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How To Build a Home Studio: Part 2

Setting Up Your Space

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Last month's "How To" dealt with how to prepare yourself for home recording. This month's explores how to equip your room. Any setup that's...

Harris Newman

Sackville / Triple Burner / HRSTA / Angela Desveaux / Grey Market Mastering

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Before stepping into the spotlight as a solo acoustic guitarist, Harris Newman was a sideman for much of Montreal's avant-rock elite, playi...

How To Understand Naming Issues

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

In the music business, your artist or band name is your brand name. But if you share the same or a similar name with another artist or grou...

How To Understand Online Distribution

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

In its long history, the music industry hasn't always adapted quickly to technological change; in recent years, few words have rocked the m...

How To Understand Mastering

Don't Try This At Home

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Writing about mastering may well be the least DIY "How To" article yet to grace Music School. This essential yet mysterious element of the...

How To Get Federal Grant Money

Money to Earn

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Canadian musicians are very fortunate when it comes to money. With the Canada Council for the Arts, the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talen...

How To Understand Contracts

The Dotted Line

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

As an aesthete breed, musicians are often reluctant to sully their art with commerce. But on a Sudbury Saturday night, as you get stiffed o...

How to Get Your Song in Film or TV

Every Montage Needs a Tune

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Every filmmaker knows that running just the right song in the background can really boost the emotion in an otherwise blank scene. And you...