Music Industry Knowledge | Producer Career Advice

A selection of tips and advice about how to break through with your product – by Liveschool trainers, guests, industry partners and course contributors

How to take the leap from music fan to music producer

All of your favourite artists? At one point, they probably had the thought, "Yeah, I'm doing this music producer thing, for real." Maybe it wasn't as defined as... Read More...

How to turn your music from amateur to pro

What distinguishes the great music from the not so great? This topic definitely relies on a large amount of subjectivity. But objectively, there are some clear ... Read More...

How to craft a successful music release strategy

So you've made a gem of a track, and you're feeling it's ready to bring it out into the light. Perhaps you don't have a huge team around you, but don't fret; re... Read More...

Understanding the popularity of Lo-Fi music production

Looking across the musical spectrum, you'll find most genres eventually get split in two. The polished versus the unpolished. The hyper-produced, pristine half,... Read More...

How To Bring Your Music Studio To The Next Level

The studio is a music producer's temple and to get the most out of it you not only need it to be top tier in terms of technical capabilities and sound quality, ... Read More...

Michael Kucyk on Getting signed and Published

As the head of Modular Record's A&R department in Australia and having also worked almost a decade in Mushroom record's publishing department, Michael Kucyk... Read More...

How to Send a Demo to a Record Label (and Get it Listened to)

Howdy. My name is James McInnes. I’ve been hosting dance shows on FBi Radio for 8 years, worked with the legends at cult label / events / management company Fu... Read More...

SoundCloud or Mixcloud – Which is the best site to upload a DJ mix?

SoundCloud once seemed the obvious option to host your DJ mixes, but now Mixcloud has stepped up their game and a lot of people are wondering which is the best ... Read More...

What exactly does a music publisher do? Do you need one?

We caught up with Michael Kucyk of (A&R at Modular Records) and hit him with a couple of simple but often confused questions on music publishing. Even to mu... Read More...

Input Episodes: Julian Hewitt on Sample Clearance & Copyright Infringement

Every wondered exactly what the deal is with sample clearance and music copyright infringement? What's legal, what's illegal and what falls under the grey ar... Read More...

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