Category Archives: Music

Becoming A DJ: 3 Things To Know

I’ve previously spoken about the idea of making money from your musical passion, and I still believe it’s something well worth considering. If you enjoy something, then why don’t you try and make some money out of it?!

Clearly, there are loads of ways you can get into the music business. But, one of the ‘easiest’ is to become a DJ. DJs have loads of work opportunities as they can play at clubs, weddings, parties, or even on stage at festivals. If you love music, then it might be a brilliant career path for you.

Before you make any rash decision, there are a few things to know about being a DJ. Here they are:

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The Headline Performers Scheduled for the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show

We are only a matter of days away from the Super Bowl LIV, with the NFL’s leading contenders to reach the Super Bowl in Miami currently in the midst of the hectic and intense playoffs.

While most ardent NFL fans will be glued to their television screens to watch the two best teams of the season battle for the Lombardi trophy, many others will tune in to watch their favorite entertainers and performers take to the stage during the iconic Super Bowl halftime show.

Historically, the halftime show was a more modest production that didn’t take center stage ahead of the game itself. However, that all appeared to change in 1993 when Michael Jackson was invited to make a headline appearance. His signing helped encourage millions more to tune into the big game, which made the NFL and its broadcasters sit up and take notice of the halftime show’s potential.

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How To Make Money From Your Musical Passion

Do you live and breath music?

Do you feel it running through your veins?

Do you play music regularly, listen to it constantly, and wax lyrical to others about the love you have for your favorite sounds?

If you have answered yes to any of the above, then great, you are clearly passionate about music. So, why not take your musical passion to the next level? Why not make money from the very thing that gets your fingers strumming and your feet tapping? In this article, we are going to list a few money-making ideas that might take you interest. And don’t worry if you’re not a musician, as we have suggestions that will suit all kinds of music lovers.

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Moving Home: Moving Your Piano Safely

Expert knowledge and experience are essential to the safe transporting of your piano to your new home. It is important to ensure that you get a fully insured and dedicated team of professionals to do the removal. So how do you tell removal companies apart?

The key to getting the right piano movers is to ask the right questions. It is not enough to simply ask whether a company can move pianos, you need to be more specific. You need to know whether they have experience of moving grand or upright pianos and the type of equipment they use to achieve piano removals.

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4 Easy Ways To Improve Your Guitar Playing

It doesn’t matter if you’re somewhat a novice or a more experienced guitarist, the likelihood is that if you have a passion for your craft, you’ll want to better yourself. Sometimes when you get into a set routine with your playing, it can be tough to know how to shake things up. Never fear, here come a few ideas to ensure you see fast results!

Keep it fresh

When you’ve got your fav tunes learnt and perfected, it’s easy to get into habits of repeating yourself each time you practice. It’s vital to learn by repetition and keep up your craft, yet if you want to advance further, make sure that you learn something new every day. It doesn’t have to be an entire song, of course; it could be one new chord, a strum pattern, a new technique or piece of advice from a trusted source. If you ensure that you are keeping it fresh with new things all the time, you’ll become quickly become more of a versatile and rounded guitarist.

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Stop Gigging From Ruining Your Health

Going to gigs is a great hobby. Who doesn’t love seeing their idols on stage? There’s nothing quite like the thrill of live music and seeing your favorite band play, but do you ever think about your health when you’re going to gig after gig? It could have an impact on your future.

Stop gigging from ruining your health with the following tips.

Protect your ears

Hearing music live is an incredible feeling, but it’s not always great for your hearing – especially if you prefer to be at the front of the room. While it might not affect you much right now, too many nights of live music could harm your hearing in the future.

There are different things you can do to protect your hearing at a gig, including wearing ear protection. If signs of tinnitus (ringing in your ears) start appearing, you’ll want to look at hearing aid solutions for people with tinnitus to help ease your symptoms. Try standing back from it all once in a while, and give your ears a long break between gigs.

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Sweetbob’s Hipster Music Playlist: June 2019

It’s been quite awhile since I compiled a good ole’ music playlist. I was just hammered during the football season and I’ve been focusing on a side gig I’ve been building up since the Winter. It’s going well, but I’ve really been meaning to make an indie music playlist this month.

This playlist was super easy to make as I have a ton of new stuff sitting in a few Spotify and YouTube playlists that I throw songs onto that I want to save. The playlist is definitely a banger this month.

I always keep an ear out for new music. I love discovering new bands/songs, it’s a habit from my days as a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture content. Keep sending me tracks via email or Twitter.

If you want to listen to songs that appeared on past playlists, you can listen to our playlist on Spotify or go here to view our past hipster playlists.

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Playing The Ukulele

Have you been searching for a fun instrument to play? If so, a ukulele definitely fits into this category. There is a lot to enjoy about this sort of instrument. In this blog post, we will take a look at the benefits associated with learning to play the ukulele, as well as providing you with some useful tips on doing so.

Why should you learn to play the ukulele?

There are many reasons why playing the ukulele comes recommended. This includes the following:

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Best Places To Upload Your Music and Be Discovered

With sites like Spotify getting millions and millions of users each month, it shows just how popular online music is, and how it pretty much is here to stay. If you are a singer or have a small band, then you can use platforms online to get heard in an instant. Whether this is with the aim of getting signed, or just for a hobby as something that you enjoy, then there are many ways to get heard and seen. Have you taken advantage of the different platforms that are on offer at the moment to you? Do you know which ones are worth your time? Here is a quick guide to music platforms online, and what they could do for you.

Start a Blog or Website

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4 Encouraging Tips for Your Child to Learn to Play a Violin

Motivation is an important aspect in your child’s learning process. This is especially true when it comes to playing musical instruments. If you want your kids to learn how to play the violin, there are some helpful tips to encourage them to hone such talent.

How to Encourage Kids to Practice Playing Violin

Perhaps, the best way to motivate a child to learn playing an instrument is not through giving rewards. It’s actually not a good idea since it develops your child’s motivation in dependence with rewards. So here are the most encouraging tips to get your child excited in playing the violin:

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Sweetbob’s Hipster Music Playlist: August 2018

I’ve been crazy busy lately and this upcoming month will be nuts! I have to do a lot of traveling and need to put up some NFL team previews and fantasy football content. It will be a crunch, but it will be done for you guys.

Why will I be traveling a lot? Well, my brother needs an LVAD heart pump surgery and it has to be done down in Indianapolis (a few hours away). He will be there for a few weeks and then I’ll be over at his house a lot to help in his recovery. He still has a long way to go in the long run since he needs a heart transplant, but this should help stabilize his heart while he is put on the transplant list. If you want to donate to my brother’s heart recovery, you can find it here…or feel free to email me for his address to send him a card.

If you want to listen to songs that appeared on past playlists, you can listen to our playlist on Spotify or go here to view our past hipster playlists.

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