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This Week's Most Read Articles on Sonicbids

Written by Sonicbids Staff | Nov 23, 2015 03:00 PM

Feel like you missed something? Lucky for you, we've got your world's best recap of the top 10 most read articles on the Sonicbids blog last week!

1. The 5 Best Bass Distortion Pedals of All Time: A Definitive Ranking

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Explore the features and uses of the five best bass distortion pedals on the market.

 

2. Ask a Publicist: What Are the Top 3 Qualities You Look for in a Band?

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Here are the top three things this music publicist considers when deciding whether or not to work with a band.

 

3. Songwriting 101: What's the Purpose of All the Different Song Sections? (With Examples)

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When it really comes down to it, the job of each song section is to make the chorus the most effective it can be.

 

4. 4 Surprising Benefits of Vocal Training

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Vocal training will of course help you with the technical side of singing, but there are a lot of other benefits that you’ve probably never considered.

 

5. 3 Tips for Recording Your Best Demo

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What's the trick to actually standing out from the crowd with your demo?

 

6. 6 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before You Record Your Next Album

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Before you tackle your next record, make sure you're satisfied with your answers to these six questions.

 

7. 5 Ways That Famous Musicians Learned to Play Music

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Every musician's gotta start somewhere, and it might help to know that even the most famous players had humble beginnings.

 

8. 10 Quick Tips to Help You Be a More Creative Musician

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Check out these quick, simple pieces of advice on how to get creative and stay that way.

 

9. How to Find Your Unique Songwriting Voice: Advice From Award-Winning Songwriter Georgia English

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Nashville singer-songwriter Georgia English tells us how she found her songwriting voice, and her advice for others who are looking to do the same.

 

10. 5 Types of Videos That Will Make Your YouTube Channel Way Better (Besides Music Videos)

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If you're between albums and struggling to come up with YouTube videos to post, try some of these ideas.