Don’t confront him in front of his girlfriend or sister or mother. Every guy wants to be a hero if his girlfriend or sister is around so you better not poke his ego during those moments. That spells H-E-L-L for you. And, of course, it is very rude in general. Talk to him in private. […]
Author: Chris Bauer
Music Marketing: 5 Things to Give Your Fans This Christmas
Gak! It’s Christmastime once again? How did 2011 pass by so fast? It feels like there are just 3 months in my year. But anyway, tis the season to be jolly- not feel old and sullen. I bet some of you already have a long Christmas shopping list. Of course! We make sure that every […]
CD Packaging: Mark Fry/The A. Lords – I Lived In Trees
The CD packaging of Mark Fry’s “I Lived in Trees” album comes with a packet of Rowan tree seeds. How awesome is that! Since their title is “I lived in trees”, then they must’ve thought ‘hey, why not give away seeds?’. Seeds don’t cost a lot but they’d make as hip giveaways. Clever! I wish […]
10 Essential Apps for the Touring Band
Aren’t we just so lucky to be living in a decade where there’s an app for everything? Thank you, Stevie, Bill, and the rest of the gang. How truly comfortable our lives are today compared to the beeper and walkie-talkie days. You want to play the piano but you have no piano on the bus? […]
DVD Packaging: Fellowship of the Ring Gift Set
If you’re a LOTR fan, you’d want to get your hands on this Lord of the Rings DVD packaging. It’s something that deserves to be admired from afar…sort of like a museum piece! TITLE: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring YEAR: 2001 SOURCE EDITION: France FEATURES: Argonath Bookends; Digipak; Decipher Trading […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Music Mastering
Mastering is a bit of a mystery to most people. For some the mystery only goes as far as how it’s done. For most it’s a question of ‘what is it? And what is it for?’ For the latter, here is a beginner’s guide. Loudness and polish The most familiar aspect of music mastering for […]
Graphic Design: What makes a good logo design?
What makes a good logo? A good logo is distinctive, appropriate, practical, graphic, simple in form and conveys an intended message. There are five principles that you should follow to ensure that this is so… An effective logo is (in no particular order): Simple Memorable Timeless Versatile Appropriate 1. Simple A simple logo design allows […]
6 Reasons Why People are Buying Vinyl Records Again
Remember that girl from a famous nineties song who’s having the time of her life listening to her vinyl records? Seems like we’ve all become like her in the last decade. Dancing and singing and squealing…just being in love with our vinyl records AGAIN. In fact, in 2019, vinyl is poised to outsell CDs for […]
Indie Filmmaking: Writer Vs Director
Since the invention of celluloid, conflicts between two creative heads- writer and director- have always been present. Writers have a clear picture in their heads of how they want the movie to look like- every scene, every prop, and every word the characters will say are all detailed in their heads. And this is expected […]
DVD Packaging of the Week: Reservoir Dogs Gasoline Can Boxset
This DVD packaging of Reservoir Dogs is as cool as the film and the director. It’s made of a tin case that is made to look like a thin gasoline can and it contains 2 DVDs. Some DVD box sets are too elaborate. Too many random stuff placed in a big box and sold at […]