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You Can`t Be Naive In The Music Business, They`ll Eat You Alive
If it hasn’t happened yet, sooner or later a friend of a friend of an acquaintance of your cousin will...
Do-Do-Do: Vocal Do’s
As a veteran producer told me early in my career, it takes a real producer to produce a great vocal....
Frequencies for Sale
Buy a 440 Hz; get an 880 Hz for half price! I don’t normally answer the phone in my...
The Tale of The Damaged Dat
THE TALE OF THE DAMAGED DAT Dirty Tricks to Get The Clean Version By Arty Skye One hot, hazy day...
Entourage Empowerment
A Little Knowledge Can Be A Dangerous Thing On most projects that I produce, I prefer to engineer as well...
The Key To Communication Sounds Great -Now Change It
It always amazes me when clients give me examples of music that they like, but that have nothing to do...
Cleaning Up The Tape
Bad Tape-You Got A Problem With That? It’s been six months now, so I guess it’s okay to talk about...
Don’t Believe The Hype Secrets Of Success? Work. (DUH)
About 10 years ago I was in a club when the video for “Groove is in the Heart” by Deee-Lite...
The Case of the Telltale Tape How Perceptive Are You?
It was a cold, dreary night, and barely a star could be seen against the ashen sky. I trudged wearily...
The Art of Extreme Bass
SOMETIMES, YOU GOTTA BREAK THE RULES I was diving 110 feet down in cold, dark water off the New...
Simon Says: Potential Idol Reality check
I love the show American Idol. It’s like a circus, complete with clowns and balloons and the evil Simon Sinister...
Tasty Vocals
Like an over done pie, a bad lead will ruin the party. Master chef Skye conducts cooking class for your...
Session Secrets:Forward Thinking Backward Reverb
A classic trick that has been used countless times by artists such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, and...
Talk, Talk, Talk: When To Shut Up
I was in the control room the other day when I thought I saw the door opening. It moved back...
Reality Check: Which Way Is Up?
A funny thing happened to me on the way to the studio. I bumped into an old friend (Iet’s call...
The Secret Session: A Long, Cool Client in a Black Dress
So here I am, on a dark desert highway going 100 miles an hour in a black Lincoln Town Car,...
Preparing The Presentation
Want to be heard-or tossed? Follow these simple showcase rules. Whatever stage you’re at in recording your demo, it’s never...
Filling The Cracks
If you really want to contain sound from room to room, you have to seal the deal By Arty Skye...
No Harmony No Peace: Check Your Ego At The Door
Communication: the fundamental principle of a civilized society. But when it breaks down, it can lead to disaster. Since music...
A TALE OF TWO SONGWRITERS, PART II
One career rises, one bites the dust- all because of storage and recall In last month’s episode, we peeked into...
Making The (Up) Grade
MY NEW COMPUTER IS FAST! AND I’LL HAVE THAT BUG FIX IN TWO WEEKS! You kids have it so easy...
How Do I Get a Record Deal?
So every musician asks, How Do I Get A Record Deal? For the singer, band or musician looking to have...
4 Reasons You Don’t Need A Record Deal
There are many reasons you don’t need a record deal. We put this list together to help our clients understand...
10 Tips to Choose a Music Producer
How to Choose a Music Producer Important things you need to know before you step into a recording studio. Use...
Music Marketing: The Difference Between Success and Failure
By Bret Caputo, Marketing Director for SkyeLab Music Group Do you have a great recording but do not know how...
10 Music Career Mistakes Singers Must Avoid!
We started out with 5 music career mistakes, but it quickly grew to 10! These 10 avoidable music career mistakes...
5 Vocal Tips
Pilar Cragan is founder and principle teacher of the New York Vocal Intensive. 5 Vocal Tips to keep in mind...
You want the truth about the music industry? Make sure you can handle it!
Are you just a dreamer, or do you want to do something about it? If you’re just a dreamer, you’re...
Breathe Easy
Vocal Tips By: Claudia Johnson Vocal coaches always talk about breathing from the diaphragm. This is correct of course but...
Need to make or send a demo? Find a manager?
Like it or not, the days of being discovered singing in the local lounge, or getting a recording contract from...
Bad Gig? Now what?
Sometimes you have a bad night. Your guitar was out of tune, you forgot the lyrics, you missed cues, and...
What Makes the Artist? Make Up Your Mind Already
So into the studio walks this woman, like a ray of sunshine into a Taliban cave. It’s always interesting when...
Walking the Beat (Producer or Engineer? You Decide)
What am I? More than a few times I’ve been on the job for more than 30 hours at a...
Up All Night? Love Those Late, Late Sessions? Bad Idea.
Sometimes your heart is in it, but your body won’t go the distance. Case in point: A few years ago,...
Time, Beats, and Beatles – Using Tempo and Meter Changes to Enhance your Tracks
It was about 4 a.m. and we had just wrapped up a long session. While I w as packing up...
The Wide World of Panning
A SOLID LEFT! A HARD RIGHT! WHAT A MIX! I hate my Jeep. I need it to lug my scuba...
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards Commentary
Well I’m still on a high from Grammy week! There were a series of events and parties, all leading up...
Arty Skye is written up in “The Angel News”
The article discusses the formation of the Skyelab Music Group, his experiences working on hit records, and how he’s working...
Arty Skye’s article was published in “Home Recording Magazine”
Arty Skye’s article was published in the September issue of “Home Recording Magazine”
SkyeLab Sound Studios is featured on the cover of “How to Build a Recording Studio from Scratch”
SkyeLab Sound Studios is featured on the cover of a new book from McGraw Hill Publishing “How to Build a Recording...
Skyelab Music Group Produces Billboard Hit!
Recording artist Jennifer Green’s new song “How Can I Be Falling” which hit on the #1 HOT DANCE CLUB PLAY...
How Artists Scam the Recording Studio!
You Can’t Be Naive in the Music Business, They’ll Eat You Alive! So as a music producer, studio owner or...