Bands & Artists

To steps to get a job in the music industry or the music business can seem overwhelming. Modern Revival Media is here to assist bands in all facets of their music career and helps artists deal...

The goal of Modern Revival Media is to assist bands in helping themselves in all facets of their careers, from the basement to the touring van. Finding the right band members may be the most...

Serious musicians know that a drummer is only as good as the size of his drum kit. Although the average setup contains only around six pieces, famous musicians have put together kits with much...

If style ever deserved a royalty check, then the late New York Dolls guitarist Johnny Thunders should have been "the richest cat on the planet," as his ex-bandmate, Sylvain Sylvain, once wryly...

Writing a biography about a musician can be a difficult and daunting task. Whether you are writing a book about a deceased musician or writing a biography for a living musician as a promotional...

Few rock drummers cast a more imposing footprint than Led Zeppelin's driving force, John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham, whose single-minded dexterity set new standards for generations to come. Achieving...

Writing the bio for a music artist can be tricky, but as an exercise in prose it is actually quite easy as long as you stick to verifiable facts and try to remain objective, writing a balanced...

Believe it or not, there are places online that will sell your music for a cut of the profits instead of charging a membership fee. This great idea for those who wish to sell music that they are...

Sell your music on online. Use Myspace to promote and sell your music online. If you have a Myspace band page, why not sell your music online as well? You can make money by selling your music...

Being a music producer takes a careful attention to detail and requires an understanding of the best way to put a song together. Find out how important it is for a band to have a good music...

Band managers make sure shows take place on time, help keep tours running smoothly, keep the band on schedule, and work as a buffer between the band and other people. Become a band manager to keep...

The best beginner guitars are Yamaha acoustic guitars and Fender electric guitars. The most important element is that the guitar feel good when playing. Consult the employees at a guitar shop for...

The best way to copyright music is to send in your album to the copyright office and either getting the whole album copyrighted or copyrighting individual songs. Avoid legal situations where music...

Make instrumental music by supplementing voice and lyrics with interesting, unique melody lines created by different instruments. Allow the listener to connect with instrumental music with ideas...

Writing music generally requires writing down lyrics to a song and recording the melody and chords to remember them. Create music by ear for rock-and-roll music with help from a musician and band...

Promote a concert by finding a venue, selling tickets, passing out fliers, handing out demo CDs and e-mailing friends and acquaintances. Use the Internet to help promote a music show with ideas...

Create a band logo using free software programs, focusing on the name of the band and picking the appropriate lettering and design. Make sure a band logo matches the style of music of the band...

When recording vocals for a song or band album, practice frequently, and warm up before going to the recording studio. Make sure you know what you are doing before going to record vocals with...

Make background music as the basis for a song by recording the drums, bass and guitar before adding different layers of sound to make the song more interesting. Consider adding a catchy guitar...

Choose a bass guitar by determining how frequently the guitar is going to be played and how much money can be invested into the instrument. Consider buying several different bass guitars for...

Hook up a guitar pedal to an amplifier by plugging in a cord connecting the guitar to the pedal, and then plugging in a cord from the pedal output to the amplifier input. Add a guitar pedal to an...

The most important step for becoming a singer is gaining the confidence to get up on a stage and sing in front of people. Consider hiring a vocal coach or joining a choir to gain singing...

To copyright a band name and music, send songs and an album to the copyright office, or start a Web site with the band name and song material. Safeguard your band name and music from being stolen...

Playing bass requires following the kick drum and matching what the guitar players are doing by figuring out the root note of each chord played by guitarists. Develop technical skills for playing...

To decorate a music room, consider putting up soundproof panels and decorating the room with inspirational photos and posters. Figure out what color works best when decorating a music room with...

Become a concert promoter by developing a charismatic personality, keeping a detailed list of contacts and getting to know as many people as possible. Get people into the doors at a show as a...

Become a band manager promoter by being friends with a band, starting at a management company and getting the band as much exposure as possible. Book a band to play gigs at any location that has...

Becoming a music promoter requires being good with people, visiting different venues to get gigs for bands, talking to radio stations and club owners about the band, and acting a manager in many...

To become a platinum recording artist, make connections with important people in the music industry, play a lot of shows, get songs on the Internet, and create a few catchy songs that are easy to...

It is time for you to start something that you like to do that will be available long after you have left this world.

Do you ever get tired of hearing the same old music on the radio stations over and over? This is an easy way to broaden your musical horizons while finding new music and new artists.

How to figure out the name of a song you really want to know the name of.

For those of us who enjoy music (hopefully almost everyone), it is easy to understand how one song can become part of who we are and how deeply it can affect us. Music creates reactions throughout...

So you want to know how to distribute your music eh? Distribute means to share or get it into the ears of other people through any medium possible. The best place to start is in your own...

If you're not from Japan and don't know the language, navigating Japanese websites to purchase music can be a challenge. Here are some good resources for English-speaking enthusiasts of doujin...

Unpretentious and unassuming, John Wardle--or Jah Wobble, to his fans--has stood among rock's most influential bassists for 40 years. Wobble's novice beginnings with John Lydon's post-Sex Pistols...

Often regarded as little more than a Mongolian barre chorder, the Stooges' late guitarist, Ron Asheton, proved to be one of rock's most resourceful and creative presences. From the elementary...

Creating flyers is one of the best methods for bands to use to get information out about upcoming shows. Accomplishing this is possible with most word processing or desktop publishing programs....

The world's largest music collection, owned by Paul Mawhinney of Pennsylvania, consisted of 3 million albums before it was sold on eBay in 2008. Even if your CD collection is nowhere near that...

Much has changed for musicians with the rise of Social Media from marketing to artist-fan relations to the distribution of music. This has forced artists to rethink how they communicate with...

Creating a playlist of your favorite songs online is very easy. In just a few simple steps you will be quickly on your way to having a wonderful collection of music that you can access anytime...

Chris Brown is a well known African American R&B singer and actor. A teenage heartthrob and phenom, Chris Brown began his career in 2005 at the age of 16 and has quickly become an...

Guitar strings go bad. It is inevitable. Changing strings once every month or two is a great idea; but with these tips, I'll teach you how to get strings that last for several months without...

I love doing House Concerts! As an artist all I want is to connect with someone through a song. The setting is intimate because the space is usually small and so the crowd sits just a few feet...

If you are an aspiring singer, songwriter, Lyricist, Producer, Actor or dancer. You should be networking online to find likeminded talented and creative people like yourself in your area and...

Being Gwen Stefani blonde is fun, edgy and glamorous. If only the rest of Orange County looked like her (it's her hood). Do you have the blonde braveness it takes to pull it off? We hope so. Just...

Are you crazy about Britney? Do you really, really want to go see her live during her Circus tour... but waited too long to buy tickets and now they are all sold out? In this article, I will help...

Stage performances of any kind can be intimidating. It doesn't matter whether it is a concert or spoken word, there are tips to overcome stage fright. This article is going to give you simple...

Has the Guitar Hero and Rock Band craze inspired you to make your own band? If so, you are certainly not alone. From garage start-ups to piano lounge singers, people of all ages and musical...

It's fun to sport a new iPod Nano full of tunes, but what happens when those songs get old? If your iPod is full of old junk you don't listen to anymore, maybe it's time to delete everything,...