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NEW RELEASE! JIMMY ALAN SINE / INSTRUMENTAL ROCK GUITAR

Matt Pakucko

Apr 26, 20191 min read

NEW RELEASE! JIMMY ALAN SINE / INSTRUMENTAL ROCK GUITAR

Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Matt Pakucko at Romper Room Recording Studios, Los Angeles

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No Echo Magazine, punk tribute CD article

Matt Pakucko

Apr 21, 20191 min read

No Echo Magazine, punk tribute CD article

Great (and in-depth) article about the early LA punk scene. Complete with a pic of me and a shout out to my LA recording studio, Romper...

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AWESOME ANALOG! Great article. I have several analog rooms available also.

Matt Pakucko

Mar 26, 20171 min read

AWESOME ANALOG! Great article. I have several analog rooms available also.

CLICK HERE for the full article. I have recorded analog for many many years on hundreds of records and many different tape machines....

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Matt Pakucko

Apr 15, 20151 min read

Indy artists: You're competing against major labels and artists!

Here's a good video from Pulse Records on pitching and placing music. He refers to what his company looks for but it's universal. Sound...

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Matt Pakucko

Mar 23, 20150 min read

Youtube cancels the Loudness War!

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Matt Pakucko

Oct 31, 20141 min read

Loudness technical info: ways to make your mix or track seem louder without messing it up!

Great, in-depth article in Sound On Sound magazine: It's all about the sound, 'bout the sound. Making it LOUD starts way before...

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Matt Pakucko

Mar 27, 20141 min read

Loudness Wars! #2. Don't push them away with LOUD! Draw them in with dynamics....

You turn up the volume on tracks you like, right? You turn down the volume on the LOUD commercials (they are intentionally made louder...

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Matt Pakucko

Mar 15, 20141 min read

The "Loudness War" debunked...AGAIN! Loudness vs: Sales

If you want your fans and friends and hopefull NEW fans to listen to your music (and buy it), then don't make it "as LOUD as possible". ...

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Matt Pakucko

Dec 7, 20131 min read

THE INTRO: SHORT, SWEET AND/OR MEMORABLE

I'll start this series with…the intro! Forget that straight drum groove…boring! I can't believe some people still do this! Your song...

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Matt Pakucko

Dec 7, 20131 min read

THE 4 ESSENTIALS

This is part 1 of a 4 part series on what the 4 essential elements of a hit song /hit record. I've been studying this for 20 years. All...

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Matt Pakucko

Nov 17, 20132 min read

Part of the human ear gets off on LOUD even it the music is bad! Make your music exciting at ALL vo

Have you ever heard a bass drum part all by itself, very loud, like the intro to many EDM tracks these days? Of course…and it's often...

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Matt Pakucko

Nov 16, 20131 min read

IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH, NOT THE TOOLS THEY BOUGHT!

If you are shopping for a recording studio, what you should pay more attention to than ANYTHING about the studio or the gear is the...

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Matt Pakucko

Nov 16, 20131 min read

What does the world REALLY think of your music?

Dont ask your Mom. Don't ask your friends. Don't ask your BF, GF or BFF. Don't ask people you know to comment while you are sitting...

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