Composition, arranging, music theory, music production, studio design and self-publishing blog.

I have to admit I was surprised by streaming. I’m a full-time private online music instructor, not a performer; I have no desire to quit my day job and tour, not that I could. I guess I’m unlike many musicians in that regard. I’m not overly fond of promoting my albums; I don’t. Some of […]

We live in an excellent time for recording. If you stumbled across my first blog post for my website Illustrious Sound, you might remember me talking about my first studio and having to save data to a data cassette. Can you imagine saving your projects to a data cassette? I can’t believe that was the […]

These posts are tricky to write because each situation differs regarding the amount spent on recording and promoting an album. Most people reading my blog don’t have large budgets for their hobbies ($30K). My website, Listening Edge Records, deals with a specific clientele; it focuses on those who have bedroom studios, home studios, students, and […]

Do you need an artist website? Your music is out for sale, and people are already streaming it, yet you feel something is missing? Probably an “artist” website. Alright, so I may have guessed wrong, but we should address this topic anyway. Artist websites are a great way to promote your music; where people can […]

I wrote a similar file organization post for my company’s Up-Temp Publishing blog. At least in my workflow, the number of files used to complete one printed score and the number of files used to release an album is close. Both publishing print music and releasing albums go through stages, and right or wrong, I […]

Making an album is both a significant undertaking and a fascinating project. So what are the steps for completing and submitting an album? In this short blog post, we’ll go through the process I and many others follow when creating and releasing our albums. It is not the only process, so research and develop an […]

So now you have your very own record label, your recordings are in online music retailers and streaming services; you’ve done some promotion, some advertising, now what? Perhaps, your record label needs a website—a permanent home on the internet. Is this step essential? Perhaps not, but there can be some benefits.   Having a suitable place […]