I'm a guitarist, songwriter, and a solid singer. I've written songs I genuinely believe are strong, but I don't play other instruments and I'm not a producer. I'm trying to figure out the smartest next step from here. I just have Rough demos (Guitar + Vocals) at the moment.

I am the bassist, I was wondering if I change my pedal effects and bass tone between songs would that be a bad idea? I dont have an exact tone every time I've been experimenting

I’m a solo acoustic singer/guitarist and recently broke my wrist, so I’m obviously unable to play guitar for a while. I have a 3-hour winery gig coming up that I’d really rather not cancel and lose the booking.

I was thinking about using backing tracks for the guitar/instrumental parts and just singing live over them. I’d still bring my normal PA and try to keep the tracks fairly stripped down/acoustic so it fits the winery atmosphere.

Has anyone done something similar? Would singing over backing tracks be acceptable for this type of solo acoustic gig, especially given the circumstances? I don’t want it to come across as karaoke or unprofessional, but I’d much rather find a way to still perform than cancel the gig altogether.

Would you give the venue a heads-up beforehand, or just show up and perform as planned?

I'm going to release an ethereal folk album in 2 months, and I'm just starting the promo/ marketing / submitting to editorial part of the project. I have very few followers on any platform and even fewer monthly listeners (0).

Most of my followers are other musicians that I'm building community with or people who have followed me from gigs, but the algorithm sees me playing guitar and singing in a dress and throws it in front of men.

1. How can I get in front of women/non-binary people who care about my music and don't just want to comment on my beauty?😮‍💨

2. And how can I incentivize people to listen on Bandcamp rather than exploitative streaming platforms?

I dont have a writer i cant write music but im a great vocalist who wants to start doing music

How could i start

I am new to this whole gig scene and I am looking for a piano that is semi cheap and reliable for gigs. I have been looking into the Roland Go:KEYS 3/5 but people say it isn't great for reliability but is for sound. What would you guys recommend?

I'm starting a tribute band, and I'm missing a rhythm section. I'm doing guitar and lead vocals, and we have a second guitarist at present.

We're looking to record a performance video to share and find musicians, but we only have 2 inputs on the audio interface.

How best should we go about demonstrating what we've got, i.e. recording a demonstration video with 2 guitar parts and a vocal performance.

EDIT: the music itself is very guitar-driven and that's the focus; we both do leads.

So Hi, I am 17, and working on putting out music tho i haven't put out any yet because i'm jsut started on T (hrt) and i'm still waiting to record the songs when my voice stabilizes in a few months

after those few months, sense i wouldn't have any music out, would it be wrong to ask someone to collab with me? they are on social media (idk them) they are just another small indie artist

so yeah, combined with that is how do you go about collabing with someone who is probably not within a travel distance from you?

Yo guys. I'm starting a band with my friend. He plays electric drums. I play electric guitar, and I use a digital multi-fx processor/pedalboard, so I don't really need an amp (and imo, it's better this way). When we get a singer, bassist and maybe another singer/guitarist, we will for sure need a way to connect everything to the speaker (we only have one at this moment, but our rehearsal room is quite small so we don't need something better right now), so that's why i'm making this post. Basically, we're gonna connect the drums, singer's mic, my guitar, bassist's bass, a computer via USB and AUX/Mini Jack (to record everything and also play things), and if possible (I hope so) another singer and/or guitarist. So, the thing is: I saw a Behringer X2442USB listed for 150€ (second hand). Is it good for starting? It has aux sends for in-ear monitoring, which our drummer wants to use and probably the singer too (at least most singers do), so it's a pretty good point. We're on a budget too, so I can't just get a brand new XR18. What do you think?

You know what I mean, right? When there's some very noticeable change toward the end of the song where everything just gets much more awesome. Maybe the song goes double-time. Or maybe it goes from a soft acoustic song to a rocking distorted rock song. Or maybe it changes styles in some way that is both surprising and awesome. There has to be a name for this, right? Any ideas?

so im planning to buy a new instrument, but im debating if im gonna buy a keyboard/piano or an electric guitar, i have an experience when it comes to acoustic guitar, i should say im pretty average. but i got lazy to learn anything new because my guitar is old and is more worth to buy a new one than fixing it up. i got interested on learning the piano but at the same time wanting to buy an electric and play "cool" riffs or even learn how to improvise. another concern is feeling the need to buy pedals if i choose the electric guitar. im 50/50 on what to buy give me guys your opinions

I've tried to figure this out myself, I've asked a lot of musician friends, and I get wildly different answers. I can't for the life of me figure out the time signature of this song https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm_jnP9J_NY

I've been singing for nearly 2 decades and while it doesn't automatically mean that I'm good at it, I'm still struggling with breath control. I can do pretty much every singing technique that exists, but I'm at beginner level of them all. 🤣

Everytime I try recording myself singing, it's NEVER EVER EVER been perfect. Like I'd always make small mistakes. The more takes I do, the worse it gets cause I stress over it and I lose focus.

But I've been learning instruments for 1 year and I'm already good enough. Two hands playing. Left playing bass, right playing treble. I can do it smoothly right away without too many takes. Well, of course if we ignore the tempo and little string buzzing but overall I play nicely. I enjoy my own playing.

It's like the feeling when you watch a concert, their playing makes you feel alive. But in here, I am listening to myself.

But singing... honestly I start to wonder if I've ever been destined to be a singer.

My mom named me after her favorite singer.

I just played and sang “And So It Goes” to help me negotiate some feelings in having right now as a relationship unravels and I couldn’t make it through without crying; how do musicians who use their life as inspiration manage to compartmentalize it so well?

Help settle a debate: At 3:00 and 3:23 in "[mmm mmm good](https://youtu.be/8LirICUX4Gc?t=203)" there's a very bendy, metallic sound that's either a synth or some strange percussion instrument.

My first instinct was flexatone (no, there's not enough attack) and musical saw (no, too much attack). Now my best guess is some kind of small gong dipped in water, struck, and lifted to raise the pitch? Especially at 3:23, I think you can hear a strike or two activating the instrument.

My theory is that this section of the track is Paulinho da Costa noodling around on his eclectic set-up, but I don't know really. A knowledgeable peer "strongly disagrees." Thanks for any help :)

Yeah, I know, stupid title. But want to avoid problems I might not have foreseen. Want to start finding people to collaborate on music, start a band, based in Los Angeles. Male with not a ton of vocal experience tbh. What steps or what should I know ahead of this journey? Thank you!

Hi - I'm using my mums account so please be patient.

I'm a 12 year old primary school student & guitarist. I'm doing a project on the impacts of AI in the music industry.

I would really appreciate if some musicians could please contribute by providing their opinions on the use & impact of AI in the music industry.

My main questions are:
-          How do you feel about AI music?

-          Have you used AI in your music?

-          Can you tell the difference between AI & human music?

-          How do you think it will change the industry?

-          Are you concerned about the rise in AI music?

Short answers are totally fine - I'd just like to get an idea of how actual musicians feel about AI in music and will compare to non-musicians

Thank you so much everyone!

from what i’ve read the biggest hurdle is breath and mouth control/coordination and i want to know how difficult and how long does it take to learn, and where is the best places/people to learn from? i’m currently learning the piano and learning sheet music and i’ve heard that helps. i want to pick up the saxophone bc i love jazz but i’m thinking about just sticking to piano if need be.

Dont sing but was curious about this, if u dont have perfect pitch are u still able to tell when the piece u are practising is not in the correct key, or do you need a reference note for each session. Lets say the piece is in C major, and one day you go to practise it, do you automatically sing it in C without a reference note, and would u notice if u sang it in D major instead. If not, does it matter to you if its not in the correct key when practsing, or as long as relatively correct its fine?

I’ve always loved the concept of making music… always looked up to pharrell the Neptunes and Kanye always swore up and down that they were the coolest people alive and that I strive to become them one day… but honestly don’t know where to start of course I tried it but finding that energy to just jump out to make music and then listening back like this shit mediocre is sometimes discouraging when u have the perfect vision but shit don’t come out right I’m not asking how to make beats I’m asking how to just find it within u to just start

Hi all,

I'm gearing up to release my first song. I've been working with a producer for the past couple of months, and I think we're nearing the end of the mixing/mastering stage, so I'm trying to make sure I'm prepared once I have the final file.

I'm starting from essentially zero as an artist. Right now I've been posting song covers on YouTube, both long-form videos and Shorts, around twice a week. Part of my thinking was to start building a catalogue of music-related content and hopefully give YouTube some idea of the audience for my channel before I begin posting my original music.

The part I'm struggling with is how to prime social media for a first release when there isn't really an existing audience yet. If nobody knows my music, it's difficult to tease a new song in the same way an established artist can because there's no previous music or identity for people to connect it to yet.

I'm also working with a graphic designer on an animated visualizer for the song, and eventually I'd like to make a proper music video. So I do have ideas for content surrounding the release. My concern is that, with essentially no existing audience, I'm creating all of this content just to post it into the void.

I'm wondering whether the first release is partly something you just have to put out there and use as the foundation for everything that comes afterward, or whether there are things I should be doing in the weeks leading up to it that could give the song a better chance.

I really like the song and want to give it the best shot I reasonably can. I'm planning to pitch it for playlists and look into sync opportunities as well, but I'd love to hear from independent artists who started with little/no following:

What did you do before releasing your first song that actually helped? And what do you wish you'd done differently?

Reconstruction (1865-1877) by Joshua Haugen.

I'd say it is Audible art but that might be wrong.

thank you all in advance.

Not ideas or unfinished songs, tho demos count, meaning you could comfortably post it, or sending it to someone 🤔

Any advice on how to start up a music career? I’m a homeschooled teenager in the uk and I don’t have a job, I write songs all of the time but I can’t produce and I’m not the strongest singer but I’m working on that! I have two instruments (guitar + keyboard) but I’ve tried to teach myself many times and I’ve failed.

I think what I need is to find a producer, but I’d only feel comfortable with someone in the same age range as me, and I’m worried about sharing my work with random people online because I know that anyone could just take it and use it as if it’s their own.