Alesis have released some exciting new audio equipment for use with backing tracks on the iPod.
I’ve personally used many Alesis products over the years (in particular I had a drum machine and a little microverb digital reverb unit which I gigged to death, yet they just kept working without a single problem for over 20 years) […]
The question I’m often asked is “How many Christmas backing tracks do I need” and “How many Christmas songs should I include in my set-list”?
As far as how many backing tracks you’ll need, well, you can never really have enough Christmas backing tracks because there will always be some audience member somewhere who’ll ask […]
Here at MP3 Backing Trax, I get emails every day from customers asking us to produce backing tracks of songs they can’t find off-the-shelf anywhere else. Before we can quote a price for producing a backing track of their special song, we need to listen to the original version of the song and calculate how much work and time […]
Every month, more and more artists are ditching their record labels. The latest artists to ‘go it alone’ are Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, and Paul McCartney.
So, if you want to make it as an artist in todays music business, do you really need the backing of a major label to make it big?
My article at […]
Just in case you’re having trouble accessing the link I gave you earlier about the new BBC talent show, here’s a better link which takes you directly to the BBC’s website where you can get more information and download the audition form for this new primetime talent show (where the winner will get a […]
Do you perform a tribute act or has anyone ever told you that when you sing you sound like someone famous?
The BBC in the UK are holding auditions all this month around the country inviting singers to audition for a primetime BBC1 talent show.
The winner will get a three-month performing contract with Legends in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]