Archive for Music Biz

Singing Career – III

Posted by Melissa Ellen on September 11, 2010 with 0 Comments

Singing Career – III Organize for your singing business Plus, What to know first about Singing original songs Just as with your contacts, you should organize all of your singing business. Any correspondence should be documented and organized, i.e. emails sent or received, contracts sent or received, press received.  Keep information regarding any songs you [...]

Filed Under: Music Biz, Vocal Coach

Singers Need Equipment Too

Posted by Melissa Ellen on September 3, 2010 with 0 Comments

Working toward being a pro singer?  You should have your own equipment for gigs and know how to use it all.  At the very least, a singer should have a microphone.  The most commonly used microphone for live performances is a Shure SM58.  They retail for $99 to $119.  They are common because of the [...]

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Delivery for Singer Songwriters

Posted by Melissa Ellen on September 3, 2010 with 0 Comments

Delivery for  Singer Songwriters Style and delivery for a songwriting singer. You may hire a professional singer, but what happens when you want to perform your songs live? As a songwriter you may not consider yourself to be a singer. You hire a demo singer to record your material, but then run into trouble when [...]

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23 Recording Studio Terms

Posted by Melissa Ellen on September 3, 2010 with 0 Comments

23 Recording Studio Terms That a Singer Should Know …and some advice for a good vocal performance In the studio: Be sure never to touch the mic or mic stand in the recording studio. Let the engineer handle it. Just tell them what you need. When the engineer adjusts the mic stand for you in [...]

Filed Under: Music Biz, Studio, Vocal Coach

Copyright Complaint

Posted by Melissa Ellen on July 12, 2010 with 0 Comments

Copyright Pet Peeve Songwriters please stop talking about getting your songs copywritten.  There is no such thing as getting a song COPYWRITTEN!  Why?  Because after you WRITE a song, you get a copyright for it.  This gives you the RIGHTS to the material you WROTE. Technically, copyrighting your material or having it COPYRIGHTEd does not [...]

Filed Under: Music Biz