Carly Smithson - American Idol Contestant
by James Kara Murat.24 years oldHometown: San Diego, CAMusical Influences: Heart Celine, Skynryd, Ray Charles, Rolling Stones, U2, Janis, Johnny Cash, Annie Lennox"We are the makers of music and we are the dreamers of dreams (Willy Wonka)"-From the American Idol website...
David Archuleta - American Idol Contestant
by James Kara Murat.17 years oldHometown: Murray, UTMusical Influences: Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Kirk Franklin, Bryan Adams"You'll never be lonely if you learn to befriend yourself."-From the American Idol websiteDavid Archuleta's first exposure to the American Idol...
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Luke Menard - American Idol Contestant
by James Kara Murat.29 years oldHometown: Crawfordsville, INMusical Influences: James Taylor, Take 6, Chapter 6, John Mayer, Maroon 5, Keane, Billy Joel, Bee Gees"Don't fight. But if you have to... hit first and hit hard."-From the American Idol websiteLuke Menard is ev...
Syesha Mercado - American Idol Contestant
by James Kara Murat.21 years oldHometown: Sarasota, FLMusical Influences: Whitney Houston, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Zap Mama, Lauryn Hill and Aretha Franklin"Be the change that you want to see in the world."-From the American Idol websiteShe is one of the twenty-four ho...
MusicProducerPro – MUSIC PRODUCTION
by James J Jacob.It used to be that you had to go to college or a music production school to find a decent music production course. Now nearly every music school offers one. This should be no surprise due to the amount of time and money that people are now spending o...
Music: Who Wants To Live Without It?
by David Schofield.As children, we used to give singing recitals - especially at Christmas times!! I am grateful for the exposure our parents gave us to music – even if dad was a bit single minded when, in the late 50’s my brother Kenneth, bought home a recording o...
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Six Sigma Music Business
by Lionel Wayne.Six Sigma? What could a statistical math term possibly have to dowith music? Well I could bore you with a long answer on the statisticalbenefits, or I could explain it in one simple sentence. Six Sigma is about quality, service, and making sure that ...
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Music Piracy and the New Musician
by Lionel Wayne.Today’s click-and-download technology presents a greaterthreat to the music recording industry than all other past music-deliverytechnologies combined.Music piracy exists in 3 different planes:Illegally mass-manufactured pirate music CDsIllegal...
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Peer-To-Peer: A Musicians Highway to the World
by Lionel Wayne.Peer-to-peer is the term used to describe a complex computernetwork. It is very different from a regular computer network as there are nocentralised servers; it is simply a group of nodes connecting for the purposeof sharing files.Instead of relying ...
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Free Music Downloads
by Lionel Wayne.While downloading music is one of the most popular onlineactivities, besides social networking and playing games, there is a lot ofinformation that is not made available to the public at large.There are a number of serious issues that should beunders...
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Music T-shirts
by Mike Patton.Why did music t-shirts become so popular among people? What do they mean for people who wear them? Take a look around when you are in the street - what do people wear? T-shirts - this is what you would put on to show off with your original sense of h...
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101 Love Songs Music - Romatic Melodies
by Elaina.Love is a feeling with which no one can stay untouched. It is an emotion full of abysmal bliss and empathy. Had there been no love and compassion in this world, life would have been harsh, dull and devoid of feelings. Music is the soul of the life wi...
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Unlimited Music Download Sites
by Richard Adams.Unlimited music download sites are strangely difficult to come across. Indeed, the vast majority of music download sites and software tend to function using one of two different business models. Either they charge you per tune or album that you downl...
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Acoustic Guitar Tabs - What Are They?
by Markthompson.Guitar music has its own special musical notation. Rather than a guitarist using the standard musical notations which other musicians use i.e., staffs, notes, note values, ledger lines, key signatures and time signatures. Guitar players will use a...
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Acoustic Guitar Tips for the Beginner
by Ralph Serpe.The very first step in learning how to play the acoustic guitar, is of course to get a guitar. For the sake of argument, I am assuming you already own a guitar and are ready to start playing. If not, you may find it easier to purchase a second hand g...
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