5 Gigging Essentials That Every Musician Needs For Live Shows

In this guide, we will take a look at a few basic gigging essentials that should help you out in many of the kinds of situations you may find yourself in!

How To Mix Music For Clients & Manage Your Workflow

These days, it is the norm for recording engineers working with independent artists to include tracking and mixing in a session. Clients usually expect to take home something from their recordings at the end of a session. This puts pressure on the engineer not just to know how to mix music, but how to and prioritize their workflow quickly and efficiently. Overall, the ability to manage client expectations and create an environment where you can mix songs quickly is one of the primary skills the average recording engineer can have. 

How to Shop For Affordable Music Gear on Bidorbuy Online

Shopping for affordable musical related products is now easier than before through bidorbuy online. Its 2021 and gone are the days where you have to run around looking for music…

5 Online Music Stores you should visit in SA

Compliments of the New Year and I’m sure most of you are excited about creating new music in 2021. Sure 2020 was a terrible year and the music industry was…

SAMPRA Development Fund

In August 2020 The South African Music Rights Performance Association launched the SAMPRA Development Fund. I know some of you might not be aware of this fund and that’s the…

What is the SAMRO Foundation all about?

As an Independent musician you’re most probably familiar with SAMRO the performance rights body – But did you know the about the SAMRO Foundation? If you don’t, this blog post…

How to register a song in South Africa

Do you want to know how you can register a song in South Africa? Of course you do that’s why you landed on this blog post. Registering a song or…

Can I copyright my music without a label?

There is a general misconception that you have to wait for a label to sign you in order to be considered a “success”. Can I copyright my music without a…

5 Good Reasons Why Artists Start Their Own Labels

The idea of starting and a running a record label sounds like a better proposition for the ambitious and savvy artist. Before the advent of digital music, things were pretty…

What is an A&R Rep?

You might have heard of the following “A&R Rep” and you’re curious to find to out what this actually means. But before we get into that let me tell you…