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Bradford Files:The CD, No Longer Compact Enough
Radio stations loved them because they took up far less space than 12” long playing albums. The consumer was thrilled that there was no longer the horrible fast forward or rewind steps needed to hear your favorite song by way of cassette. There was no need to buy a very expensive stylus (turn table needle) … Continue reading
Bradford Files: To Cover or Not To Cover, The Door
I was playing with my band at a very large night club for an extended time when the club owner came up to me one night and informed me that starting the following week he was going to start charging a $5.00 cover charge at the door. To say that this didn’t go over very … Continue reading
Bradford Files: Pro Tools Verses Amateur Tools?
A friend of mine stopped by recently to play for me his latest project he just got done producing. Before having me press the play button he proceeded to explain in detail how he did the session. It was recorded using PRO TOOLS. He said they used over 25 different drum samples on each song. … Continue reading
Bradford Files: Is It Facebook Or Is It Facedrama ?
Is It Facebook Or Is It Facedrama: I just recently deleted all my accounts both business and private from FACEBOOK. I am sick and tired of reading about how guilty someone feels after eating 3 jelly doughnuts or seeing pictures of mutulated animals. I don’t need all this drama in my life. At first I thought … Continue reading
Bradford Files:How To Find Large Corporate Backer
HOW CAN I FIND A LARGE CORPORATE BACKER: If you had a lot of money to invest in someone or something would you simply throw it into an adventure that you didn’t think would yield a return? Chances are pretty certain that you would want to know that investment was protected. You must ask yourself … Continue reading
Bradford Files: Are You A Producer Or A Produncer
Record Producer King Or Dunce: Recently a friend of mine who plays the pedal steel guitar was on a session with a producer he had never worked for before. My friend pulled out all the stops in hopes of impressing the producer so that he might be hired on future recording sessions. At one point … Continue reading
Bradford Files: Me Myself and Idols, Dont Give Up
The Judge’s Opinion: There was a TV show in Nashville that aired years ago called, “You Can Be A Star.” I can still recall the day I auditioned for that show with a young man named Randy Ray who later changed his name to Randy Travis. Neither one of us made the show because the … Continue reading
Bradford Files: It’s Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
I am old enough to remember attending Country Music concerts and watching the artist sing his or her songs with an occasional joke or conversation with the audience. Of course in Conway Twitty’s case it would have been hard to sing all his number one songs since he had 55 of them. Today you can … Continue reading
Bradford Files: If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It
IF IT AIN’T BROKE DON’T FIX IT: Thomas Bertram (Bert) Lance (born June 3, 1931) is an American businessman, who was Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Jimmy Carter. He is credited with coming up with this saying. Although this saying is accepted worldwide and has been an inspiration to millions, … Continue reading
Bradford Files: Is It Restless Legs Or Lazy Singers?
Restless Leg Syndrome or (RLS) is something that bothers countless people every day. I prefer to say that RLS stands for REAL LAZY SINGER. I meet either in person, telephone, or Internet some of the laziest singers on the planet every single week. Most don’t even get up until noon. They think just because they … Continue reading
