Who Uses Logic Pro?
Every DAW has its advocates and detractors. Logic Pro is no different. Many accomplished music producers and engineers use several different DAWs, depending on the project’s needs. Thus, when it comes to which DAW...
Author: Liya Swift
What do record labels do?
Before the internet, record labels were just about the only way music got to the public. Back then, record labels discovered artists, signed them, recorded them and distributed them along with handling all the...
Russell Dennis Goes from Tech to Audio Engineer & Gets Hired
When Russell Dennis enrolled in Recording Connection for Audio Engineering & Music Production, he was already successful by many people’s standards. As an instructional designer and technical support specialist, he was making a good...
Learn from a Songwriting Mentor
When it comes to songwriting there are two sets of skills you need. The first is the creative side of songwriting—the music and the lyrics. The second is the business side of songwriting—protecting your...
Roundtable Talk with Recording Connection mentor Nathan Jenkins
Providing real-world education, support, and opportunity is something we take very seriously at RRFC. In order to ensure we continually set our students and mentors up for success, we’ve started inviting mentors into RRFC...
How do I make Industrial Music
Industrial music comes by its name honestly. Like a manufacturing plant or an oil refinery, the sound is dirty, gritty, and loud. The perfect counterpart to the glimmery hope of disco in the ‘70s....
Where do Audio Engineers Work?
If you are seriously considering becoming an audio engineer you first need define what type of audio engineer you want to be. While many of the skill sets overlap, each of the various types...
How to Produce Pop Music
A Little about the History of Pop, the genre. The genre of music that we call pop music today has its roots in the early 1950s. Bill Haley and the Comets’ 1954 hit “Rock...
How do I make Electronic Dance Music?
Did it begin on the Southside of Chicago or in South London? Germany or Jamaica? Or was it first heard in 1940s Egypt? With the wide-ranging sub-genres found within Electronic Dance Music (EDM), it’s...
Recording grad Aqellezra “Echo” Gabriel gets Hired at PSAV
A lifelong songwriter and artist, Aqellezra “Echo” Gabriel was on her second year of general education classes at San Francisco State University, pursuing a degree in Broadcasting and Electronic Communication Arts, when she found...
