What is a record deal?
Caveat Emptor Rules Ever since Robert Johnson “sold his soul to the devil” in order to become a famous musician as chronicled in his song “Crossroads,” record deals have been looked at as a...
Category: Live DJ Program
How do DJs Make Beats?
At the most basic level, a beat is what keeps the time of a song. Repeated over and over again, the rest of instruments, vocals, and harmonies follow its lead. When listening to a...
How to use Ableton Live in a Live Setting
Part of the thrill of being a live DJ is seeing how the crowd reacts to your music, whether you’re bringing them up or dropping them down. It could be a small underground club...
How to Succeed in Our Programs: Jake Johnson
It’s an overused, tired adage: Those who can’t do, teach. And it certainly couldn’t be further from the truth when you consider Recording Connection mentor Jake Johnson. As a co-founder of Paradyme Productions in...
How do I Make Drum and Bass Music
Like many forms of electronic dance music, the drum and bass genre formed in United Kingdom underground clubs, the genesis coming from Jamaican reggae and breakbeats first heard in the U.S. in the late...
I want to learn ProTools
Electronic Dance Music exploded like a Tesla coil onto the musical landscape some 30 years ago. From the earliest forms of hip hop and beat-making to the latest editions of techno, dubstep, and euro...
How do I make Trance Music?
To the untrained ear, electronic dance music and all of its subgenres can sound a lot alike. The bassline kicks in, simple melodies follow, and the crowd starts moving. But to the artists and...
How do I make House Music?
Early house music could contain lyrics, vocals with no real lyrics, or no vocals whatsoever. What it did feature were deep baselines, repetitive rhythm, and a more mechanical delivery. Almost as if to say...
How do I make Techno?
Just as house music was first discovered in the underground dance clubs of Chicago, Detroit is the birthplace of techno. Maybe there’s something about cold, blustery winters in the Midwest that makes people want...
How do I make Euro Disco?
Taking its influence from Italian and French pop songs from the 50s and 60s, Euro Disco began making a mark in the 70s – the decade of disco. Initially, Euro Disco referred to music...
