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Shooting Your First DIY Band Video part 2

Part 2 - Lighting After learning about your camera, perhaps the next most important part to understand when shooting your own video is lighting. If at all possible I'd advise lots of practice with light placement, finding out about different types of lighting available etc. Several tutorials online talked about three main essential ingredients, which [...]

By |2020-04-27T00:21:01+00:00May 25th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Shooting Your First DIY Band Video part 2

Shooting your first DIY Band Video part 1

Shooting your first band video. I recently shot my own band for the first time taking on various roles myself. Through the process I learned a great many crucial lessons, which I thought might make helpful reading for anyone thinking of going down the same path. All my life I've been on the band's side of the camera lens, in [...]

By |2020-04-27T00:21:10+00:00May 25th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Shooting your first DIY Band Video part 1

Home and Studio Recording – a discussion about gear

For more than 25 years now, colleagues & clients from all sides of the industry have been asking my opinion and advice about everything to do with recording, producing and mastering. Whether they want to know about producing an entire project, improving on one aspect of the production, or simply [...]

By |2020-06-28T19:20:00+00:00October 19th, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Home and Studio Recording – a discussion about gear

The African connection

The drums, the drums! Have you ever woken up in the middle of the biggest tropical thunderstorm you’ve ever heard, looked outside to see clear skies and bright sunshine and slowly realised that the ‘boom boom’ is NOT thunder, but a more organised rhythmic, human phenomenon; have you witnessed the sound of 40+ African drummers laying down [...]

By |2020-06-28T19:20:17+00:00May 22nd, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The African connection

Behind The Producer pt 2

How important is being a multi-instrumentalist to your process? "Let me start by saying that there is NOTHING like being in a room full of the right people who excel at what they do and who bounce ideas off each other. This is how I learned my trade, by playing in studios and on stages with [...]

By |2020-06-28T19:20:25+00:00April 26th, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Behind The Producer pt 2

Why a training in orchestration is relevant in pop/electronic music.

We asked Gordon Hulbert about some of the qualities he brings to his recordings and how they can practically benefit clients. S0, how does orchestral training help in pop and dance productions? "I think people regard orchestral training as being only useful for 'classical' or 'serious' music, when actually the mindset it creates can benefit absolutely [...]

By |2020-04-30T23:59:49+00:00March 12th, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Why a training in orchestration is relevant in pop/electronic music.

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This Is A Custom Widget

This Sliding Bar can be switched on or off in theme options, and can take any widget you throw at it or even fill it with your custom HTML Code. Its perfect for grabbing the attention of your viewers. Choose between 1, 2, 3 or 4 columns, set the background color, widget divider color, activate transparency, a top border or fully disable it on desktop and mobile.