You. You’re looking for new music right? Well, you’re in luck because I have the guide for you.
As a radio DJ, I always need to search for new music. It’s a difficult battle sometimes, having...
This is a companion piece to a video on WKNC's YouTube channel, watch it at the following link: "Napster's Quick Rise and Fall"Living in the streaming age with so many services is overwhelming. We oft...
Over the past year, I’ve gotten really into collecting physical media, from books to movies to TV. It’s a very unique and tangible way to experience the works of art that you enjoy, especially since...
I love music that pushes the envelope on what can be considered music. Two metal pipes banging against each other in my headphones might just be a prototype of the instruments of the future. The worst...
I was recently asked how I prepare for a vocal performance. I realized that there are probably other people who are also looking for tips and tricks to prepare for a vocal performance so here you...
A ghost track, also called a hidden track, is a song on a CD that is unlisted. These tracks are preceded by minutes of silence after the final listed song of an album.
I first learned about hidden...
If anyone has ever heard of Oktoberfest, then they would know that it is a bier deal. Get it? Like a “big deal” but beer? Dirndl dresses, lederhosen, bretzels, and beer might be the most...
I am willing to bet that many of my readers who love music and love playing music have thought about making music themselves. Some of you are likely to go the solo artist route but many likely have...
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On several occasions I have been asked what kind of music education resources and such NC State has to offer. It would make sense that if I have been asked a handful of times...
Finding a strict definition for the job title “producer” was much harder than I expected. Producers perform so many important and creatively complex tasks that it’s difficult to define what they...
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I got inspired to write this article when I found a box in the back of my mom’s closet full of minidiscs, a minidisc recorder...
Wendy Carlos is an extremely influential composer who shaped the way that modern music evolved. Even if this is your first time hearing that name, you may already be familiar with her work. If you’ve...
