Plastered against the wall. Practically hyperventilating.
That’s me, headphones on, listening full blast to Synchronicity by The Police. And not just anything off that masterpiece – which was released 35 years ago this week in 1983 – but the opening song, “Synchronicity I.” It was that track that woke me Read more...
It’s a long way up to #1.
Save for the most indie-minded of musicians, topping the charts is pretty much a universal dream. Whether it’s the Billboard Hot 100, Spotify Global Top 50, or any other official measuring stick, seeing your song at the highest peak represents supreme validation. Whether Read more...
Why choose?
That’s the question posited by the career of Ariel Rechtshaid, who’s straddled the twin tracks of producing platinum hits and advertising music as effectively as anyone. Is maintaining creative credibility with pop stars copacetic with composing Covergirl commercials? Consider Rechtshaid’s particular path.
On the chart side of things, Read more...
Cracking the code to originality: House music producer Chris Budd has done it.
Based out of Birmingham in the Jolly Olde UK, Budd has built having his own sound to some pretty amazing payoffs. It’s earned him a busy career as a producer, remixer, engineer and composer, as well as Read more...
Who was Les Paul? He was man who could be classified in many different ways: Inventor, audio engineer, producer, arranger, musician—as a jazz, country and blues guitarist—and designer of audio circuits and guitars.
As disparate as each of these skills may be, he brought one common quality to all of Read more...
