The Recording Story

Educational Resources To Check Out During COVID-19 Crisis

Adam shares a few really helpful resources to check out while you're in self isolation/quarantine. These resources include Facebook Live songwriting lessons, books and podcasts! 

What The Heck Do Producers Think About?

Ever wonder what a producer thinks about while working with an artist in the studio? There's exactly 1,756,000 things a producer is thinking about at any given time during a session. Maybe not exactly that many but there is a lot and Adam shares what's going on in his head as he's working with an artist. 

The NOT SO Obvious Things We Can Work On While In Self Isolation

Stuck in quarantine at home and aren't sure what you could be working on outside of the obvious things to better yourself as an artist/music creator? Adam shares his thoughts on important things we all neglect to work on in even the best of times. Now, in March of 2020 while the world has come to a halt due to COVID 19 we have been presented with an opportunity to better ourselves as music makers and emerge better than ever when this whole global crisis is over. 

Most People Prepare For The Worst, But How Can You Prepare For The Best?

We as human beings are programmed from an early age to prepare for the worst. We protect ourselves in the case that things go wrong. It's seems crazy, but we actually prepare for what we don't want to happen. This weeks episode flips that idea on it's head and is all about how to set yourself up for success in music. Adam provides ideas and ways you can prepare yourself for the best case scenario so that you're ready if/when success knocks at your door.  

Announcing The Winner Of The MASSIVE GIVEAWAY!

Adam announces the winner of the 3 songs fully produced, mixed and mastered giveaway! Thanks so everyone who submitted! 

Lindsay Barr - I Don't Dance

Lindsay Barr is a singer songwriter from Ontario, Canada. In this episode about a song Lindsay wrote called "I Don't Dance". Lindsay took a unique approach to writing this song which culminated into a very fun and energetic tune that makes the listener feel like getting up and dancing! Lindsay shares her feelings on what you thinks true success is in the music industry and what motivates her to continue creating music. So check it out and hear the story behind Lindsay Barr and her song "I DON'T DANCE".

Last Week To Submit For The MASSIVE GIVEAWAY!

This is your last week to submit for the huge giveaway Adam Newcomb is holding! Submit 3 songs to adam@newcombstudios.ca and Adam will choose and announce a winner on February the 28th. The winner will get 3 songs fully produced, mixed and mastered by Adam Newcomb at his studio, which has a value of nearly $4,000!

Share this with your music friends! And best of luck to all who enter!

 

 

Jesse Slack - Rust

Welcome back Jesse Slack to the podcast! Jesse's brand new single Rust is the focus of our conversation in this episode. As always Jesse provides some unique insights and thoughts about the songwriting and recording process. Jesse's song Rust is a well written, well crafted song that breaks a couple of traditional rules which we talk about in depth. So check out this episode and hear the story behind Jesse Slack's song "RUST". 

Tyler Lorette - Broken

Tyler Lorette is a singer songwriter from Toronto, Canada. Tyler is 16 years old but has been hard at work in the music business from a young age. At the age of 12, Tyler was playing 100 live shows a year! And he started writing songs at the age of 9.  In this episode we talk about a song Tyler wrote, produced and recorded on his own called “Broken”. Tyler shares his story of how he both wrote and recorded the song. Broken now has hundreds of thousands of streams and Tyler shares a couple of things he's done to help promote the song online. So check it out and hear the story behind Tyler Lorette and his song “BROKEN”.

The Power of Asking Quality Questions

In this special episode, Adam lays out the questions you need to be asking yourself when you're writing and recording your songs. These questions will help you decide what your next move should be in the process of making great music. The ability to ask your self quality questions and answer them honestly could be what will separate you and your music from the rest!