Maines Music Magazine is simply a tool to assist in the fleshing out of your creative inspirations. We are attempting to provide you with a musical road map to guide you on the journey from beatmaker to full fledged producer. Beyond the typical studio questions like "Which monitor is best for this much money?" or "What mic should I use for vocals?"
we will focus on the more difficult issues like sample clearance and artist contracts. Expect an open dialogue dealing with the most important aspects of monitoring your business or establishing a viable career in music. Along the way we'll walk with video tutorials and eventually have your business up and running.
For the veteran musicians we will focus on advanced techniques in both hardware and software to bring out the full potential of your set up and help cut down your production time. ME Mag. will also visit the legendary units / artists that created classic records we love still to this day.
For the aspiring artist, we will dig into the creative process and offer a rare glimpse into the source of inspiration from some of today's biggest hit makers. Our mission will be to create a comfort zone between you, the musician, and the tools you use to create- which will allow a better focus on making the "beat in your head" a reality. Along the way we hope to remind you of where Hip Hop has been, share thoughts on the current state of Rap Music and see the future come into focus at the hands of this new generation of producers.
The In Magazine will feature artists and producers in the lab. This is part of the behind the scenes access that answers the most important questions about workflow, ethic and production techniques. We include all the Maine Tutorials to add to your knowledge base or give insight to studio gear you may be researching, demos of today's Software and Hardware products and the development process of tomorrows classic. Sounds and samples to get you started with a functioning library to craft your music. Again, we focus on the production process and very little on idle entertainment.
