Ariana Grande has had a long career, being raised and promoted as another Disney darling (that never ends well, there’s some real creepy stuff going on over there behind the scenes). I don’t know if they pick these kids based on talent or groom them for it (or grow them in a lab), but they
The Sumerian culture was this planets first true civilization, as far as we know thus far, to spring up around the 14th century B.C.E. It grew around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in southern Mesopotamia. In modern times this would be in southern Iraq. The civilization flourished in what we call the Copper and Early … Read more
In my adventures through the cynical side of the internet, I came across an interesting conspiracy idea that strikes at the very core of Western music. The concept is that there has been a deliberate shifting of the fundamental frequencies of our Western scales away from an ancient and sacred 6-tone scale of solfeggio frequencies … Read more
If ever there was an inspirational story, the story of Scatman John as told through his own lyrics fits the bill: Everybody stutters one way or the otherSo check out my message to youAs a matter of fact, don’t let nothin’ hold you backIf the Scatman can do it, so can you Scatman John’s Early … Read more
This post isn’t your typical “Culture” post on Ledger Note. This has more to do with various sub-cultures smashing together and solidifying Japan’s spot as #1 in weird! Meet BabyMetal… BABYMETAL is the next level heavy metal devil stuff. Some mad genius in a laboratory deep in the bowels of Japan decided to take the … Read more
Musicians (including myself), I hate to break it to you… it’s time to stop crying and start playing by the different and new set of rules. You’re not going to get paid more for your streams, and even if companies pacify you by doubling the amount they pay you, that’s still negligible. Nobody is going … Read more
Musical key characteristics are something that are never talked about for some odd reason. It’s not like professional songwriters choose a random key and slap some random chord changes in there and magically end up with the perfect feeling that matches the lyrics. It’s not some hidden secret. I can almost guarantee you most songwriters … Read more
This is a question I’ve been pondering since I was a teenager and found myself becoming involved with music. There seems to be three classes of musicians: Now completely disregard the pop star machine that compartmentalizes these factors. I’m not talking about music that has 50 writers and one performer behind it. I’m talking about … Read more
Chord maps are the secret to the musical universe. All musicians face a set of similar challenges when it comes to writing chord progressions. We’ve already provided a shortcut on musical key characteristics, which helps you match specific emotions to certain keys to achieve the feeling you’re looking for in your song. But what about … Read more
If there’s any spot in the studio that lends itself to being anal-retentive and obsessive its the ordering and look of your rack. For me, I have to have each piece mounted in the right order with the right color combinations going on. I’ll even turn off the lights and see how all of the … Read more