By David Lowry

Dealing with the local music scene these days is very challenging for management, booking, promotion companies and record labels. To be able to get any artist to the next level requires being able to take the package and sell it to the public or other…

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I love Spectrasonic’s Omnisphere. It’s the best sounding softsynth I’ve ever heard; powerful, deep, detailed and, yes, sexy. I love the fact that its sample library is enormous, the presets are wide, varied and bountiful, like Harrods at Christmas time. I can press just one key and a whole world of beautiful sound comes pouring out of my monitors, and every time I use it I always think; ‘wow, I could do…

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by Michael Laskow CEO, TAXI

"Good" is a subjective term. It can mean a couple of things when used in the context of making demos. "Good" can mean the song (with a slant toward "hit" potential), or it can mean the engineering or production values on the demo. If the ultimate use of your demo is to land a record deal, then shut your eyes and imagine this scenario: 

The vice-president of A&R of a major record label…

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Why do we say someone "died"...I personally have never been fond of the word and would like to say "passed on to the next realm". What about you...can we celebrate someone moving on PLEASE and stop MOURNNG AND GRIEVING. When I pass I transfer to the next level my kids are giving me a fantastic PARTY...YOU'RE INVITED CHOO