Music Industry

The No 1 criteria a music producer must fulfil for you is this: Can He/She Do Music That Sells?

Notice the criteria is not about the ability to make music, rather it is to make music that sells! If you want to engage a producer, this criteria must be in the forefront of your thinking, otherwise the exercise of making music becomes a fruitless effort.

This criterion should help you streamline the number of producers you should be seeking, because many who claim to be producers have never sold 50 singles. Such a person is not for you.

This also means that many of your friends who have studios or should I say “computers” will not be included in your list.

Remember that the main aim of doing music is to make money from your craft and the team that can ensure such success must be included in the process. The selection of individuals, who can not show any type of commercial viability, should not be allowed to participate in your recording.

It may sound very harsh, but your time and money is not for someone else’s experiment. Even if you want to help out a mate who is a budding producer, make sure you are working with someone else who will produce the goods!

When your child shows an interest in playing drums at a young age, you want to everything you can to nurture that interest. By purchasing a drum kit you will give your child the opportunity to learn to play the drums at an early age and improve his or her talent with practice. When shopping around for a drum kit, you will find many sets in a wide price range. Some less expensive kids drum sets lack the quality and durability that is necessary to withstand the abuse of smaller children.

Purchasing a quality and durable drum set will allow your child to not only explore his or her musical talents but will also ensure that he or she will have a kit that will last even with heavy use. Quality and durability in junior sets often comes with a higher price tag but in the end the reliability of the drum set will far outweigh the cost. In fact, some of the higher quality drum sets are merely miniature versions of professional quality sets making them a great choice.

Competition is a natural part of survival and life. We are involved in it to some degree whether we want to be or not. We see it in the animal kingdom, competition for mating and for food. But it occurs in humans too, but on different levels. Let’s take a social gathering, such as a party, for example. Many vie to be the best dressed, to have the best dish at the potluck, etc.

Music is an area that may have a lot of competition. It can be personal or it can be organized into events. The purpose of this article is to show the beneficial as well as the harmful aspects of musicians.

Guns N’ Roses (sometimes abbreviated as G N’ R or GnR) is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album. The classic original lineup, as signed to Geffen records, consisted of lead vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler. Co-founder Axl Rose is the only current original member of Guns N’ Roses. The band has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, including shipments of 45 million in the United States. The band’s 1987 major label debut album, Appetite for Destruction, has sold in excess of 28 million copies worldwide and reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 and is also the highest selling debut album of all time in the US.

The top 5 hip hop producers of all time is a topic talked about all over the internet and honestly everybody is entitled to their own opinion; no one is really right or wrong. One thing is for sure though, hip hop has grown to a level that no one could of expected. From old school DJ’s to new school beat bangers the game is stronger than ever.

Here are my Top 5 Hip Hop Producers of All Time:

NUMBER 5 | MARLEY MARL

GOVT. NAME: Marlon Williams

DOB: September 30, 1962

AGE: 48

BIRTH PLACE: Queensbridge, NY

BIO: Marley Marl is recognized as one of the pioneers of sampling. He was a member of The Juice Crew who included big names such as: Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shante, Masta Ace and his cousin MC Shan. These days Marley Marl is still touring the world doing his DJ thing representing his brand of funk for fans of Golden Era hip hop.

NUMBER 4 | RZA

GOVT. NAME: Robert Fitzgerald Diggs

DOB: July 5, 1969

AGE: 41

BIRTH PLACE: Staten Island, NY

BIO: RZA is an American Grammy winning music producer, author and rapper. He has been the production mastermind behind the legendary Wu-Tang Clan as a group and produced many solo projects from different Wu members. Rappers do act right? Well RZA is no exception. You can catch him featured in movies such as American Gangster, Funny People and Repo Men.