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Welcome to the 2013 Rock Music Award for 2013! Please vote for your favorite song!

Welcome to the 2013 Mixposure Country Music Awards Poll. Please vote for your favorite song!

The voting pages are up for the Mixposure 2013 Rock and Country Music Awards! Thanks to everyone for entering. Please make sure your song is listed on the Poll. If it is not please post a message here and we will get it added. We will no longer accept any more new entries for this contest. 

Mixposure Country Award 2013 Voting

Mixposure Rock Award 2013 Voting

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There were a few songs that had a plethora of votes from the same IP Address. These songs have been reset and the code modified to not allow this. As a reminder, Mixposure reserves the right to pull any song out of this contest where we suspect some dishonest activity. Let's have fun with this people!! This is not a huge cash reward and a record deal. 

So just what can you do in a home studio? What is it, exactly, that you will be able to do once you have your studio set up? Even if you have no experience in this, you'll find that your natural talent and years of listening to wellproduced music have given you more tools than you thought you had. It's all about listening.

Recording

The most obvious thing you can do in a home studio is to record sound onto tape or disk. Whether you are learning to use microphones effectively or just plugging a keyboard in, recording covers the whole spectrum of capturing sound. For those who have never recorded before, the process can be very rewarding. Having the ability to come home from work and spend a few hours in your studio creating music is very freeing, and the icing on the cake is that you have total control. Whether you are making an elaborate multitrack masterpiece or simply singing and playing guitar, you need to know how to get a good sound. This is where you learn the basics of engineering: setting levels, choosing and placing the correct microphones for the best sound, and dealing with mixing. For the keyboard players out there, using MIDI (an electronic standard used for the transmission of digital music) is an important part of the recording process. All these elements fall under the umbrella of recording.

Mixing

Mixing is generally done after the initial recording sessions. Mixing is the art of setting the loudness and sound color of each instrument that you record. Mixing is a learned art, and like any other skill, it takes practice. Using faders to control the volume of tracks helps the instruments sound more cohesive and balanced. Equalization, which we will refer to as EQ, is the boosting or lowering of certain frequencies. EQ can transform a muddy bass into a clear sound, or turn a thin, lifeless guitar into a round, warm sound.

Effects are also a major component of mixing. Effects can help you achieve a more polished final sound. For instance, you can add reverb to give the illusion of having recorded in a large space or use compression to even out sudden changes in volume.

Editing

Editing can be considered cut, copy, paste, and whiteout for sound. In the world of editing you can cut a section and re-record it; you can go back and fix a note that sounds bad.

The most powerful editing options lie in the computer. Standalone, all-in-one recording units are capable of editing, but computer software takes it to a much higher level. Imagine that you are recording a song with a structure of chorus, solo, chorus. Suppose the choruses are exactly the same, and when you recorded the piece, the second chorus sounds better. Computer software gives you the ability to cut the first chorus and copy the second in its place. You don't even have to play repeat sections twice; you can just loop together small repeating bars of music. You can even click and drag sections of music around with your mouse. Did you decide after the fact that you want to record an introduction to your masterpiece? Just drag the original audio to the right, make room for the new, and paste it all together. This is just the tip of a very large iceberg…So now how do you get started? First, you've got to determine what your needs are.

This is my first collab ever on the web. I put "I Won't Lie I Need A Drink" up for collab, and Josepf Rodz graciously took pity on me and added his awesome guitar work to it. Considering what he had to work with, I think he's done great!

This song is a true story.  I'd just finished a round at the "Bluebird Cafe" in Nashville. I walked out and was heading to my car, when I spotted a man standing on the street corner holding a sign up that read, "I Won't Lie, I Need A Drink". SMACK!!!! right upside my songwriter's brain!! I wrote half the song on my way back to Friendsville. The next day I finished it.

Not being an incredible artist, I'm very happy that someone of Joseph's talent picked up on this and added his own special guitar work to it.

        Thank you Joseph, I'm proud to have the chance to work on music with you, and I hope we can work on more in the future!

                            Peace, Ron

Enjoy our new video:

Atomic Insitute - Flip My Switch

YouTube:Atomic Institute - Flip My Switch

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Have fun!

Stefan, Zeropage (Switzerland)

Founded four years ago, New Nobility is currently trying to look upwards. Members include Josh Majekowsky, Krga Zoran and Sead Trnka who are all based in Sydney, Australia. The foursome watches films and has time with their loved ones such as friends and family. They also adore coffee and food. Advertisement is key with 1,000 fans spread on social media. Unlike some bands, they're on many mediums including MySpace, MTV and Rock Band. Favorite Music Influences Sead spoke exclusive to Media Pick and revealed his biggest influence, "It has to be Phil Spector because he is a complete musical genius and a brilliant producer." Phil Spector is mostly known for producing more than twenty five Top 40 hits in the 60s. He wrote songs for famous people such as John Lennon, George Harrison and The Righteous Brothers. Meanwhile the New Nobility band member would love to one day perform with Neil Young or U2, describing them both as talented musicians. He also told us the reason behind the band name, "Following a long break, I decided to name it this because of a Nietche's book". Thoughts and Hopes Despite some decent feedback, Sead is hopeful of pushing on, "It is very hard to break the walls from being unsigned to being signed. However I find it even more important to find an audience." New Nobility's strength is there movement in music and their drive to keep pushing on. They are also keen on improving their communication. In the coming months, it's hoped that the band could complete their new single Fly Over. New Nobility Music Band Talent Unsigned Future Aspirations They have hit gold with a number of awards including World Peace and Music Award in India. Meanwhile they Won acclaim by Song of the Year, which is an international contest encouraging the art and discipline of songwriting.

HOPE

When it seems

that the only hope we have

is hope itself

then all we can do

is take a deep breath

and hope

that the hoping helps

 © Bud Brown – 2014 --  ElectroClassics Publishing - ASCAP

The Utter Irony of Life -

The first time I saw you

is etched in my memory forever…

as is the last…

and every second

of every moment

of every day

we were together…

good and bad

happy and sad

up and down

right and wrong…

everything that happened

in between…

that first happy flutter

of my heart

to the last insurmountable pain

in my soul…

while waving goodbye

in the middle of the street

and knowing

so deep inside…

I would never

ever see you again…

and realizing

it was my error

that caused our demise

and not yours

© Bud Brown – 2014 --  ElectroClassics Publishing