Amplify Seeing Songs with Synesthesia Artist Ciele Beau Vancouver-based multi-disciplinary musician and visual artist Ciele Beau has always heard – and seen – music a little differently. Her striking audiovisual art incorporates her synesthesia, a neurological condition that mixes up sensory information in the brain, causing her to see colour and shapes when listening to music. This inspires her “Sound to Colour” practice, […] Written by @recordingarts 29 June 202329 June 2023
Amplify Artificial Intelligence: The Future of the Music Industry? For many, the thought of artificial intelligence (AI) embedding itself in many lines of work is terrifying. For others, it’s a revolutionary tool that helps out with multiple tasks. So what is AI? Written by @recordingarts 22 June 202322 June 2023
Amplify Behind the Mic: Navigating the Path to a Radio Career Having fallen into the realm of audio work rather inadvertently, Jared Hillel now considers radio his full-time career and passion. He sat down with RAC to talk radio – from his favourite parts of the job to things he wishes he’d known when starting out. Written by @recordingarts 15 June 202315 June 2023
Amplify Featured Creator: WAX DOG For Dayton Bowen, the artist behind WAX DOG, everything stems from a desire to create complex, immersive, and original pieces that move people the same way his favourite music moves him. He’s pulled creative inspiration for his experimental universe from artists like Car Seat Headrest and The Hellp, who shaped his adolescence and hold a special place in his heart. Written by @recordingarts 8 June 20238 June 2023
Amplify Sync Licensing: How To Get Your Music Sync-Ready In today’s follow-up, we are diving a little deeper into how to get your music sync-ready. Whether you’re writing music specifically for licensing opportunities or as part of an artist project, there are a few steps you can take to better your chances of getting your music licensed. Written by @recordingarts 1 June 20231 June 2023
Amplify Booking Stages and Blending Sounds with Breakout Montreal DJ mayalabae Chicago-raised and Montreal-based DJ and organizer mayalabae (AKA Maya Hassa) has seen a fast rise on the electronic music scene since starting out in 2020. What began as sharing decks with friends at underground events and experimenting with sounds like breaks, techno, and throwback pop edits, turned into a full-blown DJ career. Written by @recordingarts 25 May 202325 May 2023
Amplify Robert Moog — The making of an influential sound We’re quick to reminisce about artists whose musical influences reverberate decades after. However, we tend to overlook the engineers whose work can have an equally lasting impact. Working in the shadows, they are the ones who push the boundaries of music. Written by @recordingarts 18 May 202318 May 2023
Learn Sync Licensing: What It Is and How It Works In this article, we’ll give you an overview of the different rights involved in sync and the associated royalties, as well as the key players you need to know and how they work. Written by @recordingarts 11 May 20237 December 2023
Amplify Featured Creator: Lila Gray As we listen to Lila Gray’s latest album Wild Tension, a soundscape scattered with contradictions is being discovered: minimalistic productions yet created with depth and complexity, inspirations from another era, all mixed with modern production techniques. Written by @recordingarts 4 May 20234 May 2023
Amplify Embracing the Ephemeral: Lana Del Rey’s Ode to Growing Up Widely credited for popularizing the now ubiquitous Sad Girl sound of modern popular songwriting, Elizabeth Woolridge Grant – better known by stage name Lana Del Rey – has become synonymous with the music, aesthetic, and pop culture of the 2010s. Written by @recordingarts 27 April 202327 April 2023
