10 key insights for music creators from 15-time Grammy® Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer Alicia Keys. In addition to music, Alicia is also an accomplished actress, a New York Times best-selling author, an entrepreneur and a powerful force in the world of philanthropy and in the global fight…
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In this post, musician/songwriter and AirGigs interviewer Chris Dunnett sits down with mix engineer, producer, and songwriter Ken Lewis to discuss Ken's career, and the music industry. Ken has worked 19 Grammy winning artists. He's worked on 99 Certified Gold and Platinum albums, and 70…
Read More »10 legendary producers perspectives on production and working with recording artists. From Quincy Jones on intuition, to Rick Rubin's focus on creating the right setting to Sylvia Massey's out of the box techniques to Mark Ronson's commitment to the song. There's lots of wisdom, techniques…
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Finances and pricing are tricky subjects with musicians. Often, two musicians at the same gig will get paid differently. There are many factors that have traditionally affected what a musician makes. But the potential for a musician to increase their earnings has increasingly been capped…
Read More »This video contains musical wisdom from 12 time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Jack White. White is the lead singer and guitarist of the duo The White Stripes, White's solo albums have all reached number one on the Billboard charts. He's also…
Read More »As part of our new series AirGigs Insights we’re digging deep to find nuggets of wisdom from some of the world’s most iconic songwriters, musicians and producers. In this episode we compiled 10 essential songwriting tips from Bob Dylan taken from interviews and quotes given…
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Having begun his Audio career in live sound, engineer and producer Vance Powell transitioned to the studio and now operates his own recording studio, Sputnik Sound in Nashville. He has worked with Jack White, Chris Stapleton, Phish, Wolfmother, and Martina McBride. Chris Dunnett recently sat…
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The process for building a studio is incredibly expensive. You will need at the very least: A computer, an interface, mics, instruments, cables, and a way to listen to what you’ve recorded. Getting a professional rig together usually takes thousands of dollars and years of…
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This is a guest post by Brian Dane Hansen. There was a point in my career where the projects that I was currently mixing sounded worse than the songs that I first mixed when I was just getting started. When I realized this, I was…
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Contact Joel today about your project! https://www.airgigs.com/user/Joelkibble Today we sat down with Joel Kibble, award-winning musician, author, and inspirational speaker. As a musician, Joel's been a long time member of the Grammy Winning, Multi-Platinum vocal group Take 6. During his time with the group Joel…
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This is a guest post by top rated AirGigs artist /Aubrey Whitfield Staying indoors for prolonged periods of time can make you feel uninspired as well as frustrated and lethargic - and that's not good for creativity or productivity! As musicians, however, there are plenty…
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This is a guest post by AirGigs artist Chris Dunnet Musicpreneur seems to be becoming a popular buzzword. What does it mean exactly? It expresses the idea that many modern musicians need multiple streams of income. This has always been true to some extent. Even…
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