When it comes to creating and selling royalty-free music online, I must admit that, until recently, I was only vaguely aware of the concept. But, as a musician and someone who is always trying to explore new potential money-making ideas, there comes a time where such ideas enter your awareness and you ponder them. Sometimes…
Hey, YC here. Today I sat down with JK Phil Osé, one of Fauxtown Record's many talented musical artists, to talk about a number of things, starting with what got him into music in the first place, then moving into DIY recording of albums, and then moving on to a discussion the nature of the…
Today I'll be reviewing the KEF LS50 wireless speakers, which are high end pro audio speakers that are best appreciated by audiophiles such as myself. Hence, I've been saving up for these speakers for months and they finally shipped last week. So, I'm excited to talk about them, as you can imagine. These speakers are by…
Hey guys, YC here. Today was a good day. I got up, fed my cat, had some coffee and sloppy joe's for breakfast, and then conducted an interview with beat-maker and online marketer Daniel Hartnett, the man behind The Corporatethief Beats. I came across Daniel while doing research on how to better use Twitter to…
This is going to be a fairly unorthodox review of the Korg Triton Studio keyboard synth workstation (88-key version), because I will admit to you off the top that I am basically a newb. As such, I can't say that I know everything about this formidable beast of a workstation / sampler / keyboard, but…
Today we (YTMS) interview accomplished singer and songwriter, Fauxtown Records' very own "indie rocker" Young Coconut (inset right), to ask him to provide some songwriting tips and techniques for songwriters and rock dawgs who may already know a few things about how to write a song, but want to know even more. Today we dive deep by examining…
Hey guys, Young Coconut here, musician and Fauxtown Records artist. Lately, as I've been getting more into making electronic music of my own, I've been hearing a lot about this program called Kontakt, and specifically the fifth version Kontakt 5, by Native Instruments. Check price on Amazon My buddy Daniel Kern uses it frequently with…
It is becoming increasingly easy to record your own professional sounding music at home, whether it's rock, jazz, folk, metal, country, and so forth. This home recording boom comes not a minute too soon, because the music industry as it once was is pretty much gone the way of the dodo bird. In decades past,…
Today we review the Tascam US122MKII USB Audio Midi Interface, which is a small (2.4 pound, 7.5 x 5 x 2.5 inches) USB device that can be used to record live with microphones or via MIDI line in / out. Check price on Amazon now In this review, we're going to go about it a bit different…
When you say the word "Sebadoh", your average person isn't necessarily going to register what that means. Does it mean anything? Those of us who are into indie rock know better, though, don't we? To legions of fans, Sebadoh is a legendary American indie rock band originally hailing from Westfield, Massachusetts. They are known for their…
