Category Archives: Drumformation


Amazing Resource: Red Bull Music Academy Lectures

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If you are looking for some great lectures on the music business and creating music, Red Bull Music Academy has some amazing lectures that deal with everything from making music to strategies in the new music business. With interviews with wise people like Modeselektor, Howie Weinberg, Adrian Sherwoord and countless others. A great resources with countless lectures to inject, for when you need some new inspiration. Check out Red Bull Music Academy.


How Do You Deal With Too Much Trust?

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Recently, we came across a comment on one of our posts that asked “What do you do when the rest of your band trusts you too much and thinks everything you say or do is gold?” While this is a rare instance it is an issue that can be detrimental to your music reaching its full potential. One of the best things about music is everyone is able to have an opinion. If everyone involved in a project is humble and reasonable, everyone’s opinions can be discussed and an easy consensus can be reached.

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Programming Note: We’re Back!

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Hey! Long time no see! I know, you probably assumed we dropped off the face of the planet but really, we were just gearing up for something even more amazing. As you can see this blog has a great new look, that we are very proud of. We have also moved the blog from Movable Type to WordPress (word to the wise, if you aren’t an ultra-coding geek, stick with WordPress as your CMS). You will now see more than one post from us every weekday consistently (if not more), just like we used to do. The other exciting news is that we launched this site to gear up for the Musformation Book! It is finally, almost complete. To welcome us back if you can spread the word by clicking all those share buttons and let people know we are back we would REALLY appreciate it. Stay tuned for some GREAT content, we already have almost 100 new articles written, and waiting to go out and show you some great new things in the world of music. So much cool stuff to come and please let us know if you see anything funny going on in the new website. Thanks!

PS Thanks to Jackie and Matt for doing an amazing job and making this new design what it is!


Aviary’s Online Music Creator Roc Is Releasing 50 New Instruments This Month

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In the past we have told you about online music creation tool Roc. This browser based music creation tool has been one of the coolest ways we have found to make music on the web and it is about to get a whole lot cooler. In what Aviary (who also have many other cool browser based tools) has dubbed “30 days of Roc” they will be releasing 50 new instruments for the platform that will make it all the more enjoyable to create music using their amazing tool. To learn more about it, keep up with their blog which will be announcing the new additions and showing the ropes of this cool new tool.

Is Now A good Time To Get Into The Music Business

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Panel: Why is Now A Good Time to Get Into the Music Industry? – Part 1 – Scion Music(less) Music Conference from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

Panel: Why is Now A Good Time to Get Into the Music Industry? – Part 2 – Scion Music(less) Music Conference from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

Panel: Why is Now A Good Time to Get Into the Music Industry? – Part 3 – Scion Music(less) Music Conference from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

Panel: Why is Now A Good Time to Get Into the Music Industry? – Part 4 – Scion Music(less) Music Conference from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

Panel: Why is Now A Good Time to Get Into the Music Industry? – Part 5 – Scion Music(less) Music Conference from Scion A/V on Vimeo.


The 30 Musformation Reads You Shouldn’t Have Missed Recently 10/8/10

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  1. Carrying CDs Around To Give Out Still? Stop! Use Dropbox!
  2. Interview With Marty Frascogna On International Touring
  3. Are Facebook Groups The New Messageboards?
  4. Avid Announce Pro Tools HD Native
  5. Band Tip: Practice On Your Own
  6. PayPal Now Allows You To Deposit Checks From Your iPhone
  7. Pulley Leaves Beta And Launches Digital Download Service
  8. Make A GoodReads Book Club For Your Group
  9. DIY Watermarking So You Can Protect Your Record From Leaking
  10. Check Out TuneCore’s Guide To Using Ping
  11. Square Goes Cheesy And Shows How Easy It Is To Use Their Credit Card Reader
  12. Some Cool Ways To Change A Key
  13. Check Out A Great Interview With Vinni Fiorello Of Paper + Plastik Records
  14. Facebook Upgrades Insights For Their Pages
  15. Soundcloud Shows How Its Service Can Make Collaboration Easier
  16. Letting Go Of A Song/Mix
  17. Watch The Trailer For Music Doc “Don’t Quit Your Daydream”
  18. Don’t Let Your Laziness Ruin Your Merch Profits
  19. What Good Mastering Does
  20. Put All Of The Songs You Play Live Up On Your Social Networks
  21. ReverbNation Teams With APM Music To Give Users Licensing Opportunities
  22. Why You Have To Master Your Music
  23. Tips On Building A Song’s Climax
  24. 10 Things You Should Know About Recording Keyboards
  25. MakeUseOf Tells The Results Of What Online Radio Their Listeners Use The Most
  26. Splitgigs Will Help You Find Like-Minded Groups To Play Shows With
  27. Give Your Merch Person Commission To Increase Sales
  28. ReverbNation Is Changing The Tab Name Of MyBand
  29. Grandfather On How They Made A DIY Record The Modern Way
  30. Why American Hip-Hop is Dying

The 17 Musformation Reads You Shouldn’t Have Missed This Week 4/16/10

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  1. Two Other Ways To Find Places To Crash On The Road
  2. The Relevance Of Apps Today
  3. How To Track A Stolen Laptop With Prey
  4. Big Cartel To Launch Digital Download Service Pulley on 10/4
  5. Give A 2 Day Notice To Your Twitter Followers While On Tour
  6. Awesome Video: Where Good Ideas Come From
  7. Better Than The Van To Relaunch
  8. 10 Internet Resources For Booking Gigs
  9. Phoenix Release Full Multitrack Files For Their Wolfgang Amadeus Record
  10. Check Out This Over The Top Video On Getting Endorsements
  11. Official.FM In Action
  12. Jay Frank Makes A Checklist For What To Have Ready When Your Song Drops
  13. Metric Teams Up With Indaba Music For A Remix Contest
  14. Motel 6 Restarts Rock Yourself To Sleep Promotion
  15. Check Out Nimbit’s WordPress Integration
  16. What Is In The New Updated MySpace Profiles?
  17. Remix Deadmau5 And Perhaps You Could Open For Him!