by Kyle Boreing | Aug 23, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, Music Tech
Let me preface this post by saying this – I am a fan of music being available in digital formats. The convenience of being able to listen to pretty much any song I want on demand (for a nominal fee) at high quality is amazing. This is part of the reason that...
by Kyle Boreing | Aug 13, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, History, Music Business, Music Tech
In 1990, Hank Williams, Jr., won a Grammy award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration for “There’s A Tear In My Beer,” an award he shared with his father, Hank Williams, Sr. The video for the song, in which father and son perform the song together,...
by Kyle Boreing | Jun 18, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech, Oddities, Recording Oddities
The first time I heard Brian Free & Assurance’s 2007 album, Real Faith, my initial reaction was, “Man, that sounds almost TOO perfect!” The album, produced by Barry Weeks, was slick and highly-polished, but what really stood out to me were the...
by Kyle Boreing | Apr 23, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech
In our last Music Biz Monday, we looked at the rise of music streaming (and rather rapid decline of downloads) as the primary method of consuming recorded music. We’ve addressed in the past the pro’s and con’s of streaming music as a whole in the...
by Kyle Boreing | Apr 2, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech
In addition to our weekly features such as News Nuggets and Sony’s Devotions, we will also be starting a new series called Music Biz Mondays, where we take a look at various aspects of the music industry, both in SG music and as a whole. To start things off,...
by Kyle Boreing | Mar 26, 2018 | Audio, Commentary & Observations, Music Tech, Recording Oddities
I’ve lamented in reviews over and over and over again about compression in modern recording. Often readers misunderstand what I mean by compression. Consider this an effort to try to clear the air a bit and help you understand why I’m complaining (well,...
