There's a parallel between music and film editing. Both rely heavily on rhythm, tone, and context to give the audience a specific impression or to provide them with simple and complex feelings.  So when we came across a short film titled 'Single,' released earlier this year to very positive critical reviews, we knew that we […]

This article will give 10 tips for inspiring yourself into making music again Making music is one of life’s simple pleasures. When I was younger I used to spend a lot of time getting my equipment together, buying new recording equipment, learning and practicing guitar, getting a DJ set up, going to gigs and finding […]

Photo Credit: Melanie Escombe Melanie Escombe has been a professional concert photographer for years now, having captured concerts both for publications and on a freelance basis.  For her, it all comes from an undying love of music that made itself known early on in her life, and that love hasn't gone away ever since.  Escombe […]

Professional composers and musicians have a special talent for acting as musical chameleons. They can do it all, and they change their style to fit with the project they're working on right now.  But through all those changes, it can be difficult to find the time to follow their own musical ambitions.  Artist projects can […]

Advertising is a highly dynamic field, and it's difficult to summarize advertising trends without excluding a certain approach or style.  Brands and advertising agencies have been making clever use of talented composers for years, but music for commercials is especially crucial right now, when ads have only a precious few seconds to capture a viewer's […]

Fun drums you can play with your hands! A lot of my fellow Jam Addict team members are drummers. Drums and percussion are actually the most popular instruments here in the office (guitar is the second most popular, in case you’re wondering).  The other day I was going through the Jam Addict Compound studio and […]