What makes a successful music project?

What makes a successful music project?

I have been producing music projects in my recording studio – The Valley Studio for the last 20 years. I’ve been watching how the world is changing and I hope you’re still as positive about your career in music as ever and that you’re working towards better sales and...
Find a successful vehicle for your songs

Find a successful vehicle for your songs

Hi there! Welcome to the Blog #1. I’ll be posting up a weekly item and I hope you’ll find this a useful and thought provoking addition to your week. I’m going to cover songwriting, recording and production, the state of the music industry in general and folk and...
The Three Chairs Of Songwriting

The Three Chairs Of Songwriting

Hi again. Thanks for logging onto Rog Blog #2. Last week I wrote about the way we think about songwriting and getting our material out there.We’ve all heard songs from artists that we think are a bit ordinary or average but they still go on to become successful....
The Music Recording Dilemma

The Music Recording Dilemma

Ok! So you want to make a record. Firstly I’d say the landscape has changed dramatically and is still changing. As a Record Producer I’ve recorded a great number of albums and mostly my clients have made back their investment money and a little extra besides. Some of...
What’s Love Got To Do With Songwriting

What’s Love Got To Do With Songwriting

I’m reading an interesting book right now called Linchpin by Seth Godin. It’s an American book which basically states that the business world which our parents and some of us inherited is now effectively over. The days when you got a job and kept it for years and the...