By James Pew
Recently I had the chance to sit down and talk shop with Terry Kerr, program director at the Nimbus School of Recording Arts. A school founded by legendary Canadian producer Bob Ezrin, GGGarth Richardson, Mike McCarty and Kevin Williams. This is part 1 of 6. Topics covered are everything from the economics of [...]

By James Pew
Here is another excerpt from my book Studio Manifesto: Exploring the Possibilities of Indie. As always please leave your thoughts in the comments section. Thanks for reading.
“Even specialist learning in higher education proceeds by ignoring interrelationships; for such complex awareness slows down the achieving of expertness.” – Marshall Mcluhan
Great musicians do not ignore [...]

Duke’s Note: Speaking as one with something of a “vested interest” in artists’ embracing of the web, I’d like to apologize on behalf of aspiring producers everywhere. Admittedly I’m a bit of a noob to the new music industry, and I appreciate deeply the reiteration of basic truths that have been taken for granted [...]

Myspace is a great way to get your music out there and let your fans, and potential fans experience it. But to be on Myspace you’ve gotta get over the fact that someone else is getting rich off your songs while you get zero…if you’re an indie artist at least. That’s where TheBanded comes in. [...]

While the legendary Hip Hop pioneers Public Enemy have risen to date a whopping $72,025 on Sellaband they have fallen hugely short of their $250,000 goal. So far Public Enemy has been (for lack of a better word) the biggest artist to utilize the service.
Sellaband is great site that gives artists [...]