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The #1 Resource for the Indie Artist and the Fans that Love them |
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Rethinking Crowdfunding for the Indie Musician in a Decentralized Music Industry |
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Let’s begin with a simple question: when you ask fans for money to make an album or go on tour, is that “donation” or “investment”? Traditional tools treat it like donation: you promise perks (a signed CD, a shout-out, backstage passes). But the fan gives you money up front, hoping you deliver. That’s okay, but it doesn’t change the relationship: you’re asking, “Will you support me?”
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Video of The Week
"Look What I've Become"
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AI-Generated Videos & Visuals: Turning Your Songs into Scroll-Stopping Content |
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For decades, video production has been one of the biggest hurdles for independent artists. Cameras, crews, editors, colorists, and motion-graphics specialists were luxuries reserved for labels with budgets to burn. For indie musicians, even a simple music video often meant calling in favors, borrowing gear, and learning to edit on the fly. |
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A Deep Dive Review of Sonible’s Learn:Bundle |
First, what is this bundle anyway? Sonible’s learn:bundle is a set of five intelligent plug-ins meant to help with core mixing tasks. Those tasks are:
Equalization (EQ)
Compression
Reverb
Limiting
Unmasking (i.e. helping reduce frequency clashes between tracks)
Sonible describes them as “assistive AI plug-ins” that guide you while you mix. The idea is that instead of turning knobs blindly, you let the plug-ins analyze your audio and suggest where to cut, boost, compress, etc. Then you can accept, tweak, or override those suggestions. |
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Making a Scene Presents – AI in Metadata & File Prep: Smarter Exports for Distribution |
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What is metadata, and why should you care about it?
Imagine this: you write a song, record it, and then send it out into the world. But who “owns” that song? Who wrote it? Who should get paid when people listen? How will streaming services or radio stations know which song it is, among millions of others? That’s where metadata comes in. |
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Understanding the Decentralized Music Industry
This is our series to help indie artists understand the future of the music industry through decentralization. |
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Under Attack! |
Our site was hit with a cyber attack traced back to Singapore. Because of this, I had to set up a Cloudflare account to protect MakingAScene.org from future attacks and keep the site online for our readers and artists. While this step gives us stronger security, it also raises the costs of running the site. Making A Scene has always been about supporting the indie music community without paywalls or clickbait, but now we could use your support.
If you value what we do and want to help us keep going strong, please consider donating. Every bit makes a difference.
👉 You can donate via PayPal: [email protected]
Thank you for standing with us and helping keep Making A Scene alive and independent. |
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Preacher Stone
Writing on the Wall |
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Our Cover Artist Jimi Primetime Smith |
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Jimi “Primetime” Smith has lived and breathed the blues his entire life. A veteran guitarist and vocalist, he’s performed with legends like Otis Rush, Albert King, Albert Collins, and Etta James. Though his humble nature often keeps him under the radar, his recent surge of attention is making sure blues fans finally know his name. |
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Bill Scorzari
Can't Break This Fall |
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The Book They DON'T Want you to Read!! |
Tired of streaming pennies while gatekeepers cash in?
It’s time to take back control.
🔥 Now Available in Kindle, Paperback, and Hardcover.
⚡ Exclusive Collector’s Run: Only 50 hand-numbered, signed editions exist. When they’re gone, they’re gone forever.
👉 Claim your copy today—and take your place in the future of indie music.
“Breaking Chains” is a timely and insightful exploration of how decentralization is reshaping the music industry. Richard L’Hommedieu draws on deep industry knowledge to examine the shifting balance of power between artists, labels, and digital platforms. The book offers both a critique of the traditional music business and a roadmap for musicians seeking independence in a rapidly evolving landscape. With clear explanations and practical strategies, L’Hommedieu empowers readers to understand blockchain, streaming economics, and new models of ownership. More than just a guide, it’s a call to artists to reclaim control of their work and careers. A must-read for musicians, managers, and anyone curious about the future of music."
Suz Holmes -Blue Note West
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Using AI To Market your Music |
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AI in the Recording Studio: Your New Assistant and Teacher, Not Your Replacement |
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Recording music has never been more accessible. What once required a massive studio full of expensive gear can now be done in a spare bedroom with an affordable DAW, a good mic, and a decent computer. Programs like Studio One (https://www.presonus.com/studioone), Cubase (https://new.steinberg.net/cubase/), Logic Pro (https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/), and BandLab (https://www.bandlab.com/) give indie artists powerful tools for multitrack recording, editing, and mixing—often for a fraction of what a single day in a commercial studio used to cost. But there’s one thing you can’t buy: experience. That deep, intuitive sense of how to balance a mix, shape a vocal, or make a kick drum sit perfectly in the pocket comes from years of trial, error, and critical listening. |
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Reverb: The Secret Sauce of Space – History, Types, and How to Use It Like a Pro |
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When you listen to your favorite song, there’s something that makes the sound feel alive — it breathes, it moves, it fills the air. That magical sense of space comes from one of the oldest and most loved tools in audio engineering: reverb. Whether it’s the dreamy echo behind a vocal, the lush wash on a guitar solo, or the big, booming snare sound of the ’80s, reverb shapes the emotional depth of music more than most people realize. |
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On the Road and in the Studio |
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