In an extract from his book ‘The Art Of Songwriting’, musician Ed Bell explores what it means to be creative...
Autumn 2017
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The founder and CEO of US company Sound Royalties, Alex Heiche, highlights some of the royalty-related pitfalls facing music makers...
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From her beloved Yamaha acoustic to her kitten Dave, these are things that Jersey’s alternative rock singer-songwriter can’t do without...
Though classically trained, Tori is a musician who has always sought alignment with cosmic forces. We learn a little more...
The indie band’s frontman on creating their two-chord, Phil Spector-produced hit single, and how easy it is to sing drunk!...
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