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Ben Elliot 1952-2020
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Back in December of 2018 I had the honor of interviewing Ben Elliot, Owner of Showcase Studios and American Showcase Records about his process of recording and on Showcase Studios. As we mourn his passing it is also to important to celebrate his spirit. You can click on the link to listen to Ben and get a sense of his humor and love of the music and the musicians he has worked with over the years.
RIP Ben ..
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Mike Mattison is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mike Mattison Mike Mattison is a… |
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Stephen Cooper is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Stephen Cooper of Stephen Cooper and… |
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Tas Cru is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tas Cru Tas Cru is truly… |
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Juliana MacDowell is Making a Scene! |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Juliana MacDowell Juliana MacDowell is a singer-songwriter, living… |
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Albert Castiglia is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Albert Castiglia The new album by… |
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Ryan Perry Is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ryan Perry! Like all the great… |
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Leroy Ellington is Making a Scene |
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HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Leroy Ellington! In the last 30 years,… |
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Teghan Devon is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Teghan Devon! Teghan’s love of the… |
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Sugar Blue is Making a Scene |
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HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Sugar Blue! Grammy Award-winning harmonica virtuoso Sugar… |
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Bear Williams is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Bear Williams What do Frankie Beverly… |
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Bill Sibley is Making a Scene |
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Making a Scene Presents an interview with Bill Sibley Bill is from the North… |
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Emma Hill is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Emma Hill! In early 2007 fate… |
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Betty Fox is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Betty Fox With an extensive background… |
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Jeni Grouws is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jeni Grouws of Avey Grouws Band… |
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Mary Jo Curry is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents An Interview with Mary Jo Curry There’s a… |
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Maya Rae is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Maya Rae Poised at the… |
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Harper is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with Harper! An amalgamation of roots, blues… |
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Don Ender is Making a Scene |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Don Ender The band is based… |
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Cartel Sage
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John Blues Boyd What My Eyes Have Seen… |
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John Blues Boyd What My Eyes Have Seen… Gulf Coast Records John Blues Boyd was… |
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The Southbound Snake Charmers To The Bone |
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The Southbound Snake Charmers To The Bone You know in life ,if you get the… |
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Laila Biali Out of Dust |
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Laila Biali Out of Dust Self-released (in U.S.) labels elsewhere We are reminded constantly that… |
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Schapiro 17 New Shoes: Kind of Blue at 60 |
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Schapiro17 New Shoes: Kind of Blue at 60 Summit As you all know, Miles Davis’… |
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Beano Mojohand |
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Beano Mojohand Beano Mojohand How do I find the words to start this review, normally… |
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J.C. Hopkins Biggish Band New York Moment |
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J.C. Hopkins Biggish Band New York Moment Twee-Jazz As the name implies, this band is… |
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Albert Castiglia Wild and Free |
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Albert Castiglia Wild and Free Gulf Coast Records A young Albert Castiglia served his apprenticeship… |
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Jim Gustin & Truth Jones Lessons Learned |
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Jim Gustin & Truth Jones Lessons Learned Self-released Jim Gustin’s force-of-nature voice evokes Long John… |
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Chicago Yestet Not There Yet |
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Chicago Yestet Not There Yet Tiddlywinks Music You’ve heard of quartets, quintets, septets and others… |
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Backtrack Blues Band Your Baby Has Left |
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Backtrack Blues Band Your Baby Has Left Vizztone Label Group Sonny Charles, founded the Backtrack… |
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Alex Dixon presents The Real McCoy |
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Alex Dixon presents The Real McCoy Featuring Lewis “Big Lew” Powell Vintage Dixon Dixon Landing… |
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Mark Telesca Higher Vibrations |
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Mark Telesca Higher Vibrations Independent Originally from New York City Mark Telesca held the “bass… |
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Mark Erelli Blindsided |
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Mark Erelli Blindsided Self-released Singer-songwriter Mark Erelli has done all his solo work in the… |
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Clare Free Where Are You Now |
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Clare Free Where Are You Now As a lover of music there is no greater… |
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Jenny Davis Rearranged |
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Jenny Davis Rearranged Three Penny Just seeing the name Jenny Davis, not to mention her… |
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Watermelon Slim Traveling Man |
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Watermelon Slim Traveling Man Northern Blues Music William P. Homans III was born in Boston,… |
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Bob Baldwin Henna |
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Bob Baldwin Henna City Sketches Bob Baldwin leads this sizeable project with no fewer than… |
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Chris Moyse Bitter Ballads & Cynical Prayers |
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Chris Moyse Bitter Ballads & Cynical Prayers Self-released Bitter Ballads & Cynical Prayers is the… |
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Interview with Evan lowenstein CEO of Stageit.com
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Many indie artists are waking up to a realization that their spring tour schedule is getting cancelled. The CorVid-19 Virus has venues shutting down and cancelling shows, which is especially damaging to the touring artist who makes their living off live performances. Thought not a replacement for touring and performing in venues Stageit.com may be a way to create a revenue stream for a touring artist while we weather out this virus lockdown.
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Interview with a Pro Evan Lowenstein - Stageit.com |
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Making a Scene Presents an interview with Evan Lowenstein CEO of Stageit.com Many indie artists… |
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Interview with a Pro - Peggy Still Johnson - Writing Music for Film |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro – Peggy Still Johnson… |
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Interview with a Pro - Diane Durrett VP Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy |
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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Diane Durrett Vice President Atlanta Chapter… |
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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro - Vinny Rebas - Indie Connect |
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Indie Connect Plugging Into Nashville Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro… |
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Interview with a Pro - Mick Kolassa - Endless Blues Records |
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HOMEPAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Mick Kolassa – Endless Blues… |
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Interview with a Pro - Kenny Neal - Booga Music |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an “Interview with a Pro” Kenny Neal Booga Music… |
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Interview with a Pro - Tina Terry - Booking Agent! |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro “Tina Terry” Booking Agent/Management… |
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Interview with a Pro - B Christopher - Production Music Libraries |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Present an interview with a Pro – B Christopher –… |
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Interview with a Pro - Michael Frank - President of The Earwig Music Company! |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Michael Frank President of… |
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Interview with a Pro - Sallie Bengston - President NOLA Blue Records |
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HOME PAGE Making A Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Sallie Bengston Nola Blue… |
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Interview with a Pro - Songwriter, Producer, Engineer Twist Turner! |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Songwriter, Drummer, Producer, Engineer… |
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Making a Scene Presents Interview with a Pro - Rick Booth Intrepid Artists International! |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Rick Booth from Intrepid… |
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Interview with a Pro - Adam Dawson - Broken Jukebox Media |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Adam Dawson – Broken… |
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Rueben Williams Thunderbird Management - Interview with a Pro! |
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene presents an Interview with a Pro Rueben Williams – Thunderbird… |
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Interview with a Pro - Doug Tackett "Road Dawg Touring" |
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Road Dawg Touring Website Road Dawg Touring Facebook Making a Scene presents an Interview with… |
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Interview with the Pros - Legendary Jim Gaines Producer-Engineer! |
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Home Page Making a Scene presents an interview with the Legendary Producer/Engineer Jim Gaines! We… |
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Making a Scene Talks with Heli Del Moral of CD Baby |
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Making a Scene Talks with Heli Del Moral VP of International Opportunities for CD Baby!… |
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Interview with A Pro - Cameron Farquhar - Booking Agent - Intrepid Artists |
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Intrepid Artists Intrepid Facebook Page Camerons Facebook Page Making a Scene presents “Interview with… |
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How the New Stimulus Bill Benefits Musicians |
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How the New Stimulus Bill Benefits Musicians In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, small… |
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Interview with a Pro Evan Lowenstein - Stageit.com |
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Making a Scene Presents an interview with Evan Lowenstein CEO of Stageit.com Many indie artists… |
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How to Define Success as a Musician |
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How to Define Success as a Musician So many musicians believe that they need to… |
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Getting a Booking Agent |
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Making a Scene – Getting a Booking Agent! If you are serious about being a… |
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Education is the Key to Success for the Indie Artists |
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Making a Scene Presents EDUCATION is the Key to Success for the Indie Artist! Let’s… |
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Building a Grammy Winning Studio! |
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Building a Grammy Winning Studio When Billie Eilish won her first Grammy for “Best Pop… |
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So, You Want to Win A Grammy! |
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Making a Scene Goes to the Grammys On Sunday 1/26/2020 I had the opportunity to… |
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Creating a Music Video on a Budget - John Pagano Band "Misbehavin" |
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Creating a Music Video on a Budget – John Pagano Band “Misbehavin” The world of… |
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Book review: Ray Benson: Comin' Right at Ya, or How a Jewish Yankee Hippie Went Country |
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Comin Right At Ya, Or How a Jewish Yankee Hippie Went Country Ray Benson by… |
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Making a Scene's 5 Predictions for the Music Industry in the 2020's |
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Making a Scene Presents 5 Predictions for the Music Industry in the 2020’s The 2000’s… |
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Smoke Free Atlanta Celebration January 5, 2020 |
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Last Sunday, my husband and I went to Blind Willie’s, a well-loved blues club in… |
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Making a Scene Year in Review! |
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Making a Scene Year in Review! As we near the end of 2019 it’s time… |
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The Professional Songwriter by Louis Anthony deLise |
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Louis Anthony deLise The Professional Songwriter The Professional Songwriter is a textbook aimed at writers… |
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The MICCO Industry Lists Review |
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As the revenue on Recorded music shrink, it becomes more important for the indie artist… |
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The Perpetual Beginner David Isaacs |
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David Isaacs The Perpetual Beginner The Perpetual Beginner is a very different and fascinating type… |
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Making a Scene Reviews the Indie Bible 20th Anniversary Issue |
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Making A Scene Presents a Review of the 20th Anniversary Issue of THE INDIE BIBLE! … |
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Making a Scene Reviews The Indie Spotify Bible |
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Making a Scene Presents a Review of the Indie Spotify Bible! There is not doubt… |
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Text Marketing for the Indie Artist |
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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ben Flores of JookSMS.com People are addicted… |
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Review Kemper Amplifier Profiler
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Making a Scene Presents a Review of the Kemper Profiling Amp!
When you have owned a recording studio for as long as I have you tend to collect amplifiers as part of the tools of the trade. I have amassed a collection of "Tone Monsters" that run from a 1964 Fender Vibrolux Reverb and a 68 Super Reverb to Ampegs, Marshalls, Crates, and even a Pignose Amps Cross mix! Guitar players are always looking for that magic tone for their recordings and a good studio has a collection that helps them find the sound they are searching for.
That may be all changing with the Kemper Profiler you can have Thousands of vintage amps at your fingertips that not only have their tone but also responds like you are plugged into them!
Check out our review of this unique Recording and LIVE guitar/Bass Tone monster!
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On the Road and in the Studio |
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Kemper Profiler Review |
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Making a Scene Reviews the Kemper Profiler www.kemper-amps.com When you have owned a recording studio… |
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Interview with a Pro Evan Lowenstein - Stageit.com |
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Making a Scene Presents an interview with Evan Lowenstein CEO of Stageit.com Many indie artists… |
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Warm Audio's WA-273 preamp Review |
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Making a Scene brings you a Review of the Warm Audio WA-273 Preamp What is… |
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Building a Grammy Winning Studio! |
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Building a Grammy Winning Studio When Billie Eilish won her first Grammy for “Best Pop… |
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Plugin Alliance Mega Bundle Review |
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Making a Scene Reviews The Plugin-Alliance Mega Bundle The Plugin-Alliance The Plugin Alliance is an… |
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LIVE Music Survey |
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Making a Scene Presents the LIVE Music Survey We have a new reality in the… |
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Review of the Warm Audio WA-412 API preamp |
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There are a few essential purchases you can make for your recording studio setup that… |
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How to Mic Drums! |
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Introduction Before we get started let me explain some of the fundamental types of engineers… |
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Review - Warm Audio WA-47 Microphone |
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Making a Scene Presents a review of the Warm Audio WA 47 Microphone For anyone… |
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Top 10 Wireless Guitar Systems under $200 |
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Top 10 Wireless Guitar Systems Under $200 Guitar cables…let’s face it, they can be annoying.… |
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Top 4 In-Ear Monitor Systems Below $500 |
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Making a Scene Present Top 4 In-Ear Monitor Systems Below $500 One of the most… |
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A Review of the MOTU AVB Recording Interfaces |
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Making a Scene Presents a Review of the MOTU AVB Interfaces! Last Year it became… |
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Top 4 Microphones For Recording Acoustic Guitar Under $100 |
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Top 4 Microphones For Recording Acoustic Guitar Under $100 Finding the right mic to produce… |
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Top 3 Wireless Guitar Systems For Bass |
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Top 3 Wireless Guitar Systems For Bass On top of a high-quality reliable wireless instrument… |
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Making a Scene Takes a First look at the Slate Digital All Access Pass |
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Making a Scene Takes a First Look at the Slate Digital “All Access Pass”! When… |
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Beginners Guide To Mastering Part 2 |
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Beginners Guide To Mastering Part 2 Effectively using your Mid/Side EQ: To effectively take advantage… |
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The Beginners Guide to Mastering - Part 1 |
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The Beginners Guide to Mastering – Part 1 Let’s be real. The vast majority… |
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Nitewalker Bass Pre-Amp: Full Review |
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Making a Scene Presents Nitewalker Bass Pre-Amp: Full Review About a week ago I was… |
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LIVE MUSIC SURVEY!
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We have a new reality in the music industry today. The new music consumer no longer looks at music as a commodity to purchase, but more as something they have unlimited access to. This has affected the whole industry but nowhere is it more evident then with the Independent Artist!
During the 90’s the independent artist had the opportunity to take over the distribution of their music and have all the revenue come directly to them. CD Sales were still brisk, download sales were starting and was a windfall revenue stream for the indie artist. Today those streams are drying up and now the Indie Artist must depend on touring and performing live as their main income stream.
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mike Mattison |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mike Mattison… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Stephen Cooper |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Stephen Cooper… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Tas Cru |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot April 2020 #1 |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Albert Castiglia |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Albert Castiglia… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Ryan Perry |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Ryan Perry… |
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Music on the Couch Show #511 |
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MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #511 – 03/23/20 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/11696623 WOMEN IN BLUES… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Leroy Ellington |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Leroy Ellington… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot March 2020 #4 |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Sugar Blue |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Sugar Blue… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Bear Williams |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Bear Williams… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Bill Sibley |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Bill Sibley… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot March 2020 #3 |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Betty Fox |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Betty Fox… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Avey Grouws Band |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Avey Grouws… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mary Jo Curry |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mary Jo… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double Shot March 2020 #2 |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Indie Blues Double… |
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Harper and the Midwest Kind |
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Harper and… |
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