The political singer songwriter Woody Guthrie is known to of influenced a lot of musicians through the years including Bob Dylan, he started playing guitar as a young man and eventually started focusing on social commentary in his lyrics while he was working at a radio station in LA after being forced to leave his home town of Oklahoma due to the economic issues. His music career saw him sticking up for the working class with songs like 'This land is your land' a song that w
Continued... Although it influenced a lot of songwriters during this period, I would argue that Bob Dylan was one of the artists to whom it touched most. One of the songs on the album by the Bentley Brothers (originally recorded in 1929) known as 'Pennie's Farm' was even reincarnated by Dylan in the form of the song 'Maggie's Farm' from the 1965 album 'Bringing it all back home'. 'As Dylanologists have long noted, "Maggie's Farm" stands as the second appropriation of the trad
The origins of The Singer Songwriter
Introduction For decades, singer songwriters have dominated the music charts, from bob Dylan all the way to Ed Sheeran and his continued success. In this blog I will be talking about the history of the singer songwriter, as well as, what it means to be one today. Bob Dylan & The Origins of the Singer Songwriter Despite their global success, the term singer songwriter did in fact come from very humble beginnings, in fact, many people would agree that the term 'singer songwrite
Audio Basics (Part 4)
Multitrack Recorders according to Carlos Lellis Ferreira - 2013. "Multitrack recorders (MTR) allow for operators to capture numerous sound sources simultaneously, while storing them in isolation". Multitrack recorders have been around for some time now, originally starting with Les Paul in the 1940's along with some of his incredibly innovative tracks for the time such as the classic "How high the moon". Over time this technology developed from 2-track recorders (like the one
Microphone Design Types There are many types of microphones that have been produced through the years although only a select few have become successful enough to be used in studios regularly, the following groups of microphones are some of the most widely used today. Moving Coil & Ribbon Based Dynamic Microphones These types of microphones are known as being the more durable type of microphone hence their popularity in live music scenarios, moving coil based dynamic microphon
Dynamic Processors Dynamic range processors are a fairly large group of devices, all of which are designed to have a certain effect on an audio signals gain/volume level hence the term 'Dynamic Processor'. The four most widely used dynamic processors are Compressors, Limiters, Gates and Expanders. Compressors and Limiter controls Compressors are generally used to reduce the level of a single or multiple signals, whilst compressors are incredibly common in the world of persona
Introduction In next few blogs i'll be going over all of the main types of equipment that musicians use on a daily basis, from hardware to software, effects and even microphones. Reverb Reverberation is the natural sound that we hear everyday, it is simply the effect that is produced when sound waves reflect off of surfaces in an enclosed environment. Reverb also happens to be an incredibly popular effect when recording. This is for good reason; tracks that have very little o
Artist's Guide to Music Managers (Part 3)
Business & Marketing Skills Marketing is a highly important aspect of any business (particularly in the modern age) any business must be aware of the market they are working within as well as the competition which surround them. For managers starting out this kind of knowledge is critical to the success of the project, this is where planning comes in. 'It is very satisfying when an opportunity opens a door to implement an active plan to take advantage of it. For example, youn