Joe Belham

Content and Community Manager at Aux. Writer and musician. Also a nerd.

Aux Awards

The Aux Awards 2023 - All of the Winners

Last night we premiered our winners announcement video for the Aux Awards 2023. Here are the winners in full.

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Thank you for voting!

Voting for The Aux Awards 2023 has now closed. Thank you to everyone who came through and voted for your favourite independent artists, music businesses and podcasts.

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The Aux Awards 2023 - voting starts on Monday 20th February.

We are THRILLED to be bringing the Aux Awards back this year after the success of last year's celebration of all things independent music. In case you missed it all, here's a brief video with 2022's winners: Like I said, voting opens on Monday

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99p February - Secure Your 50GB Plan For Life

This February we have launched our best deal yet. This lifetime deal bags you 50GB of storage along with all of the features listed below for 99p a month.

Updates

Our Survey Results Are In!

We must admit that, selfishly, the Aux Survey 2022 was purely for our own benefit. BUT it turns out the stats and information we got was so fascinating that we simply have to share it all with you.

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The Aux Survey 2022 - Grab a Free Coffee! ☕️

Are you a musician or producer? Do you want a free coffee and some other free stuff? All it will take is 10 minutes of your time filling out this form.

The Aux Desktop App V1 - Available Now

Today is a momentous day for all of the Aux Team. We've spent the last year and  a half building up to this moment; the release of the first iteration of our desktop app. Don't know what our app is, who it's for or

Music Creation

Put a Label on it: The best ways to release your music.

What we're looking at in this post are the numerous ways in which one can get their music out there; from the traditional methods to the most modern tools available.

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All the winners from The Aux Awards 2022

We are so happy to have shared our inaugral Aux Awards with the world and to have truly celebrated the independent spirit of the music industry.

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The Aux Awards 2022 - Nominee Playlist

We've made a stonking Spotify playlist complete with tracks by all of our artist nominess from the Aux Awards 2022.

Audio Effects

In the Mix: How to Sound Like a Pro at Home

If you want to make your music sound great and don't want to hire professionals to help you out, it's necessary for you to mix music the right way.

Tools and Tips

Arranging, Writing Lyrics & Finding Inspiration: 8 Tips for Songwriters

There are very few industries as competitive as composing and arranging music. Read on to learn more about writing song lyrics and every other tip for writing amazing music!

Tools and Tips

Calling All Creatives: The Top 5 Music Production Degrees in the UK

Music production is a hugely popular industry in the United Kingdom, with roughly 128,000 people working as a music producer or in the music sector. And, that number is growing all the time.

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The Aux Awards 2022 - voting open now

With the Aux Awards, we aim to celebrate and reward the independent artists, bands, producers and businesses that represent the future of the music industry. The nominees are locked in but the winners will be totally fan-voted. The event will take place on the 30th of March at 7PM.

Ben unboxes NY:LON award.

Take a look at Ben, Aux's founder, opening our award from Music Ally and Music Business Association! We were lucky enough to win the award in the Start-Up Showcase category at the recent NY:LON Connect. NY:LON Connect is a virtual music industry summit hosted by Music

Recommendations

When It Comes Around: Why Emo Is Back.

Last week an arrow was expertly shot into the bleeding hearts of millennials around the globe with the announcement of ‘When We Were Young Fest’. Boasting a line up greebo rockers, pop-punk pioneers and hardcore headbangers, the festival’s poster took the internet by storm.

Aux wins NY:LON Connect 2022 Startup Showcase Award

We are beyond thrilled to announce that we have taken home the 'Startup Showcase Award' at this years NY:LON Connect, hosted by Music Ally and the Music Business Association. Ben, our founder, appeared on stream to accept the award on Friday evening last week. Watch our winning

Recommendations

Aux have partnered with Tape Notes

We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with Tape Notes, one of the best music podcasts out there, for a chance to tell the Aux story to their fantastic listener base.

Tools and Tips

The Best Music Lessons on YouTube

YouTube is a a go to resource for myself for a whole plethora of questions that I need answered in daily life, turns out it's also a great place to learn music.

Updates

Aux featured in The IMI's 2021 retrospective.

Before the year was out, Ben was interviewed by the good folks over at The Independent Music Insider about what 2021 looked like for Aux and what we've got to look forward to in this new year.

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A Year With Aux: 2021 In Review

2021 has obviously been a huge year for us here at Aux. We thought we'd take this opportunity to take a look back at what we've done, our biggest achievements and a little look at what's to come in 2022!

Music Industry

Music podcasts you should be listening to. (Part 2)

While there seems to be a limitless amount of content out there, especially after a year of lockdown, I’ve tried my best to pick out some of my favourite music-based podcasts.

Music Creation

No dough for DAWs? 2021's best free music software.

There are plenty of free access points into recording music at home. While the more expensive apps and software do have plenty to offer in many ways, these no-cost options are more than good enough to record a demo or two on your way to becoming a top musician.

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Countdown to launch: 1 Day

We are only one day out from the Beta launch of Aux.app. We're so excited to let musicians in and get their hands on our product. Our incredible devs, Ben, Lluis and Lukmaan, have been hard at work building the platform and are eager to see how it works for actual, real-life users.

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Countdown to launch: 2 Days

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