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12 Tips for Writing and Selling Great Jingles

Michael Gallant wrote an in-depth piece for the Echoes Blog about the craft and industry of composing music specifically for TV, advertising, film, etc. If you have any interest in earning money from sync licensing and jingle-writing, this article is a good place to start. Learn about: * the current state of the jingle business. [...]

Chevy Sonic Sounds contest

Here’s a free opportunity for all you home recorders in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Make your best acoustic mix and send it in! http://www.chevysonicsounds.com/ Chevy invites independent singer-songwriters from North Texas to enter to win an awesome new acoustic-electric guitar from Taylor Guitars, and a chance at playing live at The Loft Dallas on December [...]

Review of the new Zoom R8 from emusician.com

Check out the full review here! Join the Forum discussion on this post

Guitars: Technique: Combining Piezo and Magnetic Pickups

Piezos are really cool for live sound, but part 2 of the posted article is where it gets really interesting… it shares a very insightful technique on how to thicken a guitar sound for recording… definitely something we will be using in the future! http://www.harmonycentral.com/docs/DOC-1901

12 Tips for Writing and Selling Great Jingles

Michael Gallant wrote an in-depth piece for the Echoes Blog about the craft and industry of composing music specifically for TV, advertising, film, etc. If you have any interest in earning money from sync licensing and jingle-writing, this article is a good place to start. Learn about:

* the current state of the jingle business.

* how to collaborate professional and creatively with a director/producer.

* how to avoid copying other people’s work.

* how to promote your jingle-writing skills.

Read it HERE.

Chevy Sonic Sounds contest

Here’s a free opportunity for all you home recorders in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Make your best acoustic mix and send it in!

http://www.chevysonicsounds.com/

Chevy invites independent singer-songwriters from North Texas to enter to win an awesome new acoustic-electric guitar from Taylor Guitars, and a chance at playing live at The Loft Dallas on December 13, 2011. Five lucky musicians will get a shot at playing time, prizes and more, so submit your recordings or videos of yourself to enter the Chevy Sonic Sounds Contest!

Submissions will be accepted from November 3 to November 23.

 

 

 

Review of the new Zoom R8 from emusician.com

Check out the full review here!

Join the Forum discussion on this post

Guitars: Technique: Combining Piezo and Magnetic Pickups

Piezos are really cool for live sound, but part 2 of the posted article is where it gets really interesting… it shares a very insightful technique on how to thicken a guitar sound for recording… definitely something we will be using in the future!

http://www.harmonycentral.com/docs/DOC-1901

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