Music Promotion
Alex Lavoie
Alex Lavoie is a drummer, music producer, songwriter and marketing professional living in Montreal, Quebec. He works as a staff writer at LANDR by day and writes indie post-punk tunes in his band UTILS while moonlighting as drummer for folk-rock outfit The Painters. Connect with Alex Lavoie on LANDR Network!
Mixing & Mastering
The 11 Best Music Production Books You Need to Read in 2024
Music Theory
12 Essential Drum Rudiments Every Drummer Needs to Know
Inspiration
How to Start a Record Label in 2024 (Without Going Broke)
Inspiration
Network for Musicians: How Artists Find Each Other Online in 2024
Inspiration
A&R: How Get Artist and Repertoire Attention in 2024
Beat Making
The 5 Best Royalty-Free Sample Libraries and How to Use Them
Inspiration
Public Domain Christmas Songs: How to License a Christmas Cover
Music Gear
October Music Deals: Plugins, Instruments, Apps and More
Beat Making
Finger Drumming: How to Play Sample Pads and Make Better Beats
Beat Making
IK Multimedia SampleTank: The Sample Library Every Producer Needs
Beat Making
Akai MPC: What You Need to Know About the Legendary Groove Box
Music Gear
DJ Software: The 7 Best DJ Apps to Mix on Your Laptop
Music Distribution
Album Cover Art: How to Design a Good Album Cover
Music Distribution
How to Switch Digital Music Distributors
Beat Making
The 8 Best iPad and Android DAWs for Mobile App Music Production
Music Distribution
Is Promotion on Spotify Worth it for Independent Artists?
Drum Programming: 17 Essential Electronic Drum Patterns
How to Make a Juice WRLD Type Beat
Inspiration
The 12 Best Free Serum Skins to Add a Custom Look to Your DAW
Music Distribution
What is an ISRC? How Your Music is Tagged and Tracked
Beat Making
What is Lo-Fi? How to Make a Lo-fi Beat
Beat Making
SP-1200: The Sampler That Changed Hip-Hop Forever
Beat Making
The 5 Best Remix Contests and How to Win One
Music Promotion
Booking Gigs: How to Book Your First Live Performance
Beat Making
Live Looping: The 6 Best Looping Tools to Use Loops in Your Live Set
Inspiration
The ARP 2600: How to Use this Iconic Synth in Your Tracks with Free VSTs
Music Distribution
Spotify’s Algorithm Explained: 3 Ways it Analyzes Your Music
Music Distribution
7 Viral TikTok Songs and Why They Went So Big
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