Mixing Music: What is Sound Mixing?
Sound mixing is a combination of art and technology with the end goal of creating a new sonic reality. Learn the basics of mixing music, including its history, sound mixing techniques, and the various responsibilities of a mixing engineer.
How to Choose a Song Title
As a songwriter, finding a song title is the big question, and the hard one, because a title is only as good as your imagination—your ability to do something interesting with it. Pat Pattison shares how you can make your song titles more interesting.
Guitar Techniques: Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, and Slides
Kim Perlak, chair of the Guitar department at Berklee College of Music, shares some key techniques that will add interest to your melodic improvisation on guitar.
Gaming Music: How to Price Your Composition Work
If you’re first starting out scoring music for games, it’s important to know what to charge for your labor so you don’t shortchange yourself or undervalue your skills. In this article you’ll learn about industry going rate, bundling, upselling, revisions, overages, and perhaps most importantly, how to figure out what a client can afford.
Harry Gregson-Williams Shares His Film Composition Tips
In this exclusive video series, Harry Gregson-Williams reflects on his career and shares his advice for establishing your own career as a film composer.
‘Halloween’ Theme: What Makes the Music so Scary?
The music from the 1978 film “Halloween” was revolutionary, not just because director John Carpenter also composed the score, but because of Carpenter’s adventurous use of early synth pads and stabs, which helped him create one of the most powerful and creepiest soundtracks of all time.
Gabrielle Goodman on Vocal Inspiration and Tips
Vocalist and Berklee Online course author Gabrielle Goodman shares what made her want to become a singer, her top vocal health tips, and advice for performance anxiety.
Business Communication Skills to Navigate the Music Industry
Learning these business communication skills will serve you well in your music career. Here’s a breakdown of each mode of business communication skills you’ll need.
Music Composition Techniques and Resources
Learn various music composition techniques and resources that will help you get started as you write your own piece of music.
EQ in Music: 10 Audio Equalization Tips
If you’re starting to experiment with how to use equalizer in your music production, here are some tried and true equalization strategies.



