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Have you ever wondered why some songs are huge hits and others aren't? How exactly does the music industry work and how hard is it to write a hit single these days? Join music producer Luke...
In the early 2020's, Big Tech companies unleashed AI on the world. One of the things you can get AI to do, is write and produce music. You j...
When Luke receives some constructive criticism via an email from a fan, he finds himself pondering a dilemma that has plagued artists and en...
There are an infinite number of possible chord progressions, but most of them probably suck. The recorded music industry is now well over a...
In 1996, Luke bought a grunge album called "Juice". It was one of the greatest rock albums of all time. He had found out about the album, af...
Having spent the last few episodes discussing the bleak realities of music streaming rates, the benefits of music synchronization and the va...
Having made the comment that he doesn't think that music streaming platforms represent a particularly lucrative opportunity for composers an...
Almost 18 months into making this documentary podcast series, music producer Luke Jones was approached by a journalist, who wanted a comment...
One thing you rarely hear in the music business, is an honest account of how a band ACTUALLY got signed. Loads of acts are happy to talk abo...
When it comes to your music, everyone has an opinion! Your dentist, your taxi driver and even the writers of your local music magazine! Join...
One again, Luke is discussing the issue of new guitar bands not getting into the UK chart as frequently as they used to. In an attempt to ma...
Guitar bands used to be everywhere, you couldn't swing a cat without hitting one! They were on the music video stations, mainstream radio st...
Have you ever noticed, music videos nearly always feature people under the age of 30? It's almost as if record labels are obsessed with yout...
If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that Christmas songs are brilliant! And they can also be extremely lucrative. Pen a half dece...
Music videos are great! You get to see your favourite artists racing around in gold Lamborghinis, writhing around on the floor in fur coats...
Listening to music, is listening to music....right? Well...yes and no.... Some people sit down with an album and focus entirely on it, enjoy...
As the music industry continues to drift away from physical sales and into the world of digital streaming, we need to ask ourselves.....Do w...
In the music business, there's a well known hack that you can use, if you want to increase your chances of having a hit single. Instead of r...
Why am I seeing sleek images of an Italian mansion in a music video? How could a High School gym setting possibly be better than a glossy wo...
What is an Alligator drum? What is drum re-triggering? How do I know if the drums I am listening to are even real? Does it really matter? Do...
What makes a piece of music 'authentic'? What does that even mean? Why is authenticity in music important to the listener? How does this iss...
Why are most songs 3 minutes long and not 10 minutes? Is there a common structure used in all pop music? What's the 'Golden Structure' in so...
What sounds should you use in your song, if you want it to be a hit single? How do the sounds used on a record affect the way it's marketed?...
How many people does it take to write a hit single? Just one…right? Well maybe. Or perhaps there is more going on behind the scenes in the m...
How do you write a hit single in the current music industry? Surely it can't be that hard? In an attempt to understand the realities facing...
How do you write a hit single in the current music industry? Surely it can't be that hard? In an attempt to understand the realities facing...