5…, 4…, 3… The midway mark is here! And if you haven’t already heard, the reason why we’re getting all riled up is because of Lí-Lí Octave’s debut single, ‘What Do We Do’, releasing on September 3rd 2021. And if you didn’t know? Now you know! Word on the street is that this growing artist […]
5 …, 4…, With four more weeks to go, we can’t help but acknowledge Lí-Lí’ Octave’s knack for subtle hints. Pay attention, ’cause you just might be rewarded for your observations. “‘What Do We Do’ is by no means your typical song. It reflects the many phases of moods that people go through being in […]
5 …, Lí-Lí Octave has had quite the transformation since her first stage appearance at the 2012 Jazz and Creole music festival in Dominica. The singer, who we all know by her birth name ‘Lianne Letang’, and who came to be nicknamed ‘Lily’, now goes by the stage name ‘Lí-Lí Octave‘. A name that actually […]
Chances are, you are already ruining your potential to succeed in the music industry because you believe in one or more music career myths. How do I know? Over the past 10 years plus, I keep receiving messages on a constant basis by tons of musicians (all seeking the answers to the WRONG questions). These […]
Multiple studies link music study to academic achievement. But what is it about serious music training that seems to correlate with outsize success in other fields? The connection isn’t a coincidence. I know because I asked. I put the question to top-flight professionals in industries from tech to finance to media, all of whom had […]
You are about to learn the five critical elements that have fueled the success of all great musicians’ careers. Until you possess these key elements for yourself, it will be nearly impossible for you to reach your musical dreams and build a successful career in the music business. Read below to discover these five key […]
As festival season rapidly rolls in, we’re constantly being reminded of the continuing lack of diversity on our lineups. With a recent study indicating 86 per cent of the lineups of 12 major music festivals last year including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and Creamfields were male, it seems that the ears at the top are […]
The 90s undoubtedly marked the Golden Age of underground music zines cataloguing subcultural movements. Without an avalanche of Tumblr accounts offering endless information on what your favourite band is wearing, Soundcloud recommendations about who to listen to next, or Twitter documenting your most-loved guitar player’s childhood fear, publications such as the pioneering DIY zine Sniffin’ […]
As a bassist, bandleader, teacher, and music copyist, I’ve worked with hundreds of singers throughout the years. Though working musicians know hundreds of tunes, singers need to have good charts in order to have their music played the way they want. I define a “good chart” as a piece of written music that effectively tells […]
Music is a form of art that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. It is normally expressed in terms of pitch (which includes melody and harmony), rhythm (which includes tempo and meter), and the quality of sound (which includes timbre, articulation, dynamics, and texture). Music may also involve complex generative forms in time through […]