The ascent of an artist : Themacj: As a young kid, Themacj would often be very hyperactive and cause a lot of trouble growing up. He would often beatbox around the household and rap the lyrics of famous rappers such as, “Eminem”, “50 Cent”, “Ludacris”, “Snoop Dog” & “Lil Wayne”. Themacj started to play a game called “Guitar Hero’’ which vastly improved his music abilities, he later then developed those skills into playing the drums. Going into his last year of high school, Themacj began to produce his own beats as he was starting to hoan his rapping skills, which …

Hash Blink or the ascent of a hip hop star? Like Eminem, Hash Blink often sees himself as an underdog in the hip hop game. While Eminem dealt with being white in Black dominated genre, Hash Blink knows how much hip hop is dominated by the Western World but also like Eminem, he plans on breaking down cultural barriers and thriving. He notes of the inspiration he found in his youth watching Eminem, “He gave me hope. Because I figured if this white man could stand the angry crowds then I too could do the same. He was called and …

The upsurge of a Christian hip-hop musician : AR Base: By the age of twelve, AR gave his life to Christ, and within just a few years he was forced to overcome his shyness when he risked being kicked out of school to become a high school pastor at the age of fifteen. Within the next year, he started an outreach, where he would boldly proclaim the gospel from places like public buses, and by the age of seventeen he was already working full-time in an evangelical ministry. It was from these humble beginnings that AR learned the value of …

Get paid for music with TheFuture.fm? The longest running website on this list, ReverbNation has been active since 2006 and offers several tools for musicians to promote their music, one example is the Gig Finder, a database with over 600 thousand venues you can apply to play at. Another cool feature of ReverbNation is their dedicated A&R team that browses through thousands of songs every week to help to connect artists to several sync and gig opportunities. The name “SoundCloud” doesn’t really need any explicit introduction – I’d probably be having a hard time trying to find a musician who …

Join Soundio & get $10 and make passive income! Soundio is a cool music app that helps you turn your music passion in to results and cash rewards. First we will look at other Soundio competitors and we will end with why Soundio is the best music app for persons that also want to get cash. Research.fm lets you get paid to provide your feedback on the newest songs to radio stations. It’s available on the web, or for your iOS or Android device. Once you sign up, you’ll receive survey invites to your e-mail when they become available. Listen …

Suzuki violin? Arco: Arco means with the bow and often appears in music after pizz. (pizzicato or plucked) passages of music. Adagio: A slow, leisurely tempo, often considered to be slower than andante, but not quite as slow as largo. Sometimes a movement of a piece of music will be called “Adagio”; Crescendo: A Crescendo in sheet music looks can be abbreviated “cresc.” This string music terms mean to get louder little by little. Cello: The cello is much larger then the violin or viola. It is played sitting down but is still a bowed string instrument. The strings on …