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Hearing Your Music on the Radio
Wed, 02 Dec 2009 – 17:00:59 -0800 PST | One Comment
Hearing Your Music on the Radio

COLUMN: You are driving through town, one eye on the traffic and the other on the stereo, when suddenly you hear something every musician dreams about: your music is being played on the radio. And …

Shari Verona: Tiny Dynamo of Songwriting and Production
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 – 00:23:42 -0700 PDT | 5 Comments
Shari Verona: Tiny Dynamo of Songwriting and Production

INTERVIEW: Writing and producing songs, composing film themes, and creating music for advertising are distinct art forms. Or perhaps they are commercial enterprises. Or both. Doing all three quite well is a rare accomplishment but …

Interview: New Income Source for Musicians, Songwriters and Publishers
Sun, 03 May 2009 – 16:28:40 -0700 PDT | One Comment
Interview: New Income Source for Musicians, Songwriters and Publishers

INTERVIEW: Music does not hook up with money very often these days. In fact, they’re not even dating. Piracy, both personal and corporate, affects the creators of music in many ways, none of them good. …

Interview: Pure Harmony from DoubleVision
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 – 01:14:45 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Interview: Pure Harmony from DoubleVision

INTERVIEW: When you hear the name DoubleVision, you may think it’s a byproduct of too much drinking. Instead, DoubleVision is a singing duo of identical twins from South Australia. Recording in a country-pop style, Candice …

Interview: The Saga of Sheena Metal
Sun, 07 Oct 2007 – 15:54:37 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Interview: The Saga of Sheena Metal

INTERVIEW: Managing at least 5 interlocking careers, Los Angeles-based Sheena Metal maintains a wickedly funny view of her life on the radio, on stage, and behind-the-scenes in the swirling worlds of music, movies and TV.
The …

Interview: Danielle Egnew – Rocker with Political Ideas and a Broadway Throat
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 – 19:41:49 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Interview: Danielle Egnew – Rocker with Political Ideas and a Broadway Throat

INTERVIEW: Lead singer of indie bands Pope Jane and Junkie Cousin, film actress, political clothing designer, and outrageous singer/songwriter, Danielle Egnew has a huge voice, legit stage training and a compulsion to rock. Scott G …

Interview: Sean Wiggins Lives the Indie Life
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 – 02:10:27 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Interview: Sean Wiggins Lives the Indie Life

INTERVIEW: Singing, songwriting, recording, and playing lots of gigs may be the traditional way for an independent music artist to get ahead. With the release of “The Kitchen Sink” by Sean Wiggins and her band …

Interview: Delvian Opens the Gate to Indie Music Artists
Sat, 09 Jun 2007 – 22:32:01 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Interview: Delvian Opens the Gate to Indie Music Artists

INTERVIEW: Delvian Records has been called aggressive, brash, quirky, fanatical and a secret weapon for indie artists. Company president Benjamin van der Wel talks with Scott G (Delvian recording artist The G-Man) about music, marketing, …

Interview: Astrella Celeste and the Healing Power of Music
Fri, 01 Jun 2007 – 18:16:01 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Interview: Astrella Celeste and the Healing Power of Music

INTERVIEW: Born to sing, Astrella Celeste is attempting to fuse pop music to an inner spirituality. In an interview with Scott G, she talks about how songs are a part of life, love, memory and …

Interview: DJ Insane is Crazy like a Fox
Mon, 21 May 2007 – 20:16:40 -0700 PDT | 3 Comments
Interview: DJ Insane is Crazy like a Fox

INTERVIEW: A performer needs a good name, so when Marcel Oosterom started appearing in clubs to play mixes of what was called raggamuffin’ and hiphop beats, he did so as DJ Insane. Did that help …

Interview: Music Flies High with SoundOrbit
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 – 22:22:59 -0800 PST | No Comment
Interview: Music Flies High with SoundOrbit

INTERVIEW: Bringing indie artists together with fans is just the start for SoundOrbit. Their goals include creating a synergistic relationship between artists, agents, managers, record companies, distributors, producers, radio, film, advertising, and venues for live …

Audio Mastering: Top Ten Tips for Sonic Excellence – Part 4 – Final Steps
Sun, 04 Mar 2007 – 22:06:00 -0800 PST | No Comment
Audio Mastering: Top Ten Tips for Sonic Excellence – Part 4 – Final Steps

INTERVIEW: Plug-ins, dynamics, compression, the use of maximizers, and so-called home mastering are all part of the aural landscape dealt with by mastering engineer Art Sayecki. In the conclusion of this interview with Scott G, …

Audio Mastering: Top Ten Tips for Sonic Excellence – Part 3 – Getting Technical
Fri, 02 Mar 2007 – 21:28:34 -0800 PST | One Comment
Audio Mastering: Top Ten Tips for Sonic Excellence – Part 3 – Getting Technical

INTERVIEW: Are you recording on the right frequency? Mastering engineer Art Sayecki talks with Scott G about EQ, mixing, samples, wavetable synthesis, dithering, encoding, and what you may hear on sessions using 192 kHz. Yes, …

Audio Mastering: Top Ten Tips for Sonic Excellence – Part 2 – Recording & EQ
Tue, 27 Feb 2007 – 23:22:27 -0800 PST | One Comment

INTERVIEW: Getting superb sounding vocals, drums, and bass involves good recording techniques and proper use of equalization according to mastering engineer Art Sayecki. In an interview with Scott G, he freely provides advice to artists …

Audio Mastering: Top Ten Tips for Sonic Excellence – Part 1 – Getting Started
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 – 21:22:35 -0800 PST | No Comment
Audio Mastering: Top Ten Tips for Sonic Excellence – Part 1 – Getting Started

INTERVIEW: An audio mastering engineer can be a secret sonic weapon for every artist and producer. Scott G interviews Art Sayecki of Art Mastering and the result is 9,000+ words in a four-part article that …

Interview: Peter Frampton Talks About ‘Fingerprints’
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 – 18:32:08 -0800 PST | No Comment
Interview: Peter Frampton Talks About ‘Fingerprints’

INTERVIEW: In September 2006, Peter Frampton released his first all-instrumental album, called “Fingerprints.” For the project he was able to bring together not only many of his contemporaries and peers, but also a couple of …

Art of the Recording Engineer: Matt Forger
Sat, 30 Sep 2006 – 16:11:22 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Art of the Recording Engineer: Matt Forger

INTERVIEW: Matt Forger speaks out on everything from working with Michael Jackson to producing new artists like Mutant Radio.
G-Man: When people think of Matt Forger, they usually think of your work with Michael Jackson, Quincy …