How did you get in to music? I was in a punk rock band called 4th Reich initially which later changed it’s name to Manufactured Romance. We put out several records under independent labels, toured up and down the country, saved up money to go in to studios. We would look for ‘down-time’, often working […]
Richer Unsigned talks to Sophia Margerison of The Agency Group What does an agent do? An agents’ job is to build and develop an artists’ live career. They take a brand new act and book them for events such a showcases (even if there is no money being made). Their job is to put the […]
We are excited to announce that as part of Record Store Day 2015, Richer Sounds will be hosting a number of stripped back acoustic performances in it’s stores. Record Store Day has been running for 8 years and is the single biggest release day for vinyl in this country. Tens of thousands of music lovers […]
This week a Los Angeles jury ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke were to pay $7.3 to the family of Marvin Gaye for copyright infringement of Gaye’s 1977 hit ‘Got to Give it Up’. Williams and Thicke were found guilty of willfully infringing upon the copyright of Gaye’s song to create their 2013 hit […]
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 […]
It used to be that the only way to record music was in recording studios. We all know that technology has changed this dramatically, making it possible to record an entire album in your bedroom. However, no matter how good your bedroom studio, it will never parallel the recording equipment of Abbey Road for example. […]
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. […]
Have you ever heard a track and thought it’s been created on Garageband, Ableton, Fruity Loops or other home software? Well it doesn’t need to be that way. Changing your software package might be the easiest adjustment but that can cost a lot, and besides that’s not necessarily the problem. Assuming the core music is […]