Posts Tagged music
NAMM 2012: The Nord Drum Machine
Posted by Lost in Musik in DJing and DJ Gear on January 17, 2012
As NAMM 2012 one the hottest music production gear conventions on the calender is about to launch, words and pictures seep out of Nords latest box of music magic: a Drum Machine!
How to get your house music played by Michael Woods
Posted by Lost In Musik in Firestarter, Interviews on December 10, 2011
Following on from how to make your music more exciting, it’s time to have a think about how to stand out from the crowd. How do you guarantee that when you send your new track to a house music label that they will snap it up? That house music DJs will Continue reading
Composing music for the catwalk
Posted by Lost in Musik in Music Production Tutorial on November 25, 2011
Composing music for the dancefloor is one thing but suppose you’ve spent years honing the craft of dance music bombs and find you have to compose music for a whole new environment, like a catwalk show. How would you go about it? What are the things you should consider when composing music?
Daily Muse: Spotify and co shown to reduce music sales
Posted by Lost in Musik in Daily Muse on November 16, 2011
Great to see dance music distributors like ST Holdings removing their content from services like Spotify. They release some of my favourite artists and the last thing I want to see is those companies going Continue reading
Musical Futures Conference – 17th November Newcastle
Posted by Lost in Musik in Daily Muse on November 11, 2011
An event that should interest all you UK music producers is a conference in Newcastle next week organised by music development body Generator. Continue reading
Dance Music In The Digital Age Part 2 – How to make money?
Posted by Lost In Musik in Music Industry, Uncategorized on October 26, 2011
In the first post we assessed the costs of releasing dance music along with investigating how the current social climate is impacting music sales and the ability of musical artists to earn a living. The… Continue reading
Max Cooper on his 120 track live set and production techniques
Posted by Lost In Musik in Featured Artist, Firestarter, Interviews on October 19, 2011
It wasnt so long ago that I discovered this guy. Matt Lange had sent me one of his favourite tracks of the moment and it happened to be the Max Cooper remix of Hot Chip - I Feel
Daily Muse: The Resurrection of The Stone Roses
Posted by Lost in Musik in Daily Muse on October 18, 2011
Well well well, after much denial, infighting, and even steel artwork claiming otherwise, the announcement has been made – legendary Manchester band the Stone Roses are reforming for a world tour next year, and possibly a new album!
This is massive news here in the UK, and its hard not to be pretty damned Continue reading
Dance Music In The Digital Age Part 1 – Where the money goes?
Posted by Lost In Musik in Music Industry on October 13, 2011
Following the insightful interview with Matt Lange and Kerry Leva, we got a lot of responses on forums and via email relating to the value of music, or lack thereof, and the perception of how many private jets the average producer can afford. Alongside this, at this year’s International Music Summit we met the Continue reading
Epithet Interview – An insider’s view on the Sasha “Cut Me Down” remix competition
Posted by Lost In Musik in Featured Music, Interviews, Music Industry on September 22, 2011
Recently, Sasha and Burn Studios ran a competition to remix the IMS 2011 anthem Cut Me Down which is the first release on Sasha’s new Last Night On Earth imprint. 14 finalists from over 1000 entries were picked to be flown out for a crash course in production and music Continue reading
30 days to be a better music producer
Posted by Lost in Musik in Inspiration, Music Production Tutorial on September 16, 2011
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
We all want to be the best we can be at what we love. If you’re reading this blog then, like us, you wish to reach your full potential as a music producer. This post show you… Read on… Continue reading
Real Scenes Berlin – the right kind of marketing
Posted by Lost In Musik in Interviews, Music Marketing and Sales on September 6, 2011
One thing we like about modern marketing is how brands, rather than just advertising, are using their budget to create something useful and align themselves with their audience. Take Red Bull for example, the ubiquitous sponsor of all things extreme is visible in virtually every snowboard movie, motorcross stunt, biking video, and aerial acrobatics. Pumping money into these… Continue reading
Want to be a pro? Henry Sarmiento and Paul Nolan talk about commitment at Burn Studios
Posted by Lost In Musik in Interviews, Music Industry on August 24, 2011
The groundbreaking Burn Studios competition to remix Sasha gave the lucky 14 winners a week long music production masterclass in Ibiza; focusing on how to take their skills to the next level. The guys over at Lost Art have been out filming on the White Isle producing some stunning video content Continue reading
The Art of LOUD – Production masterclass with Thomas Penton
Posted by Lost in Musik in Featured Artist, Music Production Tutorial on July 27, 2011
This week we got hold of producer Thomas Penton for a masterclass in loudness. Penton has made music from hip-hop beats to raspy electro to driving trance over his two decades of music production. He’s owned most pieces of hardware you could ever dream of, hit the top spot on the download stores, garnered support from… Continue reading
Daily Muse: DC:10 crockery and new projects
Posted by Lost in Musik in Daily Muse on July 22, 2011
While shopping today I found myself a coffee mug that reminded me of the speakers in DC:10, Ibiza. Result. A bit of visual inspiration for the music to go with the chemical inspiration from the Percol Espresso (the best instant coffee on the planet when you cant be arsed with filters).
Deepchild – Purple dresses and Free albums!
Posted by Lost in Musik in Featured Music on July 18, 2011
As the debate on musics value roles on Aussie super producer Deepchild has just taken steps to give away two of his early albums to fans – “Chocolate Dubs” and ” Whats going wrong?”. Both albums are full of super cool grooves and sounds and picked up Continue reading
Want to make more music? Say hello to your enemy: Perfection
Posted by lostinmusik in Music Production Tutorial on May 18, 2011
It’s great to strive towards the perfection that the voice in your head tells you about, but the reality is you will never get there. Never. The target always moves one step further away. Dont get me wrong, nothing will quash your career faster than a string of sub-par work, but “good enough” is often all that is required. In an ideal world… Read on…
Want to make more music? Time to get a sweat on!
Posted by lostinmusik in Inspiration on April 19, 2011
Hi, do you work out?
When asked what how to become more productive, billionaire Richard Branson sat back on his private island and thought for a moment. His response was short:
“Work out.”
He claims exercising gives him a… Continue reading
How do we hear music? Auditory Transduction
Posted by lostinmusik in Uncategorized on January 23, 2011
Ever wondered how all that vibrating air is turned into sweet sweet music inside your head? Wonder no more! Here is a great video by Brandon Pletsch called ‘Auditory Transduction’ showing the auditory system in action when you hear music. Inspires me to remember my pro ear plugs next time I head out on a… Continue reading
