Category: Music
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Tips to Improve Sound Diffusion and Deadening
Sound deadening foam has many uses that determine how sound moves around a room, and how it fills the space in that room. Using different foam panels, you can redirect sound, eliminate white noise for a crisper recording, dampen bass and more. It’s all about learning which panels are best for diffusion, and which are…
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American Sniper
Chris Kyle is the U.S. military’s deadliest marksman in its history. With claims of 255 killed and the Department of Defense officially conformed 160 of them. The famous actor and director Clint Eastwood made it to a movie, American Sniper in 2014 based on the autobiography titled American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal…
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A Portrait of Glenn Miller
Written by Phin Upham Glenn Miller was born on a farm in Iowa. From those humble beginnings, one of the world’s premier jazz and swing musicians would come. Miller bought his first instrument, a trombone, when he was 11 years old. His original instruments were the cornet and the mandolin, but he changed to the…
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The 27 Club
This article was written by Phineas Upham The end of the 60s didn’t happen on New Years Eve 1969. Instead, it began in September of 1970. The death of Jimi Hendrix was the first blow, but in true “they die in threes” fashion, two more important figures would soon follow suit. These first few deaths…
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A Brief History of the Rolling Stones
Written by Phineas Upham The Rolling Stones are one of the world’s most recognized bands. It all started at Dartford Maypole County Primary School, when Keith Richards first met Mick Jagger. Both men were avid followers of blues and American R&B music, and they also shared a mutual friend. Jagger and his friend Dick Taylor…
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X Factor USA to allow Twitter voting
X Factor USA will become the first reality TV show to permit viewers to vote through social networking site twitter. The producers of the show announced the partnership with the social media network which allows viewers to vote for their favorite finalists. Voting will be open from November 2 after the live performanaces. You will…
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Getting ready for the new Blink-182 material
I remember so many good times that I had with my friends growing up when I was listening to Blink-182. They were by far one of my favorite bands over the years. I was, of course, devastated when they broke up but I knew that I had the old stuff to listen to. So I’m…
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Music biz strikes a chord with TV placement
Television seems to be taking the center spot and is responsible for even driving music sales and exposure for artists. Over the years, labels and publishers avoided TV pacts, but with everyone in the industry looking for new ways of making profits, topped off with radio making its way to a slow death and music…