Real Artist or Wannabe: How to crash the wannabe syndrome?

Real Artist or Wannabe: How to crash the wannabe syndrome?
Ah, not again! You sound like this, your voice sounds like that, your guitar tone is right from the Foo Fighters latest album and so on. You're probably tired of that kind of comments because at the end of the day you're asking yourself: "Am I another copy cat?"   Actually, the answer is not that important, because there are different stages of your career. When you're just starting to play, you learn the first chord, the first melody l...

How to Sound Big Without Spending a Fortune

How to Sound Big Without Spending a Fortune
sound big You listen to your favorite artist and think: "Damn, why it sounds so big?" sound big If you ever dig deeper into recording, mixing and production budget for major artists, you know what I'm talking about. For example, top-end mix for one song costs around $5,000 and this is not the most expensive part in the whole record and reproduction process. But if you spend $500 on your EP, then it'll definitely sound shitty , no offence. Is there