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You undoubtedly want greater exposure for your music, whether you are the musician yourself, the manager of a band or artist, or both. spotify-playlistThe other day, I visited with a buddy of mine who works at Warner Records in Nashville. As we conversed about new music and finding new musicians, he began to explain to…

How to honestly and properly compensate those of us who are responsible for creating the recordings and doing the gigs is one of the big puzzles that the digital era has yet to fully address. And it is difficult. pandora-copyright-board-artists-royaltiesSadly, the suits are back in business. Setting payments for Internet radio services like Pandora has…

We are thrilled to participate in the Pilgrimage Festival on September 26–27. The Pilgrimage is in its first year, thus they will be depending on our interns and students to make it happen. This two-day festival just outside of Nashville will feature performances by musicians including Wilco, Willie Nelson, Weezer, Dawes, Sheryl Crow, Band of…

Six grads of Dark Horse Institute’s recording arts program found their names associated with a project that was everything but “final”. The strong but catchy song “The Last Stand” by Nashville-based I Am Spartacus is now ascending the Billboard Christian Rock charts. Recording Arts, Nashville Recording Arts School, I Am Spartacus, and Recording Arts The…

It’s simple to become enamored with recording studio equipment, but are you truly buying into the hype? There’s little question that if you enjoy making your own music, you’ve spent hours browsing Sweetwater or Gear Slutz in search of the newest gadget to elevate your sounds. But it appears that the choices gets more limited…

‘Tattoos on This Town’ Is Laid to Rest by Dark Horse Institute Graduates are bearing the imprint of Nashville’s Dark Horse Institute for Audio Engineering. While popular culture frequently makes metaphorical allusions to tattoos, such as in Jason Aldean’s top 40 hit “Tattoos on This Town,” a recent Dark Horse Institute alumnus chose to take…

“And Let’s Have Some Cake!” Graduates of the Audio Recording Arts program at Dark Horse The honored guests will quickly learn that being a recording arts graduate is anything but a piece of cake after a moving graduating ceremony. The basis for success in the music business is actually what every graduate must achieve in…

In Music City, Dark Horse Institute Spreads the Love While chicken and cornbread are still in high demand around here, Music City itself is a musical melting pot. In truth, at Dark Horse Institute, the results speak for themselves. Everyone moves to the rhythm of their own drum, it’s true, but in principle, that drum…

When lovers of music production become accomplished audio engineers, there’s more to it than meets the eye. Successful audio engineers and music producers have a combination of knowledge, training, people skills, hard effort, and being in the right place at the right time. The Hansen brothers, Spencer and Cebron, are featured in this month’s DHI…

You have till May 29 to start enjoying the summer! For this year’s Full Moon Pickin Party activities, Dark Horse Institute has teamed together with Friends of Warner Parks! Imagine yourself wandering among the lights and sounds of roughly 2,500 of Nashville’s best pickers on a beautiful summer night as they are dispersed throughout the…