Archive for June, 2007

Backing track prices

Our business has increased dramatically in the first half of 2007, so we’ve decided to share our profits with you - our customers who made it all possible!
As a thank you for the volume of backing tracks you’ve bought from us in the first 6 months of this year, we’ve reduced the price of all our backing tracks. [...]

The importance of good website design

How to use your website to get agents and bookers falling over themselves to book your act!
Have you noticed that all the worlds biggest entertainers have websites to promote themselves? That’s because websites work! If you are an entertainer, no matter whether you just work locally at a semi-professional level or you are a worldwide [...]

Licencing the music you put on your website

Do you want to avoid being caught out? Then don’t wait until a big bill for  royalties pops through your letterbox…Get the licencing right before you start to put music on your website!
First of all, let me ask you a question. Would you ever book an artist to play in your theatre, club venue, at [...]

Converting mp3 to midi

With the right software, Midifile backing tracks can be converted to mp3, but unfortunately mp3 backing tracks cannot be converted to midifile.
Midifiles need individual instrument data for each sound (drums, bass, piano, brass, strings etc), but you can’t extract this individual instrument data from an mp3 file. This is because an mp3 file is a [...]

How to get a recording deal

TV programs like American Idol, Pop Idol and Fame Academy have all proved two things - there’s a lot of talent out there, and anyone is capable of making the big-time.
So, if you are as ambitious as you are talented (and why shouldn’t you be), then you won’t be satisfied with earning a few measley [...]