I'm looking forward to heading up to Tarbert this weekend to play at Live at the Loch festival....
17.09.2025 09:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I've just posted a full run down of my acoustic live rig setup using my Quad Cortex for everything: guitar, vocal, kick trigger. Check it out over in my YouTube youtu.be/zzyaSsx7030?...
01.06.2025 15:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I've just started a new series on how I record acoustic guitar.
Part 1 is all about the source choosing the right guitar and making the performer feel great.
(Full version is up on YouTube if you'd rather get the whole picture)
youtu.be/kL0XzoBlVYg?...
#musicproduction #recordingtips #acousticguitar
11.05.2025 14:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Well chuffed to have my record player back working again... Looking forward to getting back into my record collection π
07.05.2025 21:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Cool Waters by @marknealmusic.bsky.social is the amalgamation of over twenty years of being a musician in bands and touring. Itβs an intimate look at a whole life, basking in every joy and mourning every sorrow.
ORDER NOW!!!
On Bandcamp
markneal.bandcamp.com/album/cool-w...
26.03.2025 16:18 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Today I have been installing acoustic treatment in the recording studio control room. I did the acoustic design for the room a few months back so it's great to get it all finished and hear the results.
05.02.2025 18:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Another nice review of my music. βMore than you can seeβ. Fuelled by intelligent chordal progressions, stunning musicianship and charming vocal performances, βMore than you can seeβ is a single that sets Mark Neal as an artist who is on the rise."
04.02.2025 21:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
AT YOUR SERVICE: WHO TO PAY, WHO TO AVOID !!!
INTRODUCTION
About four years ago, Fresh on the Net published an article by two moderators - Neil and Tobisonics - giving out quite a lot of detailed advice about how to carefully navigate the multit...
Myself @trustthedoc.bsky.social and my Trust The Doc Media partner-in-crime #SherrySahayaraj have written a very extensive but hopefully helpful article about the services on offer to independent artists & a whole lot more. Published right now on #FreshOnTheNet
freshonthenet.co.uk/2025/01/at-y...
26.01.2025 18:42 β π 15 π 4 π¬ 3 π 4
Great article thanks
27.01.2025 23:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Just finished another busy day mixing. #studio #soundengineer #recordingstudio
27.01.2025 22:36 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
It's been a bit of a stress running the Edinburgh ceilidh club recently with venue problems at Summerhall but I'm delighted that it's now all sorted and we have a packed programme of events now on sale!!
#edinburgh #ceilidh #EdinburghCeilidhClub #ScottishTradition
27.01.2025 12:35 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
I'll be performing songs from my album 'Cool Waters' with a full band on the 2nd March at the Tower in Helensburgh.
22.01.2025 08:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Everyone's favorite hipster curmudgeon! Music blogger mostly just writing about new releases and such. (Posts in English and Dutch.)
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Monthly Scottish arts and culture magazine covering #Glasgow & #Edinburgh since 1985.
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I am a Jazz Promoter and concert producer. Progressive politics #jazz music is the essence of life.
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Covering the communities within the Helensburgh and Lomond area of Argyll and Bute. Got a story? Get in touch by emailing sco-west-weeklies@newsquest.co.uk
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Arbroathian, now living in East Lothian.
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