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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 |
Listen to the podcast discussion to learn why Supporting Making a Scene is Important!
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.
Check out our new Homepage = Faster, Cleaner and in line with our future plans!
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Video of The Week
"Heart on Ice"
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Holiday Video of the Week
Tori Martin
Jolly Old St. Nicholas (Hey Santa) |
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Making a Scene Presents – Top 10 Gift Ideas for the Indie Musician! |
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Making a Scene Presents – Top 10 Gift Ideas for the Indie Musician! |
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Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Recording Musicians (No Shipping Needed!) |
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Finding the right Christmas gift for a recording musician doesn’t have to mean shipping delays, backorders, or hoping something arrives before the big day. Some of the best gifts in today’s music world are digital — no boxes, no wrapping paper, no waiting. These gifts upgrade a musician’s studio, workflow, skills, and creativity the moment they open them. |
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How to Use ChatGPT to Analyze Your Mix and Make It Better |
Listen to the podcast discussion to gain more insight in using ChatGPT for Mixing Advice!
The New Secret Weapon for Indie Artists Mixing at Home
Mixing your music at home shouldn’t feel like guesswork. But most indie artists know the feeling. You sit in front of your speakers, you start turning knobs, and you hope for the best. Some days everything sounds muddy. Other days your vocals feel harsh and thin. Maybe your kick drum disappears on phone speakers. Maybe you’re scared to even compare your mix to a real release because you don’t want to hear how far off it is. |
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Why Web3 Touring Collectives Will Replace Booking Agents |
Listen to the Podcast Discussion to gain more insight into DAO Touring Collectives!
How Indie Artists Can Use DAOs, Fan-Powered Ticketing, and Community Spaces to Build Tours Without Gatekeepers
The music industry likes to pretend that touring is some kind of secret science only insiders understand. Booking agents act like they hold magic keys. Venues act like they own every path to a stage. Promoters act like they decide who deserves to play. But if you talk to indie artists long enough, you learn the truth. The system isn’t complicated. It’s controlled. And Web3 is about to tear that control down to the foundation. |
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Touring 2035: Why Your Next Fanbase Will Come From a Wallet, Not a ZIP Code |
Listen to the podcast discussion to gain more insight into the future of touring!
The touring world you know is collapsing. That old-school strategy of drawing lines on a map, circling major cities, and hoping enough people show up to cover gas is fading fast. For decades, touring was built on guesswork and geography. But the next era of touring won’t be about cities at all. It will be shaped by something far more powerful and far more honest: blockchain wallets. These wallets hold tokens, smart tickets, digital credentials, and little pieces of fan loyalty that tell you exactly where your true community lives long before you ever pack a van. The touring map of 2035 will be drawn by clusters of fans who have already proven they care, not by the ZIP codes a promoter says might be “good markets.” |
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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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Turning One song Into 30 Pieces of AI-Generated Content |
Listen to the Podcast discussion to gain more insight on using AI to create a month of content from one Song!
How Indie Artists Can Turn a Single Track into a Month of Promotion
The New Reality: One Song Isn’t Enough Anymore
If you’re an indie artist trying to grow your fanbase today, you’ve probably already felt the pressure. You drop a song, you post about it once or twice, and the whole thing sinks into the feed like a stone. It feels unfair, but this is the world we’re in now. The truth is that the platforms don’t promote your release just because you’re talented. They promote you when you give them steady content that keeps people watching.
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American Mile
Straight From the Heartland |
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Our Cover Artist American Mile |
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American Mile isn’t just a band. They’re a touring machine, a modern voice for Southern rock, and storytellers for the real American struggle. Built on pure road-warrior grit, the band is carrying Southern rock forward with a sound that’s loud, raw, and impossible to ignore. |
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Claudia Cane
I Won't Forget You
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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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What Is Latency? And How to Record Without Losing Your Groove |
Listen to the podcast discussion to gain more insight into fixing Latency in the Home Studio!
Written for indie musicians who just want their tracks to sound right without fighting their gear
If you’ve ever tried to record vocals or guitar and felt like your timing was weird, or you couldn’t stay in the pocket no matter how hard you focused, you’ve already met the enemy. That enemy is latency. Latency is one of those home-studio problems that doesn’t care how talented you are. When it’s bad, it throws off your groove in a way that feels like someone moved the beat a few inches to the left. |
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Gear and Software Reviews |
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