Hey there Marshall Street Family, how’s it going? I hope you’re all well. It’s looking like the Coronavirus end is finally near, I can almost feel the warmth on my face from the light at the end of the tunnel. It feels, somehow, as if we’ve been living this way forever, but at the same time like the lockdown laws only …
The Pros and Cons of Live Streaming
Over the last couple of months, one thing has become very clear: We are in the age of live streaming. At any given time, you can live stream anything you want, regardless of whether your followers want to see it or not. Influencers and celebrities go live often, letting their fans into their world and presenting a no-filter look at …
Happy Songs for Shitty Weather
Hello Marshall Street fam, How are we?I’m not great, and I’m assuming a lot of you out there aren’t either. See, it’s been a really damn shitty week. And I don’t want to talk about it. So I’m not going to. We have enough awful news on every social media platform, every newspaper and TV we look at, so I’m …
What’s in a Name?
The topic of the Marshall Street Blog today is simple: artist names. Love them or hate them, there’s some crazy musicians out there and they have the names to prove it. I’ve been mulling over this a fair bit recently, as I have been considering changing my artist name, from Alex Carpi, to something with a bit more…. well, a …
Alex’s Take: The Hottest 100
Dear Diary, It’s that time of year again, the days are warmer, I’m 13% happier, on average, and the Triple J Hottest 100 poll has opened. I always put a lot of thought into my Hottest 100 votes. I like to remember key moments from the year passed, how songs made me feel, and if they’ve stood the test of time. I’ve …
Spotify… Wrapped.
Welcome back guys. It’s that time of year again, everyone’s getting their Spotify data from 2019 and sharing it around like the plague in 1300s Britain. It’s an exciting time, as a listener you get to see who your favourite artists were, what your favourite songs were, and how many hours you spent listening. As an artist, you get to …
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 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 …