The quest for hearing preservation
by Gene Baker, editor, Music Insider Magazine
Over a year ago, my band MGB (Mean Gene Band) directly routed everything to our PA system to avoid neighbor or family disturbance. These noiseless rehearsals benefited us …
by Brian McKinny, editor, Music Insider Magazine
Doug Robb is a regular guy by most anyone’s standards. He’s married, has a 2 1/2-year-old daughter whom he adores, loves sports and is an avid motorcyclist. When I caught up with him …
6 real-world examples from successful artists
by Steve Kayser
For most of us, music is entertainment. But for the artists who create it, it’s their life, livelihood, business — the way they pay their bills. Social media as a force …
Drumming heavy before heavy was cool
by Ray Rocha, editor, Music Insider Magazine
Music Insider Magazine hooked up with “the world’s greatest drummer,” Carmine Appice to discuss everything from working with Kelly Keeling to playing with Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, …
By Rich Varrasso, DJ for Music Insider Magazine and Bikers Inner Circle at BICradio.net
It was a brisk 62° California evening, Saturday, January 19th. I took a trek to the deep east bay town of Concord- a rock …
How to sharpen your business and law skill sets
by Stephen M. Stern, executive editor
From be-bop to pop, from rap to classical and everything in between, musicians go to the beat of a different drummer; however, they all seemingly …
The mastermind and methodology
by Brian McKinny, editor, Music Insider Magazine
In speaking with Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum record producing, innovative recording engineer Toby Wright, time has a way of disappearing. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk …
How to create a proper strategy
by Winston Giles
The way that people discover, purchase and listen to music has changed dramatically over the last 10 years. CD sales continue to fall, legal music downloads are flat, and illegal downloading …
Displaying records to friends and family can be really exciting, but it can also be difficult. Music is technically not a visual medium, but collecting album art is an extremely popular pastime. Some people also find it fun to actually …
