Keys & Music Production

In my viewing musician chat rooms a request was made "how can I gospelize my playing' . I put together this quick video giving the theory I've used over the ...

Bruno Mars is the year’s hottest pop star, and one‑third of ace production team the Smeezingtons. Fellow Smeezington Ari Levine reveals how they created his hit album in a modest LA studio.

Eleven mix engineers tried their hand at Kanye West's 'Stronger' before Manny Marroquin finally turned it into a record. He was rewarded with one of the biggest hits of 2007.

Wer sich mit dem Sound der 60’s auseinandersetzen will, sollte diese Soul Klassiker gehört haben! Besonders interessant sind die Adaptionen der aktuellen Alben von z. B. Amy Winehouse oder Mayer Hawthorne, die den Sound von damals mit heutigen Produktionsmethoden realisiert haben oder wie Jamie Lidell völlig neue Klangwelten mit Soul verbinden.   Das Erbe des...

It's one of our biggest ever studio engineer interviews . We speak to Bob Clearmountain about mixing some of the most iconic artists of our time…

Mastering is the vital last step in the production process, and with so many software solutions around, it’s easier than ever to get involved. Hollin Jones explains all…

From " Herbie Hancock - Ron Carter - Billy Cobham live in Lugano / Supertrio in Concert"Recorded live at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Lugano, Switzerland, 19...

An amazing impromptu duet on the I Love Lucy theme song, followed by a gorgeous reharm of Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are." More at keyboardmag.com and he...

A short instructional lesson video to help you learn how to sound like the great jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. For many more lessons, be sure to subscribe!PDF...

Block Chords are either hated or loved by musicians. All based on whether you can play them effectively or not. When you pack a concentrated 7-9 or a 13+11...

Jazz piano tutorial for Oscar Peterson's composition L Impossible with chord analysis and drop 2 voicings demonstrated. For notation examples on how to play ...

Get the Video Tutorial where I break down the arrangement and teach you how to rock this tune on the piano!: https://pianowithjonny.com/courses/1950s-rock-an...

Give your computer-based tracks the kiss of life with our tips and techniques

Workshop Studio Gesang bearbeiten: Ploppen, Phrasierung, Schnitt steigt mit den Basics ein. Praxistipps die von Beginn an helfen die Vocals richtig zu bearbeiten.

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Like an actor's script, a sheet of music instructs a musician on what to play (the pitch) and when to play it (the rhythm). Sheet music may look complicated,...

Wertvolle audiophile Tipps, HiFi-News und detaillierte HiFi-Testberichte. Das HiFi-Magazin mit dem Fokus auf HiFi-Tuning, Stereo und High-End-Audio.

A picture is worth zillions of words. The pictures of these Jazz musicians are presented in the moments stolen during their solitude, element and all stages of being as human beings and as musicians

Decided that it's time for a home studio but don't know where to start? Here’s our essential studio setup tips that will work best for your needs…

Discover how some of the world’s greatest minds organized their daily routines. We delved into their diaries and other documents to see how they worked, slept and exercised their way to success.

Interested in learning tips for orchestration and scoring, for both MIDI &

In this video, I talk about some of the techniques I use to play funky syncopated clavinet grooves. During the video I mention the "TouchClav" patch that I ...

recorded 2013composed by Alberry Hill (1995)camera & edit: Franziska Hinteregger

ClaviDuck plays Hohner Clavinet D6 : Medium Clavinet Groove (with Dunlop Cry Baby wah).www.hennereijs.nl

watch how we play modern r&b grooves live and check out our timing

For the first time, MIT neuroscientists have identified a neural population in the human auditory cortex that responds selectively to sounds that people typically categorize as music, but not to speech or other environmental sounds.

One of my favourite books of interviews is Great Pianists Speak with Adele Marcus. It is full of insight into the pianist’s art, and Ms. Marcus’ questions are always very astute. Along with Pianists at Play by Dean Elder, I turn to  Abram Chasins’ Speaking of Pianists for inspiration. How wonderful to find these clips on YouTube, conversations and interviews with famous pianists as well as some interesting documentaries. I hope you enjoy them! Vladimir Horowitz Artur Rubinstein Daniel Barenboim Evgeny Kissin Sviatoslav Richter Maria Yudina The Art of the Piano Greats of the Twentieth Century Imagine Being a Concert Pianist Do or Die: Lang Lang’s Story Resources Great Pianists Speak with Adele Marcus (click here) Pianists at Play by Dean Elder (click here) Speaking of Pianists by Abram Chasins (click here)

Synthesis has come a long way since its humble beginnings and certain vintage synths are still influential on the sounds we listen to today. Here are 11 synth

Sampled audio collections have undergone significant change since polyphonic digital sampling first emerged in 1979. In the early days, the emphasis was on reproducing audio snapshots and then on entire instruments. A few years later, sampling short segments off records was all the rage, and it wasn’t long before entire musical vocabularies became available on CDs and eventually DVDs. Most recently, downloadable sample libraries have become a cost-effective means of getting the world’s finest sound designers to contribute their talents to your creative projects.

I took the time to compile a list of ten comprehensive and educational sound design resources. I've included in brackets the level of skill I recommend each one for (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, or Everyone).