Steve’s Music Roll

If anyone didn’t know, many of the Virgin Records Mega stores have closed their doors after many years in business. At first, I was shocked that the store on Broadway in Manhattan shut its door. However, I was really shocked when I found out that the Orlando store located at Downtown Disney in Walt Disney [...]

I think some artists have the ability to create decent work with the new technology, but due to the mediocrity that music has become, the quality of talent imparted into the work is reduced. The record companies are not as interested in the quality of the artist any more as they are in the monetary [...]

The record industry has changed drastically in the last 30 years. Up until the end of the 1980s, record companies were relatively leanient toward new artists. Artists were able to be covered by the record label for one or two albums before getting an ultimatum. Now, it’s a requirement that the song or album be [...]

I often wonder whether recording a new album or song has just become too easy in the last two decades. With the advancements in recording technology, it is possible to inexpensively make a recording and get it out. Prior to the miniaturization of equipment and reduction in cost of quality microphones, it took a large [...]

Author: Somit Bandyopadhyay
You play in a Band or are a Music composer or dream of becoming one… Your next big step is going to be making a timeless album…
Despite how far or near this event looks to you these seven steps should be clear to you in your mind. Helps to have a clear picture [...]

Writing a hit song takes practice, but relies on one’s ability to tell a story. Like a good book, the author will pull the reader into the work as if they are there with the characters in the story. Songwriting is very much the same. The songwriter has to use literary imagery to make the [...]

Life without music would be horrible. It is the rhythm of our lives. It is what keeps us going on our daily routines. It could be thought of as the soundtrack to our being. Much like the cadences that armies march to, whatever beat is in our head, is the cadence which keeps us all [...]

The more I listen to current pop stars, the more I hear sounds from another decade. Most of the new artists, including the Jonas Brothers, borrow a large amount of their sound from artists that made history in the 80s. It’s almost as if I can switch from a current pop station to one that [...]

There seems to be quite a stir as we enter the Christmas season about whether or not the Jonas Brothers should produce an album of Christmas favorites and maybe an original or two. Considering how other popular artists have done with holiday albums in the past, the Jonas Brothers probably should follow suit in more [...]

As the holidays come upon us again, an interesting thought popped up. There have not been any new notable Christmas songs written. It seems that the traditionals keep getting redone in new ways, but no new good ones have come to the surface and stayed. With all the new things done and rush jobs initiated, there [...]