Even for a Tuesday night, the bar is desolate, with the exception of a few patrons standing quietly around, drinks in hand. From the door, you can hear a medley of random notes echoing from a far room in the back of the bar, seemingly unnoticed by the bystanders. Upon entering the back room, the […]
Stop Worrying and Love the Bass Guitar
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bass Guitar Stepping off stage after a monster set of modal jazz I notice the fans and how they flocked. The sax, keys, and drummer are usually the first to be approached. The singer just as often. I, the bass player, seem to be able to […]
youbloom artist spotlight: Simone Snaith
At youbloomLA 2014, hundreds of artists and fans turned out to share in a common passion, music. Because of this, an amazing opportunity to meet people and to network was created. One of the attendees we met was Simone Snaith, musician and author. We had an opportunity to sit with Simone after the event and […]
Self release your music like CommonUnion59
What does it actually take to self release your music? Well, lucky for us, one of our very own youbloom artists, CommonUnion59, released their second album, “Heartbeat Serenade” on February 11th of this year and were kind enough to share their experience with the youbloom community. “The most important thing we learned is that the […]
Your next Hozier moment: check out PORTS
The “Blurred Lines” copyright case between Marvin Gaye’s family and Robin Thicke continued this week. Ironic that it’s centred around the pop hit “Blurred Lines” as the defence tried to induce a smoke and mirrors approach to their side of “Hey, hey, hey” story. The row centres over Thicke’s alleged stealing from Gaye’s track “Got […]
Why is there so much copying in music?
“That song sounds familiar” – why is there so much copying in music? When I put a song together there often comes a point where I think, “Wait a minute, haven’t I heard this tune before?” For any musician with integrity this is a tough moment. No one wants to be accused of ripping off […]
Save the right to perform: #saveirishbusking
Dublin is famous for it’s busking tradition. Tourists love it, locals appreciate it . Busking provides a free platform for bands and artists carving their craft of performance. The list of famous buskers on Grafton Street includes names like Bono, Kodaline, Passenger, Sinead O’ Connor, Paddy Casey, Damien Rice, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Riptide Movement, […]
youbloom artist spotlight: Kingdom Of Crows
Having formed Kingdom of Crows as a one man acoustic project in 2011, Stephen Kelly invited two guests, Bob Power and Brian Brennan to record a demo with him in the studio in 2012. Due to the unique sound this resulted in, Kingdom of Crows played some Dublin based shows as a three-piece acoustic act […]
Music career support, advice and a £25k giveaway
There’s £25K out there, with your name on it. Yes, you… you the aspiring artist. You the songwriter, right there sitting on the end of your bed with relentless harmonies running through your head. And it’s not just for you… it’s for bands, guitarists, directors, DJs, producers, innovators, dreamers. Music Gateway are giving it away. […]
Rock ‘n’ roll job for musical adventures: Pat Baker’s story
From Rolls Royce mechanic to rock ‘n roll roadie… that’s the story of Pat Baker, legendary music tour manager. The elements decided his fate when he was working in a Rolls Royce Mercedes-Benz dealership. A local contact approached him, said he needed a truck driver for two weeks. Pat said yes and found himself driving […]
