1. Lights On by Nana Muse I properly discovered Nana Muse a day or so ago. Man, I’m glad I did. Her latest release, Lights On, dropped on the 25th of October and is her first single release since her debut EP, Los Avalon, in 2018. This is an artist who knows who she is, and channels this through her …
Outsourcing Vs. DIY
… And why you should spend time upskilling yourself. Welcome to this week’s entry. If you noticed there wasn’t a blog last week – you were correct! Stu was in the hospital, I’d just released Veins and was promoting the hell out of it (still am), and Ben was over in the States. So we missed one! But now we …
Planning Your Next Release
Welcome to this week’s instalment of the Marshall Street Studios Blog. Glad to have you here! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Alex Carpi, a singer and songwriter from here in Melbourne, and I’ve been writing this blog for the boys over at Marshall Street for a few months now. I’m also getting coached there, which has …
How to Prepare for Your Next Gig
Welcome back, readers! This week we’re going to talk about what you need to do to get ready for a gig. I just played my first full-on gig at The Worker’s Club, this Wednesday the 9th, and boy, was it a change of pace to the acoustic sets I have done in the past. This time, I was playing to my …
How to Effectively Network
Welcome back, music lovers and makers. Today, we’re going to talk about networking! I’m really excited to delve into this topic, because it’s something I struggled with for a long time, and I’m only just now hitting my stride with. As an introverted socialite (or something like that), I always find that I want to be out where the people …
10 Songs to Get You Through Monday-itis
Welcome back to the 10th Marshall Street Studios Blog! It’s been a super fun 10 weeks with you guys, talking music and hopefully sharing some knowledge along the way! That brings us to this week’s (rather fitting) entry: 10 Songs to Beat Monday-itis. We all know the feeling. The weekend has just finished, you’re back to work, and you’re probably …
GIG REVIEW: Tones and I @ The Corner Hotel
Welcome back to the Marshall Street Studios Blog! I’m so sorry there was no entry last week, I was away in Auckland and didn’t want to rush a mediocre post, so we took a hiatus and now I’m back with a mission – a mission to tell you about the Tones and I – SOLD OUT – gig at The …
GIG REVIEW: Thelma Plum @ The Corner Hotel
Goooooood afternoon readers, and welcome to this week’s installment of the Marshall Street Studios Blog. It’s been a massive week, I’ve been back in the studio with the boys for artist coaching, doing photoshoots for an upcoming gig, I’ve been working (at my day job), and going to see some live music! Marshall Street also had their networking event last …
ALBUM REVIEW: Taylor Swift – Lover
Welcome back gang, and what a week it’s been. I’ve been super busy writing music, brainstorming looks for shoots and music videos, and maybe even preparing what a future album might look like… ????In artist coaching this week, we went over how to plan for your music releases, what type of things you need to do in preparation for the …
5 of the Best New Aussie Tracks – 22 August 2019
Alright team, time to dive into some new Aussie music this week. Our guys are producing the goods, and it’s time to give some credit where it’s due. Face To Face – Ruel It’s good to hear something slightly more upbeat from Ruel, however he sticks to his iconic sound and you’d be able to tell this song was …