Tag: dj

• Getting a Music Deal

  Your music is great and things are going well, so you decide you would like to get a record deal. Musicians.com provides you with some advice on how to get a record deal. The most important factor in being recognised by an A&R person is to do what you can to promote yourself. Take the initiative. It is going to be a lot of hard work to get a record deal, but you are more likely to be noticed ...

• Rap and Hip Hop

  Hip Hop and Rap, terms that are often used interchangeably, usually center around the urban culture of the inner city. Many say that hip hop borrows from the DJ or MC approach to song-playing, famed for calling out, turntabling, and beatboxing. Hip hop evolved from African-American music, including R&B, Soul, Funk, and even Disco.

• Equipment

  The instrument you play and activities you are engaged in will affect the equipment you require. Acoustic instruments require very little equipment. In the case of an acoustic guitar it may just be a plectrum. Electric instruments will require equipment such as cables, amplifiers, monitors and so on.