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The #1 Resource for the Indie Artist and the Fans that Love them |
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Making A Scene Is Moving Toward a 100% Ad-Free, User-Supported Future |
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For more than a decade, Making A Scene has been showing up every single day for the indie music world. We have published fresh content every single day for over 10 years straight. No breaks. No missed days. No excuses. Every sunrise brings new interviews, new reviews, new gear talk, new music business guides, and new tools to help independent artists grow. This is not a hobby for us. It is a mission.
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Video of The Week
"Faded Polaroids"
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Holiday Video of the Week
Tori Martin
Jolly Ole St. Nickolas |
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AI Isn’t Replacing Musicians—It’s Replacing the Music Industry Middlemen |
Listen to the Podcast Discussion to gain more insight on AI and Web3 Replacing the bloated Music Industry Middleman Structure
There’s a strange truth hiding in plain sight in the music world right now, and the only people who seem scared of it are the ones who have the most to lose. If you listen to big labels, legacy execs, and certain industry talking heads, they want you to believe that AI is coming after the artists. They want you nervous, shaking, and convinced that a robot is going to take your guitar, steal your mic, and drop an album on Spotify before you can tune your instrument. |
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Warner Music Signs Deal with Suno.com and Ends it’s Lawsuit |
Listen to the podcast discussion to gain more insight of this ground breaking Deal with Warner and Suno!
So… What Happened?
Last week, Warner Music Group (WMG) announced it had settled its copyright lawsuit against Suno. That lawsuit was one of several filed by major labels in 2024 and 2025, accusing AI music generators like Suno (and its rival Udio) of using copyrighted recordings — without permission — to train their AI models. |
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Emotion-Driven Mixing: How AI Reads Feelings to Shape the Sound |
Listen to the Podcast Discussion to Gain More Insight Into Mixing for the Mood
There’s a quiet revolution happening in the studio, and it has nothing to do with new mics or fancy compressors. It’s about something deeper. For the first time ever, we have AI tools that can actually read the emotional tone of music. Not just the key, tempo, or waveform shape. I’m talking about mood, feeling, energy, and intensity. This is called emotion-driven mixing, and it’s changing everything for indie artists, bedroom producers, and even film scorers who need to tell a story through sound. |
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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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Music Metadata on the Blockchain: Fixing a Broken System |
Listen to the podcast discussion to gain more insight into the Broken Meta data system
The music industry has a weird problem that nobody outside the business talks about. It’s not streaming payouts. It’s not labels taking too much money. It’s something way more basic, almost embarrassing when you think about it. The whole industry still runs on broken metadata. Metadata is the simple information about a song like who wrote it, who produced it, who played on it, who owns the master, who owns the publishing, and what identifiers track those rights. Without it, the entire royalty system collapses. And right now, that system is held together with duct tape, Excel sheets, and outdated databases that can’t keep up with the global music economy.
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The Blues Project
Evolution |
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Our Cover Artist Kamel King |
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Kamel L. King was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. He studied at American University in Washington, D.C., before returning home to attend Tougaloo College, where he graduated with honors and earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations. He later received his law degree from Mississippi College School of Law, focusing on intellectual property and entertainment law. |
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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.
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“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-Powered Music Ads: Smarter Targeting, Better Results |
Listen to the podcast discussion for more insight into using AI for more effective social media advertising
When you hear people talk about AI in music marketing, it usually sounds like a bunch of tech hype. But the truth is actually much simpler. AI has changed ads on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok in a way that finally helps indie musicians reach real fans without wasting money. You no longer have to sit there trying to guess interests, age groups, cities, or behaviors. The machines do the learning for you. AI watches who reacts to your music, who skips it, who follows, who saves, and who keeps repeating the song. Then it reshapes your entire ad delivery behind the scenes. |
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Gear and Software Reviews |
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