It’s that time of year again. Here in the Crooked Forest, we know how despite all the work you do all year on your projects, it’s easy to get lost in the woods feeling like you haven’t so much as picked an apple or planted a seed. That’s why we always make a point towards the end of the year to look back on what … Continue reading CF’s 2024 Year in Review
Alright, maybe we’re a little late to the party, but we here in the CF woods aren’t as chronically online as you might think and we don’t always get around to listening to music on Bandcamp Friday. But we do think Bandcamp Friday is a pretty great idea. It makes a big difference if you’re able to purchase from your favourite artists on the platform … Continue reading Bandcamp Finds: Dec 6 2024
Maybe it’s just the circles I follow, but there seems to be this increasing trend where a headlining act also goes ahead and takes up the opening support slot for their show/tour. Am I the only one a little perturbed by this? The alternative to this I’ve also seen is where members of the headlining band are also the opener/support act. As a couple better-known … Continue reading Sound Off: When the Headliner is the Opener
Hot out of the editing suite, check out the latest music video by Toronto-based punk outfit The Anti-Queens with Magnolia that just dropped on November 21st. Fun fact: your pal CF was on site for part of the shoot & might even appear for brief intervals in the video. Thanks very much to The Anti-Queens for the invite, it was a really fun night! Catch … Continue reading The Anti-Queens Release New Music Video for “Magnolia”
This blog is the final in this series. If you missed part 12, jump back here, or head back to part 1 to start from the beginning. Yesterday as I finished up the part 12 blog, I sent a final e-mail to the producer. In their previous e-mail to me, they stated they were going to copy my agency on their e-mail as well as … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 13 – Aftermath & Takeaways
This blog is part 12 in an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to part 11. The next day passed without anything arriving to my inbox. On Sunday morning, October 26th, I was working away at my computer when it came through. It was labeled incorrectly. It was also labeled as a master. I found this odd also. For starters I know I … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 12 – The Mix
This blog is part 11 in an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to part 10. It was a little while again before I heard back from the producer about scheduling the vocal workshop. I reached out a couple times and then finally he responded and had changed his tune about it again. We were no longer going to do the vocal workshop … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 11 – The Fifth Session
This blog is part of an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to part 9. With my Gibson, Marshall Amp and Bass in tow, the next day I made my way to the session. My understanding leading into this session was that this artist had a song in the works with the producer which I was sent a file of. They needed to … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 10 – The Workshop
This blog is part 9 in an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to part 8 now. My next session was scheduled for September 11th which was good because I had a bit of homework. I ran through my song on bass and came up with parts based on what we’d done to that point. Again, a pretty simple song, so a pretty … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 9 – The Fourth Session
This blog is part 8 in an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to Part 7 now. The next day I was invited out to the studio to hop on another session. The producer needed a guitar player and wanted me to come out for it. I was dealing with a lot that week in particular and was currently wearing a heart rate … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 8 – A Brief Intermission
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