You are a headline performer, getting ready for a tour, and you need some touring musicians to fill out your background band. Who do you call? Where do you find a touring drummer, or a touring bass guitarist? How much…
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What are session players? Session players/session musician (also known as backing or studio musicians) are musicians hired for recording sessions or live gigs for a temporary period of time. Session musicians are not typically permanent members of the group or…
Let’s take a look at the world of a song producer, and answer some questions you might have about song production. Kip Allen has been a Nashville fixture since 2008, a trusted song producer, songwriter, music producer, session drummer, and…
What do recording engineers do? What kind of qualifications do they have? Where do they work from? We will answer all of these questions in this article, brought to you by Kip Allen, Drum Workshop Artist, music producer, songwriter, and…
What is a percussion player, otherwise known as a percussionist? The dictionary will tell you that a percussion player is anyone who plays a percussion instrument, but that doesn’t really tell you anything of value, does it? Hopefully this article…
Session drummer Kip Allen was recently in the studio working with Tenille Arts on her new song. Kip and the rest of the band loaded their gear in at Omnisound Studios in Nashville, TN for a night session with music…