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Hi! Everyone, this weeks FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK is  the talented Singer-songwriter & bass player  TARA DROUIN from the band IRIDESENSE Photo Credit: Michael Rathsam at MCR photography  http://www.mcrphotography.com 1.Please introduce yourself Hi, my name is Tara Drouin and I am a singer/songwriter and bass player in the band Iridesense. 2. How did you get into music? I was raised in a musical family. My mom sang and played guitar with us since we were young. When I graduated high school I took a guitar class in college, and started writing poetry. Those poems were later turned into songs, when I began co-writing with my brother, and my friend Rob.  3. What instruments do you play? I play the bass guitar primarily. I can also play guitar and piano, but more for fun than anything.  4. Who are your influences? I grew up listening to lots of classic rock such as the Eagles, Foreigner, and Billy Joel. I am definitely influenced by...

IK MULTIMEDIA are back with a brand Drum VST. Now I know there are a few very good drum VSTS available eg. Toontrack EZ Drummer, FXpansion BFD, XLN Audio Addictive Drums, Steven Slate Drums etc.  I think IK MULTIMEDIA has taken physically modelling to a new level. It has taken around 11 years for IK MULTIMEDIA to research & develop this VST. You might think that is a long time. When I tell you the features of MODO DRUM you may understand why. So to start with like the other DRUM VSTS you can change the type of Kick Drum, Snare drum etc, have effects, mixer etc. MODO DRUM goes a step further. Not only can you change the drum, but you can also change the dimension, material, skin etc, of the drum. Kick drum you can change the beater (felt, plastic or wood) With a snare you can also change the type & tension etc. You can also control the way the 'drummer' plays each drum, choose which sticks, room selection & effects. It also comes with around 1400 grooves. ...

Hi! Everyone,  This weeks 'FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK' is the talented musician singer-songwriter ROSS SEDDON Photo Credit: Lynden Courtney 1.Please introduce yourself   Ross Seddon musician singer songwriter from Melbourne Australia 2. How did you get into music?   Typically, like many young kids, I had urge to sing. Whilst learning piano while at school not much was developed in a musical outlook. It wasn’t until after leaving school that I then proceeded to learn an instrument, had singing lessons and found many strengths in poetry were now coming out in song writing. That proceeded into the goal of being the next rock star. Not from want of trying that didn’t eventuate and by my late 20’s family and need to provide for my family ended my rock start quest. 3. What instruments do you play?   Main strength is guitar with some keyboard 4. Who are your influences?   My influences were that bands of the 60’s and early 70’s Early rock band...

After just over a year of releasing 'TOKYO NIGHTS' EP, I'm excited to announce I have finally finished  writing, recording, mixing, mastering & producing my new EP 'CYBER CITY'. CYBER CITY is kind of a continuation from the 'TOKYO NIGHTS' EP. Yes, we are back to the 80's/ Synthwave genre. Ive enjoyed working on this EP. Hopefully you will enjoy listening to it😀😀. It is available to purchase Bandcamp SPOTIFY -  https://open.spotify.com/artist/4rOUGsckVgYHEgdFLHlBNy?si=MSkIDO2lSuyEvcIQTp3CSg GOOGLE PLAY - https://play.google.com/store/music/album/LAW_Cyber_City?id=Bvfbhxzcnzapnjvxlrnl7tf6kkm&hl=en ITUNES -  https://music.apple.com/gb/album/cyber-city-ep/1468133351 AMAZON -   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyber-City-Law/dp/B07SZ366R2/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Cyber+City+Law&qid=1560506309&s=gateway&sr=8-2 Until next time Law OFFICIAL WEBSITE LW MUSIC SERVICES (Mixing & Mastering) TWITTER FACEBOOK (Law) FA...

Hi! Everyone, This weeks FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK is the talented singer-songwriter & visual artist LYIA META Photo Credit: Raymond Loh 1.Please introduce yourself I am Lyia Meta from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A singer songwriter and visual artist, I have been a familiar face in the Kuala Lumpur club circuit for sometime.  2. How did you get into music? I come from a musically and artistically inclined family and we were introduced to music and art from a tender age. With the exception of my mother,  everyone at home sang and/or  played an instrument and painted. 3. What instruments do you play?   I haven't mastered any instrument but I use the guitar to help me write my songs. My main instrument is my voice.  4. Who are your influences? My influences are rooted in rock and blues. I grew up listening to the likes of Black Sabbath, The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, BB King, The Cream, Eric Clapton, The Who, Janis Joplin, The Be...

Around 15 years ago APPLE launched ITUNES, allowing you to have all your music, podcasts, tv etc all in the same app. Last week APPLE announced they would split iTunes into 3 apps: APPLE MUSIC- If you have all your music on iTunes. Don't worry. You should still have access to your entire music collection as well as downloading etc. Of course you have access to  Apple Music Streaming Service APPLE TV- Any films or tv your have purchased etc should still appear in this app. You will have access to buy or rent over 100,000 movies & tv shows. In the Autumn you may be able to get access to Apple TV subscription service PODCASTS- If you have any downloaded Podcasts in your library, again don't worry. They should be all there on this app. You will still be able to download podcasts as well In Autumn Mac OS CATALINA is due to be released. This is when you could see iTunes disappear.  As far as I know if you are Windows user & have iTunes  you should still be...

Hi! Everyone, This weeks FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK is Yorkshire's country soul band WONDERS OF YUKON  Photo Credit: Kerry Harrison  1.Please introduce yourself Hi, we are Dave & Andy from Wonders of the Yukon.  We're based in lovely West Yorkshire (God's own county of course)!  Lovely to meet you. 2. How did you get into music? We're actually pretty long in the tooth.  We've both in signed-bands before (under the names 'Hipkiss' and 'Salako') releasing records such as 'Bluebird' (Hipkiss) and 'Re-inventing Punctuation' (Salako). Andy - I remember playing my dad's Elvis, Beatles and Gene Vincent albums on his old Dansette record player.  Dave - apparently I scratched my dad's brand new copy of Rumours by Fleetwood Mac when I was about 2 but I don't really remember this!  Both - I guess this led onto everything from punk to funk to country-soul.  And maybe all this accounts for our Songs of Mild P...

Remember the classic YAMAHA CS-80 synth? These days to purchase one second hand you could be looking at between £5000-£8000.  Good ole BEHRINGER are back, yes with another possible clone. This time, you've guessed it the YAMAHA CS-80. BEHRINGER  have announced interest in creating the DS-80.  However, YAMAHA have said they too could be recreating their classic synth. Will YAMAHA or BEHRINGER be the first  to re-create the CS-80? We'll have to wait & see Until next time Law OFFICIAL WEBSITE LW MUSIC SERVICES (Mixing & Mastering) TWITTER FACEBOOK (Law) FACEBOOK (LW Music Services) FACEBOOK (The Solar Project) YOUTUBE