Composition
Song Writers on Process
It’s nothing but interviews with songwriters and the occasional poet across a variety of genres, emphasizing indie, alt-country, singer-songwriter, and Americana music (and some metal for good measure). I explore the songwriting process from beginning to end, from inspiration to revision.
Dis/sect
A serialized music podcast that examines a single album per season, one song per episode.
Song Exploder
A podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made.
Music Discovery
BIRP!
A monthly compilation of +100 tracks that are free to stream / download. Indie, Low Fi, Chillwave, Pop. Lets artist make submissions.
Hype Machine
This is a portal site that links to many different music blogs. They have a great yearly bests list. It does look ugly, but it is a great site.
VibeCheck
Vibecheck is where you come to find new music, people and youth culture. Created by past students of this program
Recording/Producing
Sound on Sound
Based in Cambridge, England and independently-owned, they’ve been delivering a quality monthly print magazine since 1985. The have one of the largest archives of recording resources. Great for miking techniques.
Tape Op
This is the more hip version of Sound on Sound. It has an excellent following with great tutorials, interviews and message boards.
ADSR
A great site with tons of online courses for electronic music producers. If you like to explore new genres and follow step by step guides on how to produce certain sounds, this site is for you!
The Recording Revolution
This is a great site for beginner and intermediate music enthusiasts who like to dip their toes into recording, music production and mixing.
Home Studio Corner
If you want to learn anything about music production, go visit his site! Join his email list for motivational and inspiring stories.
The Six Figure Home Studio
If you want to learn everything about the business side of running a home studio, this site is definitely for you.
The Pro Audio Files
This is an awesome website if you are looking for reviews, short articles and lists, and video content. The site’s content is written by various music producers and is therefore helpful for everyone.
Produce Like A Pro
This is a great community of music producers eager to learn everything about music production and mixing. His video content is top notch and if you join the Academy you get multi-tracks to practice your mixing skills.
DIY Musician
This is a blog by CDBaby which focusses on independent artists getting ready to release their tracks. If you want to know more about the business side of releasing, publishing, rights and the more practical side of releasing, then this site is perfect for you.