LA’s prized FYF Fest returns to heat up the streets for its 12th annual year, August 27th and 28th! Setting up shop in Exposition Park, the popular music festival boasts a truly stellar lineup. Heavy hitters like Kendrick Lamar, Grimes, Father John Misty and Hot Chip are set to perform, along with indie darlings like […]
Been wanting to check out the thriving music scene, artsy, coffee-drinking, beer-drinking, beard-loving, slightly-granola, slightly-nihilistic (but nice) vibe that is Portland? Get thyself to Project Pabst, occuring the weekend of August 27th. Get there early, stay later in the week and we’re talking a full-fledge vacay in the cleanest, most organically fueled city of the […]
Not to be beat by last year’s killer lineup, the second annual Wrecking Ball festival comes in swinging, this year, with a lineup that absolutely crushes. Taking place in Atlanta, Georgia, the two-day music fest will feature the cream of the crop of the indie, punk, emo, and hardcore rock scenes, boasting performances from legends […]
Making things is hard. It’s so much easier to live a life of consumption. Just sitting back and playing video games, reading books, and watching movies. It’s so much easier to let life wash over you. But that’s not satisfying at the end of the day, is it? Do you wake up fulfilled after a […]
As a working audio engineer, and especially as a music producer, it’s commonplace to have to become acquainted with multitude of different types of music. You could go from Cumbia to Zydeco to hip-hop to hardcore in the matter of a few days. Due to the rapid turn over of musical genres inherent in the […]
Recording Connection student Charles Huston (Chicago, IL) is a lifelong, self-proclaimed “tech head” who says he knew from his early teens that he wanted to produce music. “I was big into shoegaze,” he says, “so I started getting into Radiohead. I was really big into Pink Floyd, My Bloody Valentine, just the craziest textures…And then […]
In any creative industry networking is key. It’s just a fact that you need to have a wide base of connections to pull from. You need lots of people who are talented and have the ability to help you advance your career. Like the saying goes, “It’s not about what you know, it’s who you […]
In the age of instant access via the World Wide Web it’s a bit surprising that most people still have major blind spots in their cultural awareness. With its stirring rhythms and soaring harmonies, music binds cultures and transcends language and heritage. It’s arguably the oldest and most important of all the art forms. As […]
Taking place June 22nd 2016, The NAMM, or National Association of Musical Merchants, is the largest trade-only music industry convention in the United States. This massive show attracts thousands of music industry professionals, heavy-hitters, musicians, and product suppliers from all around the world. One of the largest trade shows of its kind on the planet, […]
Electric Daisy Carnival is one of the largest electronic dance music festivals in the world. Heralded as the biggest and most elaborate EDM festival in the world, this traveling circus-style festival moves from city to city. This year, the most highly attended and frequently sold out EDC is appearing in New York, Las Vegas, and […]
