For DIY Musicians, Bedroom Producers and Home Studio Fanatics
Well… what can I say? I’ve been rather quiet on the DIY Music website front and I apologise for that. Other priorities, commitments and responsibilities have taken over. It’s not that I’ve abandoned the site, I simply haven’t had time to create new content for it. I am taking a moment now to quickly update […]
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Here is the latest DIY Muso Spotlight, where I talk to fellow DIY Musos and find out a bit about how they do their things. This time I’m very pleased to have had a chance to interrupt Michael Bell’s busy schedule with a few questions.
Read MoreHey you guuuuysssss!!! Yes, I’m still here. Still working on the music at home whilst raising the family and working the day job. But yes, I haven’t written anything new for this site for a long time. And I’m sorry about that. Time is precious and I’ve just had so many other things to do […]
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Welcome to another DIY Muso Spotlight, where I talk to fellow DIY Musos and find out a bit about how they do their things. This time I’m talking to my good man Nick Hanslip who is a great source of production advice.
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Welcome to DIY Muso Spotlight, where I find out what’s going on in the home studios and musical minds of fellow DIY musos. On this occasion I’m very pleased to have a chance to delve into the wonderful world of Jeffrey Johnson.
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One of the most common reasons that DIY musos like you and I just fail to get stuff finished, or even started, is an apparent lack of available time. Since the wife and I decided to have a baby this lack of time has become something I’ve needed to really think about. I’ve found a few methods that have […]
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Hello! My name is Jake Duffie, the recording tech with The Underground Alliance. Today, I’ll be doing at at-length look into the Akai EIE pro Audio Interface Unit.
Read MoreI left it to late to do an end-of-year blog in 2016. So here’s a start-of-year blog in 2017…
Read MoreOne of the questions that gets asked time and time again in bedroom producer communities is this… what are the best affordable headphones for new producers. In this article I’ll give you my opinion, and ask you for yours.
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Welcome to the latest edition of DIY Muso Spotlight, where I ask a few questions of other musicians who are doing it for themselves. This time I’m talking to Jeroen van Kuik, a DIY hardware loving, heavy metal monster from the Netherlands.
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Our next DIY Muso Spotlight is pointed at Jake Duffie from The Underground Alliance. They are a house full of Heavy Metal loving musicians based out of Woodstock, NB, Canada. While the other three members are in a band known as MONTEITH, Jake’s main focus has been on the recording element. Let’s find out more…
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Indeed… so much for my regular updates! Turns out that having a kid, a day job and a serious home studio and production addiction, among other things, leaves little time for blogging. But there you go… Not really that surprised, are we! Well I’m here now and I’m writing a little catch-up for anyone who’s interested.
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Let’s face it, everyone’s on Facebook these days, even my mum. I have to admit I’m a regular user myself. One of my favourite things about Facebook is the variety of communities you can find in the form of Facebook groups. In some cases I’ve created my own which have grown into great places to […]
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Welcome to the second DIY Muso Spotlight. In this instalment we will be looking at the musical goings on of Michael O’Mara who I’ve know for a while now via the various online social groups we both belong to.
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Heya! Just taking a little time out to write another blog entry for anyone interested in what I’m getting up to these days. As mentioned in my last blog post there’s a few things that I’m trying to achieve… so how am I getting on?! I’ll tell you.
Read MoreHello! Welcome to a new thing for DIY Music. This is the first of my DIY Muso Spotlight articles, in which I will be shifting the attention to you, my fellow DIY musicians. The idea is to get an insight into what everyone is up to, what gear their using and how they approach their music.
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As you may or may not know, as well as writing for this site I also produce electronic music under the name HUMJUNKIE. I haven’t yet found myself slotted into any one genre and tend to draw on my influences from many different styles of music. One big influence, however, is Drum ‘n’ Bass. Especially […]
Read MoreAs promised (did I promise? I can’t remember… anyway…) I’ve not taken quite so long to write a new blog post. I’ve got a hell of a lot going on these days so time is tight, as you will know if you read my last post. But I’m doing my best to get as much […]
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Hello all! As mentioned in my last post, I’ve got a lot on my plate at the moment. As it’s been a whole month since that post I thought I better get on and write another update. I’ve decided to keep the blogs to stuff about myself and my own musical journey, whilst publishing the […]
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Hello fellow DIY Musos and thanks for checking out this new blog post. It’s been a while, I know… terribly sorry and all that but I do have some excuses…
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