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Listening to music cleanses your soul, helps you release emotions, and puts you in a good mood. Sometimes, depending on the album, all three at the same time! So, what’s the best way to enjoy your favorite bands and artists? If you are a music fanatic who wants to enjoy your tunes in various ways, here are six of the best.   1. In the Car   Is there anything better than singing along to your favorite songs while riding in the passenger seat? Whether you are the driver or the passenger, good music is a must in any car ride. Luckily, stereo systems have vastly improved in recent years, which means you can enjoy quality sounds while traveling. So, invest in a great speaker and spruce up your car even more by purchasing a double din dash kit for the ultimate music-car experience.   2. Through High-Quality Headphones   If you are still using headphones from ten years ago, then it’s time to replace them with a newer, higher-quality pair. There are plenty of them on the ma...

Debuting in 2015, Terrence Léon is a singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas. Starting on SoundCloud, his first EP, “The Richest Man in Babylon”, received raving reviews and reception. While finding his foundation from the relaxed, nostalgic aesthetic of traditional 90s R&B, yet his distinctly vibrant, ethereal sound is a derivative of today's modern influences. Switching between R&B, Alt-R&B and Pop Adjacent productions, Terrence takes from life experiences to either create a sonic refuge or a place to process. Why did you name "LOADING...the mixtape", your 5-song mixtape about the end of a relationship you weren't quite done with? Well in a sense because it was a timestamp of my processing. I wasn’t exactly sure what I was feeling, or how I was processing it. From not being able to accept that it’s over, to questioning what it was from the beginning. I went through every emotion, even wanting to resolve it. The beginning stages of mourning your loss of...

Irish music artist Dar.Ra’s brand-new album Ballads for the Downtrodden, is his remarkable release to date. It’s 12-track collection that is more laid back, compared to his previous album and extended-plays. Revisiting the vault of tracks, he came across some old material that made the album’s final cut including ‘Evermore’ which was written for his mother’s sad passing. He dives deeper into his songwriting abilities revealing a different storyline than listeners’ are used to with subliminal messages, not that anything sinister and mind controlling is at work but merely to suggest that not everything should be handed away so easily on first experience, which all art should do. Ballads for the Downtrodden, is an album that will bring the chills, draw some tears and leave you with some hope that someone is still carrying the banner for music that moves you on all levels. Dar.Ra When did you release your first solo album? What inspires you to become a singer-songwriter/musician? ‘Soul Hou...

Alvaro Balvin Benavides is a Peruvian composer based in Los Angeles. He is mostly known for his work on 'Chef's Table BBQ' and 'Street Food Latinamerica', both productions from Netflix. He is also known for his score for the award winning short film 'La Ruta', where he got a nomination for Best Score at the L'H Internationale Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain. And recently he scored the Student Academy Award Gold Winner (Student Oscar's) documentary 'Unfinished Lives' directed by Yucong Chen and produced by Kay Zhang (2020). Alvaro Balvin Benavides Tell us about your new release 'Belé'? When will it be premiered? Belé is a project i had in mind a long time ago and finally was able to put all the pieces together to make it happen. The composition fits a lot in an ambient genre, very calm and daydreaming kind of music, with a vibe from the 80s; it is made entirely with analog synthesizers, which are a passion of mine and reflect a lot m...

Elijah Sueing aka Flame Kizzle is an American musician from Phoenix, Arizona. He has released a new single called "She Got The Stick". We have conducted a short interview with him. What inspires you in your musical style? Which genre/s do you listen to when not working on your own music? What inspires me, is going to different studios. Coming up with new ideas, finding different trending topics to talk about. Watching a lot of Songwriters work, as hard as me. Putting in the same energy & effort or more. But what inspires me the most, is the youth. Given them advices, to never give up but to follow there dreams. Music I listen to, when I’m not working on music would be the radio. I like listening to pretty much everything. Hip-Hop, R&B, Jazz & rock.  Who would you like to collaborate with?  I would like to collaborate with, a Kansas City rapper. “Yung Cat” (Fat Tone Jr). I would like to work with a Compton, California rapper. “AD” also known as Armand Douglas. I...

Robert Wolf is a composer for film and video games living in Los Angeles, CA. He has worked on several of the worlds leading mobile games, such as Call of Duty: Mobile and Honor of Kings. He is a graduate of the USC Thornton School of Music. We have conducted a short interview with him. Robert Wolf, Composer In your opinion as a composer, how important is music in films and video games? I think it is extremely important. It can have a huge effect on the emotional tone of a project and can sometimes be the one thing people remember long after watching the film or playing the game. I think the importance is being recognized more and more, given what a big part of pop-culture even old retro-video game soundtracks are these days. Based on your personal experience, what is the style and composition that is highly in demand nowadays? Video game music is extremely diverse. It is difficult to generalize, but many games use orchestral music, many strategy games or fantasy RPGs have beautiful or...

Are you a musician who has struggled with songwriting and can’t seem to grasp what makes a song work or not? Three Berkeley friends with a passion for music and technology co-founded Hooktheory to decipher the mystery. For close to a decade, these music aficionados from around the world have contributed to Hooktheory’s Tab , world’s largest database of popular song analyses. Hooktheory’s co-founders and innovators, Dave Carlton, Chris Anderson, and Ryan Miyakawa, have grown this database into a massive community effort, with over 20,000 analyses of songs spanning all genres of music from Beyonce to Bon Jovi to The Beatles .  “We’ve had an enormous response from our community of users who contribute to and maintain the Theorytab database every day,” said Chris Anderson, “We’re collaborating with researchers and developers in both the music and AI spaces, and believe that this data can reveal musical aspects that make us so drawn to our favorite songs, as well as provide a pow...

Ziyaad Luceō is the alias of the Toronto contemporary R&B/Soul artist. For 7 years, he has worked and polished his craft through constant drive and dedication to the process. Ziyaad has been releasing music since 2014. In 2017, he released a two-set series of EPs entitled ‘Late Night Calls’ and ‘CHANNEL: Division’ where he wrote, recorded and engineered each record independently. He gained connections to a number of producers and engineers, cultivating a network of artists covering the multiple aspects of creating and producing music. With these relationships, Ziyaad released three singles called “Lay You Down”, “On the Down-Low” and "The One". He is currently finalizing a debut project for release on all streaming platforms.  Tell us more about your music and the aesthetics around the art? Music has always been apart of my life. Frankly, I can't see my life without it. From the time I wake up to the time I go to bed, I live, breathe and consume this pa...

The epitome of art would be a world in which the artist is allowed to create and speak from their perspective without the public or the industry attempting to impose a label on that artist. Caloundra, Queensland, Australia native Brooke Henzell is contributing greatly to the advancement of this without purposefully taking up this flag. She’s a modern artist who openly seeks out deviation from any formulaic approach to her music; it’s this course which continues to bring new fans to Henzell’s work. From appearances in her home country on major events such as Chanel 7’s Televised Christmas Carols (which averages nearly ¼ of the television viewership in Australia), as the lead singer of the band M Factor, or her performances in New York, Brooke’s enchanting vocals and songs have made her an international sensation while also confirming that she is a deep writer. Photo: Julie Henzell NYC based music producer, composer, engineer, and media artist Luc Bokor-Smith worked with Brooke on her mo...

Danny McKinnon doesn’t care much for labeling musical genres, even though he has a Grammy with a label/genre printed on it. While confirming that he’s proud to have this acknowledgement, it’s not the end goal for him as he states, “I think the biggest achievement is getting in the room with really talented people and being able to create with them. Once you’re in that room, nobody cares how many awards you have; they just want you to bring something special to the music.” It’s this type of pure artistic aspiration that many of the most successful musicians point to as the possible resurrection of the music community and industry. McKinnon has earned the biggest awards and played some of the most iconic live music venues in the world yet he confirms that every day and every new project is a fresh opportunity to prove his artistic merit, one which he excitedly welcomes. Guitarist Danny McKinnon While the public might perceive McKinnon as bursting onto the scene in the last couple of year...