Episode Five! A little shorter and subdued this week! Covering topics: Choruses, Radio, BBC introducing, veteran bands changing their sound, using modal chords and modulation in songwriting and the difference between up and down.  Faz's Recommendation: The Claypool Delirium Delirium "Monolith of Phobos" https://open.spotify.com/album/3WGv09M8d8MUGYXhlOVW9c?si=B6yweovnQRSriShgPYIf6A Danny's Recommendation: Tom Waits "Rain Dogs" https://open.spotify.com/album/5bbb7E51zaDCuD85uLyFkK?si=RlD2TmwSTwaep72Eyj3f-g Any questions about music, songwriting or production contact us below and we'll answer on the podcast. Contact: [email protected] News Links: Twitch and Unlicensed music https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/twitch-amazon-unlicensed-music-riaa-recording-academy-1234815503/ Royalty Free Music Links: https://freemusicarchive.org/ www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/2 Ben Cooper joins Bauer Radio UK https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/ben-cooper-joins-bauer-radio-uk/080643 Other Links: BBC Introducing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing Contact Faz https://www.facebook.com/fazmakesmusic https://www.instagram.com/fazmakesmusic https://www.damageaudio.co.uk Contact Danny https://www.facebook.com/DannyBartonMusic https://www.instagram.com/Dawbarton

Episode Four! This week we talk about: Pitch Correction, Chord Extensions, , practicing your instrument, , Livestreaming Gigs, speaking Italian and much much less!    Faz's Recommendation: Attention Deficit - "Idiot King" https://open.spotify.com/album/1DG7QI0DQ2qdD2wYdqOiWX?si=J-Ksp79zR6G1FXHuXgSAXQ Danny's Recommendation: Iron and Wine - "Kiss Each Other Clean" https://open.spotify.com/album/61U5nOukZHjBBlKElDPmXD?si=ob_iY9g_TraJh4NhBa8KWw Any questions about music, songwriting or production contact us below and we'll answer on the podcast. Contact: [email protected] News Links: Death From Above 1979 - Blood On Our Hands (Justice Remix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIdCX4VT8rk Michael Kiwanuka sees major boost in album sales following Hyundai Mercury Prize win  https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/michael-kiwanuka-sees-major-boost-in-album-sales-following-hyundai-mercury-prize-win__31128/ The O2 to host socially distanced Squeeze gig in December https://www.musicweek.com/live/read/the-o2-to-host-socially-distanced-squeeze-gig-in-december/081399 Amazon Music partners with Universal, Warner to exclusively offer streaming albums in ‘better than CD quality’ Ultra HD https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/amazon-music-partners-with-universal-warner-to-exclusively-offer-streaming-albums-in-better-than-cd-quality-ultra-hd/ Other Links: Sideways' video on the Problems with Pitch correction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05hTQC1CZko&t=1333s New Royal Blood Track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uURsMKMloM8 Payback - James Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=istJXUJJP0g Rick Beato - Fountain of musical knowledge https://www.youtube.com/user/pegzch Contact Faz https://www.facebook.com/fazmakesmusic https://www.instagram.com/fazmakesmusic https://www.damageaudio.co.uk Contact Danny https://www.facebook.com/DannyBartonMusic https://www.instagram.com/Dawbarton

Episode Three! This week we talk about Writing music for performing live, everything "everything everything", pairing your music with something visual, the failings of music education, The Mercury Prize and the dangers of K-Pop!  As well as Common Chord Progressions and writing songs with diatonic harmony.     Faz's Recommendation: AK/DK "Patterns/Harmonics" https://open.spotify.com/album/0wAcSa7TxwAPBlmUw926Y3?si=6xEvopx2SJSXUAdlw6AEAQ Danny's Recommendation: Michael Kiwanuka "KIWANUKA" https://open.spotify.com/album/1yIqauTni1V7l7djYAKSsZ?si=1sd6QD6vRKWAjv75b-YDGA Any questions about music, songwriting or production contact us below and we'll answer on the podcast. Contact: [email protected] News Links: Lockdown II: Electric Boogaloo https://www.musicweek.com/opinion/read/what-lockdown-ii-will-mean-for-the-uk-s-beleaguered-live-sector/081312 Everything Everything - Music Videos https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-53888269 ROTOR Videos https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/alex-branson-and-pj-dulay-join-ai-powered-video-creation-app-rotor-videos/ BLACKPINK Kpop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioNng23DkIM Ed Sheeran - Wins Advertising award https://www.musicweek.com/brands/read/inside-ed-sheeran-s-music-week-award-winning-heinz-ketchup-campaign/081305 Contact Faz https://www.facebook.com/fazmakesmusic https://www.instagram.com/fazmakesmusic https://www.damageaudio.co.uk Contact Danny https://www.facebook.com/DannyBartonMusic https://www.instagram.com/Dawbarton

Episode Two! We're back with a lot of caffeine fuelled waffle! This Week we talk about the Vinyl resurgence, using EQ in home recording, writing songs with diatonic harmony and much less!     Faz's Recommendation: Re-TROS - Before the Applause https://open.spotify.com/album/4JT0BXH1hSDHONS1gFGqoh?si=lm8-_1_2RK2smkzk3ddBrw Danny's Recommendation: Hackney Collier Band - "Collaborations: Vol One" https://open.spotify.com/album/4iCVWH9xTdyCwk88AYyH4d?si=pH_QsUDCQD63BYk01J4HxQ Any questions about music, songwriting or production contact us below and we'll answer on the podcast. Contact: [email protected] News Links: Record Store day success https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/record-store-day-co-ordinator-megan-page-reflects-on-the-success-of-rsd-2020-pt-1/081010 Rhianna FINE after electric Scooter accident http://www.scriptori.com/2020/09/05/rihanna-is-fine-following-electric-scooter-accident-billboard/ Biffy’s Live Lounge of WAP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ghS8JJPpU Contact Faz https://www.facebook.com/fazmakesmusic https://www.instagram.com/fazmakesmusic https://www.damageaudio.co.uk Contact Danny https://www.facebook.com/DannyBartonMusic https://www.instagram.com/Dawbarton

Episode one! - Yesterdays news... today! - Bad editing! - Bad Language! - Bad Coffee! .. and much more!! Album Recommendations: Minutemen - Double Nickels On The Dime: https://open.spotify.com/album/5viZ5HyYtV0wafK7DoXmgF Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come: https://open.spotify.com/album/2Us9qPHLvLoTl6HkYAPcz2 Any questions about music, songwriting or production contact us below and we'll answer on the podcast. Contact: [email protected] News Links: VMA’s https://www.billboard.com/photos/9442384/mtv-vmas-2020-performances-photos Spotify taking over the world: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/08/28/spotify-cfo-addresses-profitability/ What artists make from Spotify streams: https://qz.com/1507361/mariah-careys-record-breaking-day-shows-how-little-musicians-make-from-spotify/ The Killers New Album UK #1: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9442545/the-killers-uk-chart-streak-imploding-the-mirage Tidal Massive investment to do gigs within sensorium Galaxy (VR metaspace): https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jay-zs-tidal-makes-vr-concerts-bet-buying-7m-in-tokens-from-100m-backed-sensorium-corporation/ Sergei the dancer in Sensorium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqvLebGvjv0 Other Links: Danny’s Song a Fortnight Project: https://soundcloud.com/lessthanhuman/sets/a-song-a-fortnight Best Selling artists through the years GIF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3w8I8boc_I&feature=emb_logo Most popular musical styles over the years GIF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP88FUL7d_8 The Fall - Blindness: https://open.spotify.com/album/6bttkLZjOp7WIthH4XOQ75?highlight=spotify:track:0hc6NkF8lv69qET3jP7Dph Contact Faz https://www.facebook.com/fazmakesmusic https://www.instagram.com/fazmakesmusic https://www.damageaudio.co.uk Contact Danny https://www.facebook.com/DannyBartonMusic https://www.instagram.com/Dawbarton