FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASELondon, England–Jan 9, 2006–Luke Harrison, known asLucius “Loopy Luke” in the world of electronic downbeat music,has a innovative new CD out titled The Five Ages ofHumanity. The title is very prolific and the music, soundloops, and voice tracks you will hear tie in with the title in amost definitive way.While Lucius has made a name for himself in the U.K.,...

The story of the Essex was as well known in its time as that ofthe Titanic today. Essex was a whaling ship that left the coastof Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1819 on a two-and-a-half-yearvoyage to the South Pacific to hunt sperm whales. The ship,however met a tragic end when it capsized after being attackedand hit by a sperm whale. Though the crew members survived theattack, they fell prey to dehydration,...

Building Range for the Beginning Trumpet Player I teach many students each week, and all of them are interestedin one thing: playing high notes on the trumpet. I’m not surewhere this fascination that higher is better came from (well, Iguess we could Maynard Ferguson for this), but it is typicallythe area that most students, old and young, want to improve on. Unfortunately, students are often...

Notes from an era of true free expression where we were “spoiltfor choice” with the newest musical innovators. Before theonslaught of the digital age and the polarisation of modernmusic we experienced a cultural revolution which, in my humbleopinion, has yet to be equalled in successive generations …I suppose my first realisation that music was something morerelevant than learning...

The Formula: How To Get A Record Dealby Matty G Actually, anybody that tells you there is an exact formula youcan follow to get signed is lying. The truth is, there is noexact formula that will land you a record deal, period. This maybe disappointing for some to hear: I know I was disappointedwhen I first heard the truth.Although a record deal can sometimes come about just by being inthe right place...

By now you’ve probably heard of the Abba Gimme, Gimme, Gimmesampling dance club monster hit Hung Up and probably wonderingif the rest of the new Madonna album Confessions On A DanceFloor is any good. Well it’s definitely good and has a string ofvery nicely produced tracks by the Les Rhytmes Digitalesmastermind, Stuart Price, as well as a couple of other producerson the album. In Fact if...

Seven Basic Songwriting ErrorsThe advice in this article comes from The Essential Secretsof Songwriting, a popular website and e-book.________________________________ So are there only seven possible errors? In my experience as ateacher, the seven errors listed below represent the most commonerrors committed by students of songwriting. Addressing theseshortcomings is essential to making your songs...