A common question I am often asked by singers who are out there singing in live music venues at night is “When performing, is it best to use my backing tracks in stereo or mono?” The question arises because many singers have found that at particular venues, their backing tracks have sounded woolly, bassy or [...]

Using the same tempo and feel as the old UB40 song “Kingston Town”, this song by Paris Hilton was the summer hit of 2006 and quite rightly so. It has everything a good summer song should have…it’s catchy, it’s punchy, it makes you feel good, and the reggae beat just makes that sunshine and tropical [...]

You Give Me Something was the first single release from James Morrison’s debut album Undiscovered and introduced the 21 year old to the music scene. The song has quite a retro sound and feel to with a great brass section which could come right out of the seventies. This is a great backing track and [...]

The first single release by Paolo Nutini, last request is a catchy pop song and rocketed the previously unknown singer in to the top 10. He performed this song to a waiting crowd at a David Sneddon concert (David Sneddon was late turning up) and record execs in the audience immediately signed him. This backing [...]