Why a high quality microphone is so important No matter what you are recording and where – from live interviews to field recordings, home recordings to studio sessions, you will not get the most out of your output without a high quality microphone. Poor quality audio is very frequently the result of using a poor quality microphone and/or recording device. One very big section of the online community that has discovered this truth is the community of vloggers and podcast content creators who have recorded videos or recordings only to realise how poor the sound is. This is easily resolved by add ..read more

The Beautiful South founder member Dave Hemingway has announced that his new band Sunbirds will release their debut album ‘Cool To Be Kind’ on 30th October 2020 on the independent label Nectar Records. Having retired from the live scene at the back end of 2016, Dave has been keeping busy with guitarist, songwriter and collaborator Phil Barton, with Cool To Be Kind signalling the arrival of the new band, new songs and a new sound. The music Sunbirds make takes on board all of the bands and artists Dave and Phil have loved over the years. It chiefly blends the musical instruments of rural Americ ..read more

Music festivals are high octane weekends where it feels like pretty much anything goes. For many people, especially those of a younger age, perhaps experiencing one for the very first time, they’re places where anything goes. And what that often means is indulging far too much in substances they perhaps shouldn’t be. It’s a similar story for those that have suffered with the likes of addiction in the past, with so much temptation around when all you really want to do is see that band that you love. Staying sober at a festival can be incredibly difficult. There’s pressure, temptation and so muc ..read more

Glenn Hughes performs classic Deep Purple Live – Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the album Burn. Glenn will perform Deep Purple’s legendary rock album “BURN” and will also perform Deep Purple MKIII and MKIV songs. Glenn’s band will feature Soren Andersen (guitar), Ash Sheehan (drums) and Bob Fridzema (keyboards). Glenn Hughes is an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the MK 3 line up of Deep Purple.  He spent the formative years of his career as the beloved bassist and vocalist of the group and performed on the classic albums Burn (1974), Stormbringer (1974) and Co ..read more

Summer is upon us, and many of us have ideas of embracing the outdoors while the weather is good. For many, the summer doesn’t start until the festivals do. If this is your first time camping at a festival, you’ll want to know what you need to prepare. Some of the essentials are a no-brainer, such as a tent, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Here, we’ve created the camping festival dos and don’ts so that everything runs smoothly. Don’t splash the cash on festival food Unless you’re eager to break the bank, it’s sensible to bring your own food with you rather than purchasing it at food st ..read more

Do you feel like you are stuck in something of a musical rut? Choosing to expand your musical tastes means that you could discover a new favourite band or even a genre that you never expected to fall in love with. It could be incredibly mainstream or the most abstract thing you have ever listened to – that is the beauty of music! Here are some of our best tips for expanding your taste in music. Organise Your Music One of the first steps you might want to think about taking is organising your current music. This could highlight some of the genres that you listen to, or the artists that you are ..read more

Newton Faulkner introduces his 17 track album “Interference (Of Light)”. Working from his recording studio in East London, Newton ventured into a number of new and unexplored ideas, using them as the building blocks for this album. Twisting these inside out, he pushed himself further and further and further. “I’m not very precious anymore,” he remarks. “The music is a bit chunkier, it’s definitely way heavier and much less acoustic than previously. I feel like the stuff I’ve written recently is simpler, but it’s tasteful… it works as songs. I can feel it.” “I want to boil things down to their ..read more

When you pursue music in London, you will be able to concentrate on a diverse spectrum of different disciplines while also taking technical and philosophical courses. In workshops, tutorials, and classroom exercises, participants will hone their artistic, collaboration, interpersonal, and presentation abilities, while its components will look at the individual eras and styles of music, compositions, production, and interprofessional collaboration. Following the first year, you would be willing to modify your studies to your interests as far too many professors are industrial specialists with d ..read more

The Police’s ‘So Lonely’, Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen’ and Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’ are among the songs Brits are most likely to mishear. A study of 2,000 adults found millions are incorrectly singing along to popular lyrics, with nine in 10 admitting they have had the embarrassing misfortune of mishearing songs. The most common mistake was found to be hearing ‘Sue Lawley’ instead of ‘So Lonely’ in Sting and co’s 1978 track while a tenth hear ‘Tangerine’ instead of ‘Tambourine’ during Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen’. ‘Got a long list of ex lovers’ in Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space is often mistaken for ‘All ..read more

Britain is a nation of desk jockeys – with almost half of workers admitting they listen to music EVERY DAY to get the job done. A study of 2,000 employed adults found three quarters have had songs playing in the background while they work, with 45 per cent admitting this is something they do on a daily basis. Almost four in 10 believe the tunes help them to be more efficient and productive, while 46 per cent said it motivates them to get their work done. Another 44 per cent even claim it helps them to stay relaxed and a fifth believe they work harder when plugged in. It also emerged three quar ..read more