This week’s ‘Artist of The Week’ is Jodie Fitzgibbon, as chosen by Sound Consultancy Jodie Fitzgibbon is a Newcastle-based singer, songwriter and instrumentalist. Her powerful voice and heartfelt original music have taken her three times to the Grand Final of the national Open Mic UK competition. 2015 saw the release of her debut six-track collection […]
This week’s Artist of The Week is London band PUMAROSA, chosen by Live Nation. Their track Priestess is a rousing 7 1/2 minute affair that builds throughout, touching on a number of different musical genres and climaxing with solos from saxophone and guitar. Instrumentation in the verses is stripped back allowing the vocal space to glide over […]
We spoke to Gemma Dempsey, music supervisor and now consultant for Sound Cheque – A great company providing a route for artists (signed or unsigned) to have their music pitched for syncs. Enjoy: 1. What does a music supervisor do? A music supe can be brought on a production to do a variety of things – […]
Last week’s Brit Awards showcased the talent that made 2014 an incredible year for British music. For the first year since BPI records began in 1973, the UK’s top ten selling albums came entirely from British artists. The amount of albums sold by the top three blew away last year’s top sales with Ed Sheeran’s […]
I recently attended an event put on by our friends at Success Express Music which featured a Q&A session with Radiohead’s wonderful Ed O’Brien. During the Q&A one of the most common questions being asked by artists was how are they supposed to have the time to write and focus on music when they are also expected […]
Are music fans no longer interested in listening to complete albums or do we need just make them better? I often hear about the ‘great shame’ that technology has brought upon the way we listen to music in that very few people are interested in listening to complete albums. Have our attitudes towards music really […]
What do big businesses have in common with artists? More than you’d think. What we sometimes forget is that whilst music is an art, your band and it’s music is a product just like a hi-fi or television. If there are too many products in the marketplace then it becomes crowded and difficult to emerge […]
Is Liverpool the Mecca of music? Is Nashville, Tennessee really where music’s born? Richer Unsigned takes a close look at the most influential bands, to find out which towns produce the most important music for today’s new bands. We have taken recent charts, published by top sources, to create a “super list” of the most […]
What does your music really sound like? When hearing new music people can be quick to draw comparisons to existing artists and that can be a little demoralizing. Of course, you may think your music sounds unique or different from other tracks but people use similarities as a stepping-stone to understand what they’re listening to. […]