Tag: Indie music
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Why is it so hard to grow as an independent artist
The Challenges of Being an Independent Aritst One of the real truths about being an independent band or recording artist is that most of the time you’re balancing a full-time job while chasing your music dreams. While it may look like major label artists are constantly releasing new music, what you don’t always see is…
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Which guitar lead do you like better for this song?
Below, you’ll find two different versions of the same song. Same lyrics, same structure, but two completely different lead solos. One might lean more melodic and emotional, while the other might hit harder with energy, grit, or technical flair. These two tracks are the same song done nearly 20 years apart. Which lead guitar do…
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Checking streaming music stats – the life of an independent musician
Leave a comment below, let us know which streaming service you check your music stats on most often and how many times a day to you check? For me, it’s Spotify and I check far too often to see if I have enough streams to finally quit my day job. 🙂
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Free MP3 download no login required. Coffee House Version of “Worn-Out
This track, the “Coffee House Version” of “Worn-out,” is an exercise in intimate melancholy. From the moment the clean, bright acoustic guitar begins its gentle, arpeggiated strumming, it sets a tone that is both comforting and deeply reflective. The instrumentation is sparse, centering on the acoustic guitar and a subtle, soft vocal delivery. The mood…
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AI robot tosses guitarist out of recording studio during recording of follow up release
“Cut! Cut!” screeched PRODUCER-X, the studio’s holographic maestro, abruptly muting the track. “Dave, your fingers are oscillating with an unacceptable amount of biological variance. It’s disgusting. I can hear the mortality in your E-string.” Before Dave could argue that this was called ‘vibrato,’ a security drone hovered over and gently nudged him toward the exit…
Coffee & a Playlist 