Music and Band Ezine: Vol 2, Ed 2
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ON THE COVER
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The Whole Note – from the Publisher
Josh Hurt Interview
Presented By:
Music and Band Ezine’s Publisher, Paul Heingarten
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Hip Hop Music Production – Make Yourself Unique
Written By: Wes Durham
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Music Sequencer Software and What They Do
Written By: Michael A Davis
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Top 5 eMusic Downloads for the week of January 16, 2010
1) “Embryonic” – The Flaming Lips
2) “xx” – The xx
3) “Veckatimest” – Grizzly Bear
4) “Live At The Olympia” – REM
5) “Real Estate” – Real Estate
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Cover
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Josh Hurt Interview
Presented By:
Music and Band Ezine’s Publisher, Paul Heingarten
Q: What genre (if any) would you classify your music in?
A: Urban Pop
Q: Do you play only originals, or do you do covers? In your
average gig, what’s the ratio of original songs to covers?
A: Mostly originals, maybe 1-2 covers. 3:1
Q: Who are your musical influences?
A: Michael Jackson and Beyonce.
Q: What are your songs about?
A: Relationships, and simply enjoying the better sides to life.
Q: What are your band’s goals?
A: To show there is more than just rap music coming from Dallas.
Q: Do you sell CD’s or MP3′s of your music? If so, where could
someone find them?
A: www.itunes.com/JoshHurt
Q: What are your most and least favorite venues to play, and why?
A: Battle of the Bands-type events because it is not a good
representation of local musicians.
Q: Which songs do you perform most frequently?
A: “Open the Door” and “Internationally Known”
Q: On a gig, do you play from a set list or do you just pick songs
on the spot?
A: Full-detailed, thematic set list.
Q: Who in the band writes your songs?
I write all of my material.
Q: How has your music evolved since you started playing together?
A: My background vocalists are willing to take more chances, and
my band is very flexible.
Q: Last thoughts?
A: Please support my 1st single, “Open the Door” by buying it on
iTunes. The second single is slated for January 2010.
About the Author:
Paul Heingarten runs the Music and Band Ezine
http://www.musicandband.com
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Hip Hop Music Production – Make Yourself Unique
Written By: Wes Durham
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Becoming is hip hop music producer is a career that many people
aspire to get into. Becoming a top rated producer can have many
personal and monetary advantages. Many popular artists like Dr.
Dre, Timbaland, P-Diddy, and Master P have made 7 and 8 figures
making music and producing artists. They are known for delivering
chart topping music. With the fame and fortune many get into
making beats and music for a career. Becoming that Hip Hop
Producer is not done overnight, but time and hard work will pay
off for you in the end.
Hip hop has been around for quite a few years now, but it is
modern hip hop that has really opened the doors for lots of new
music producers to get on board and create some great new exciting
sounds. Being a hip hop producer is correlated to creating the
beats of the track itself. The art form of creating a hip hop beat
is what the music producers are most celebrated for. Today, they
use live instrumentals, music samples, sequencers, drum machines,
turn tables, live vocals, and synthesizers. If you can think of
it, you can use it.
Some drum beats are downloaded, and others can be created by drum
beat makers. This depends on how confident you are when you are
creating your unique music. Producers often start with a sample
and then move up to creating their own beats eventually. Keep it
simple, and take it step by step and that’s the best way to learn
about it.
Once you have created that unique that makes you smile you will
need to work on the percussion and the sampling elements of your
track. If you just want to get into making music so that you can
produce your own tracks, or if you are a producer looking for
another way into the industry, there are great options out there
for everyone. You just have to get your hands on some beat making
software.
About the Author:
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music, audio mastering, or making beats. Take advantage of this
great resource with articles, tools and recommendations to
further your skills. Visit [http://musicproducerinfo.com/hip-hop-music-production/]http://musicproducerinfo.com for information.
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Music Sequencer Software and What They Do
Written By: Michael A Davis
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Music sequencers have had many drastic changes throughout the
years-especially in the past decade. Previously, they did not
include the recording and editing features-just basic midi file
organization tools. Now sequencers are featured in not only
programs, but in special synthesizers and all musical workstations
available. You have to know more about it by reading the article
below.
With the popularity of music making programs containing music
sequencers, the old sequencer had to catch up by adding more
features. Currently they can be used as a similar beat making
machine or added to other hardware as a time keeper. The newest
sequencers contain better audio editing and processing features
than before.
Trackers are a sub-variety of sequencers. These essentially do
what their name implies-they track sound samples across a
timeline. This allows you to arrange your music in a very
simplistic way.
Although music sequencers are almost not used individually at all
anymore, they created a way for musicians to follow their music
patterns and developed into other more commonly used programs.
Many programs that create a more complex score also use music
sequencers. This allows them to add a track and edit it. The
sequencer can help a beginner drummer as well; this makes it so
you can practice your rhythms and timing, a key ingredient to a
great drummer.
With synthesizers becoming more popular as new music develops, the
sequencer has been making a reappearance in new software
programs. Although you may not notice it, sequencers are a very
necessary, but overlooked part of the music making procedure.
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Top 5 eMusic Downloads for the week of January 16, 2010
2) “xx” – The xx
3) “Veckatimest” – Grizzly Bear
1) “Embryonic” – The Flaming Lips
4) “Live At The Olympia” – REM
5) “Real Estate” – Real Estate
Download these and more at
http://www.musicandband.com/top5downloads
That wraps up another edition of the Music and Band Ezine. Your
questions, comments and/or concerns can always be forwarded
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ezine. Looking forward to bringing you the next edition of Music
and Band, I am…
Paul Heingarten
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