Recommendations Aux’s June Release Roundup As we approach the height of Summer, here are some singles, albums and EP’s that have caught our attention during June.
Recommendations Aux's 10 Must Watch Music Films Whether you’re looking for a good artist documentary/biopic, a live performance, or a fictional drama to enjoy; here are ten recommendations!
Tools and Tips How to discover new music Finding new music can seem like an overwhelming task, but there are many ways to dive into the world of music and expand your taste without feeling entirely lost.
Music Creation Self-releasing music? Here’s how to choose the right distributor for you. In 2022, there are more options available to the self-releasing artist than ever before. However, it can be difficult to know which distributor is the best choice for you. Thankfully, this post should provide you with a little more clarity depending on your situation.
Careers Music as a 9-5: How many streams per month do you need to pay the bills? How many streams should you bag every month to pay your rent and utility bills? Let's take a look and see if it's possible to live off income from streaming services.
Careers Helpful Tips for Starting Out as a Session Musician If the goal is to carve a sustainable career from playing music, then the path of a session musician might be for you.
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.
Music Creation Recording on a Budget: How to Write a Song With 16 Tracks If all you have is a microphone and a keyboard, and the limitation of 16 tracks that free music software Pro Tools First provides, I’ll show you how to make a song with 16 tracks.
Tools and Tips HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA AS A NEW ARTIST Building up an online presence as a musician is difficult, and once you have it all set up where do you go from there? How do you engage with your fanbase? How often do you post?
Awards 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.
Music Industry 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.
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.
Live The Music Industry - Post Covid-19 and a Music Degree We all know that getting started in the music industry currently is difficult. New addition to the team Chloe Brown gives an insight into her experience as a recent music graduate trying to navigate the ever changing industry.
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.
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.
Music Industry What's the story? (Mixtape glory): Why presentation matters It’s no secret that the landscape for musicians has changed dramatically. When you compare it to twenty-plus years ago, where physical releases reigned supreme, and all anybody wanted was their MTV, it's a different game entirely.
Changelog The Aux Changelog - Latest Features as of 12 January 2022 Happy New Year! (a bit late?). Well, while recovering from our home-holiday-celebrations, the Aux Team has been super busy working through our list of bugs and features to set up for a full year of exciting feature releases to come.
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.
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.
News The Aux Changelog - Latest Features as of 13 December 2021 It's been just two weeks since we launched the Aux Beta and the Aux tech team has been busy listening to feedback, fixing bugs and starting new features.
Music Industry Touring: Respect the regional There’s no doubt that touring is the most integral part of being a musician. Sure, the music is what you’re toting out on the open road, but ultimately, if you aren’t putting it in front of anyone’s face, then what’s the point?
Recommendations The Aux Playlist: Joe's Picks Struggling to find something new to listen to? Need some influence for your own music making? We're starting a new series in which our team here at Aux will share some of their current favourites and most recent discoveries.
Careers Collaborate to elevate your music. At its core, collaboration in music is all about the sharing of ideas, methodology and experience between creators. On top of those core concepts it can also simply be a tool to expand your outreach and appeal to new audiences, as well as revitalizing your output.
Music Industry Truth In Music: Giving The People What They Want Music has been a medium for understanding personal truth. It’s this vital fact that separates the wheat from the chaff, and often leads to certain tunes standing the test of time.
