Artwork / Entry №185 / CD Cover Design 3 things you should know about CD cover art before briefing a designer №185 Posted 13·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 8 min Filed under: Artwork, CD Design, Briefing If you’re about to email a designer about your album cover, hold on for ten minutes and […]
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Career / Entry №184 / Funding UK MUSIC GRANTS AND FUNDING FOR INDIE ARTISTS IN 2026 №184 Posted 09·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 11 min Filed under: Funding, Career, UK Music Industry If you’re sitting on a great song, an album you can’t afford to press, or a tour you can’t afford to
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Artwork / Entry №183 / DIY Design HOW TO MAKE ALBUM ARTWORK IN CANVA FOR FREE №183 Posted 07·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Artwork, Canva, DIY Design You’ve finished the record. Now you need a cover, and the quote from a designer just landed in your inbox at £400
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Production / Entry №182 / CD Pressing How many CDs should you press for your first release? №182 Posted 07·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 11 min Filed under: CD Pressing, First Release, Indie Artists You’ve finished the record. The mixes are signed off, the artwork is sitting on your designer’s desktop, and now
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Career / Entry №101 / Radio Promotion How to get your music played on radio stations: a real guide №101 Posted 05·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Radio Promotion, BBC Introducing, Career Hearing your own song on the radio is still one of the strangest, best feelings going. There’s a
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Songwriting / Entry №100 / Finishing Songs How Do I Know If A Song Is ‘Done’? №100 Posted 04·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Songwriting, Recording, Indie You’ve been working on the same song for three weeks. The chorus has been rewritten four times. The first verse keeps changing depending
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