What makes a monster hit single? It is a question which most bands and songwriters muse over. Some bands are […]
Archive | January, 2013
If your band had £2000 to spend, what should you spend it on? – Band Info
Another blog in our series on Band info Of all the strange and wonderful things I’ve been asked in my […]
What makes an album influential?
For us muso’s some things are as important as life itself. Today I took a fun test on Facebook, which […]
How to make your band rehearsals more productive
Tens of thousands of musicians a year pass through our studios, we have sixteen rooms and most studios have a […]
The Saturday List #2 – Ten songs about aircraft and flying
On our twitter feed, we said we’d list our top ten songs about aircraft and flying when we got 747 […]
The Friday joke 25/1/2013
Well I had a lovely joke lined up for you today, but I couldn’t post it because of a far […]
How to make your recordings stand out from the crowd
You want a great recording and make your recordings stand out. If you are signed and you have a budget, […]
Are you in the wrong band?
Imagine this scenario. You’ve just done a gig at a well known London venue. A&R people were present (at the […]
How can your band take over the world !
If you have a band and you want the band to become successful, you should really have some idea of […]
Setting up your Twitter account to work for your band
Earlier this month, I posted a blog explaining how to use Twitter to promote your bands gigs (http://www.millhillmusiccomplex.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/using-twitter-to-promote-your-bands-gigs.html). I’ve been […]
The Saturday List #1 – My top ten London venues – past and present
This week we said that when we got 600 followers on twitter, I’d tweet my top ten London venues, past […]
The Friday Joke – 18/1/2013
Drummer is in the studio talking about the gear to the engineer. Engineer says “Do you have a favourite mixer?” […]
HMV in administration – Is there a future for the music industry
No one involved in the music industry should underestimate the scale of the bad news which the demise of HMV […]
A few tips to make your live show even better
As someone who has been doing gigs for thirty three years, in a band that has always been known for […]
The Friday Joke 13/1/2013
Q: What do call a guitar player without a girlfriend? A: Homeless. Smile, it’s nearly Saturday ;^)
The importance of good band photos
Before writing this blog, I was looking at a few band websites. Just about every band these days has a […]
