of the most exciting and anticipated months we have in our editorial calendar, it is also one of the most challenging and hardest to produce. Every year, we try to pull off something big, and

Metal Hammer UK

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MUSIC HAS ALWAYS played a part in protest: a way of changing the world for the better, altering perceptions or simply a means for artists to express their despair, discontent or hunger to create something new from the ashes of what went before. This

Liz Earle Wellbeing

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A recent review has shown that misconceptions about our brains (or neuromyths) are prevalent, even among scientists, doctors and educators. The most common myths include the belief that we only use 10% of our brain, that children are less focused aft

Electronic Musician

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Ever since live music events were brought to an abrupt halt last year, the search has been on for a digital platform that will enable both artists and crowds to get something like the same kind of experience in their own homes. Enter Woov, which is d

BBC Music Magazine

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In 1993, the journal Nature published a report that 36 university students took part in an experiment involving a series of mental tasks: before each task, they were given ten minutes of silence, or ten minutes of a recording of relaxation instructio

Pianist

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When learning a new piece or maintaining a piece that is in our active repertoire, one of the biggest obstacles to reaching our goal is not appreciating the difference between the process of practising and the act of performing (or playing through).

WellBeing

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Music has long been proven to have psychological benefits, from relaxing the mind and easing anxiety to energising the body to even assisting in pain management and boosting memory formation and recollection. But music doesn’t just have to mean the s

Computer Music

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The old adage ‘you get what you pay for’ has long held water, particularly in a music production context. But, casting our eyes upon the vast expanse of mixing tools, instruments, synths, drum machines, DAWs and the like that we’re now able to take w

BBC Music Magazine

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Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon is among the most critically acclaimed musical expressions in contemporary recording history. It propelled the group to international fame, huge wealth and recognition for its members. But if we listen carefully

The Atlantic

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A biography published 100 years after the composer’s death reveals the worldly trials of an artist known for his airy fantasies.

India Today

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In early 2001, Chennai-based musician, commentator, writer and activist Thodur Madabusi (T.M.) Krishna published his first piece of writing in The Hindu; it was a rebuttal: "I had to express how I felt." Though he began writing every once in a while,

Future Music

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There are plenty of ‘big’ things it’s worth learning when it comes to music making. Whether that’s mastering an instrument, learning the ins and outs of a new DAW, studying theory or devising a whole new way of being creative. The little things matte

Beat English

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Beat /In your course “Trailer Music Basics” course, you present proven strategies for monetizing your own music. Which are the most important ones? Christian / Not all of my customers earn money with their music when they come to me. That is why I ha

Future Music

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> Ever since live music events were brought to an abrupt halt last year, the search has been on for a digital platform that will let both artists and crowds get the same kind of experience in their own homes. Enter Woov. Promising to “transform the l

Scoop

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What does a marketing manager do? That depends on what project I’m working on, as it changes all the time. Basically my job is to make sure an artist’s music reaches the fans in interesting ways. To do this well, I need to get to know an artist, and

Sunday Independent

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A PROLIFIC singer, a teacher, a cultural activist, an ambassador of heritage, a mother and friend. These are just some of the words used to describe legendary singer Sibongile Khumalo whose death sent shockwaves across South Africa this past week. Kh

Chicago magazine

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Coronavirus quarantine has shown us how stifling it feels to never, ever leave our streets. (Or, let’s be real, our apartments.) That’s doubly true for kids in under-resourced communities, even in non-COVID times. The organizers of My Block, My Hood,

Futurity

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As family, friends, and fans pay their final respects to Aretha Franklin, whose funeral was August 31, Charles Kronengold argues that Franklin defined her time in many ways. Franklin, who died August 16 at age 76, figures extensively in Kronengold’s

Future Music

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“Play before you have the idea of writing music, or producing music. Experiment with everything you can. For example use an EQ in every extreme way possible and think about how it changes the sound. Don’t presume it’s ever too extreme and that delica

Futurity

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In K-12 music classes and performances may look different this fall, but creativity and music-making technology will mean classes won’t be silenced, one expert says. “There are so many online tools out there that music educators can use to bring stud

Bass Player

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Welcome back, bassists! This month we will be continuing with my Player Series, having started with advice on being a touring bass player in the last issue. This time around, I’ll be sharing tips on the required skills, tools and knowledge for life a

Beijing Review

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Audiophile: someone who loves music and strives to reproduce music in its purest form. As someone who bopped around as a toddler to reggae and had huge unrealistic dreams of becoming a top-notch sound engineer traveling the world working every music

Future Music

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Always try to bend the rules, use whatever tools you have in unorthodox ways, but do it with your ear and by trusting your ear. Training the ear is probably the most important part of anyone’s process to become a great producer. There are of course t

NPR

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NPR Music is an editorial team devoted to connecting the dots between the people who make music, the people who listen to it and the context surrounding both. We prioritize publishing a wide array of perspectives, not a single definitive "take," and

Futurity

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People enjoy replaying a favorite song many times even after the novelty and surprise are gone, according to new research. Forty-three percent of those who listened to their favorite song daily replayed the song at least three times… In a new study,

Under the Radar

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Grappling with the contradictions of late capitalism, Weyes Blood—aka Natalie Mering—sounds both inspired and restrained, cautiously navigating a world of increasing polarities. Speaking of the changing face of the indie-sphere and the disintegration

NPR

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As health officials sound the alarm about the pandemic's impact on children's mental health, music, drama and other art classes are helping kids adjust to being in-person again.

Pretoria News Weekend

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THE Music in Africa Foundation has launched a multifaceted initiative aimed at guiding African music creators to earn more from their works. Songwriters, performers, producers, and all creatives are invited to participate in the Revenue Streams for A

Global Voices

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The cancellation of Argentinian reggaeton singer Romina Bernardo by Black French activists open the door to discussions about appropriation that had so far had little space online.

Prog

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Nordic Giants, the most enigmatic band in modern music, would like the world to know something: they’re not actually a band. “We don’t even call ourselves that most of the time,” says the voice on the other end of the phone, in a distinct regional Br