Myhotmusic Pick of the Week

Our favourite tracks this week.

1. Tree/Soundz "Sweetest Secret".
2. Anna Vandas "You're Here".
3. Sonny & Cher "I Got You Babe".

To listen to these tracks and more then click here. Go on you know you want to.

Nikon D90 and why you MUST have one. Pt 1

The Nikon D90 is a ground breaking camera. It is the first DSLR to do HD recording and has pulled some amazing results. In fact we are so impressed with the camera that we are urging ALL artists, bands and managers to buy one.

This is why: Youtube has now gone HD, the quality of the images are unbelievable, it is affordable, video is more important that EVER, and well to be honest no one can now afford to be producing expensive music videos costing thousands.

The bar has been raised as far as quality is concerned. No longer do you have to put up with low quality footage especially as it is quite affordable. In the spirit of DIY it is even possible to make a music video using just this camera, even for the editing as it has editing capabilities.
So what are you waiting for ? Beg, borrow or sell your cameras and video cameras and get this ground breaking beauty of a camera.

Now just to prove my point. Watch these examples of music videos shot entirely on the Nikon D90. Nikon D90 music videos

Myhotmusic is a changing in 09

We got a lot of exciting things happening in 2009 to make this blog that much better. Hope you like the new template and look. Anyway there are 2 parts to this blog. The first part which is on the front page (this page) is where all the articles, comments and rants shall be featured while on the inside pages www.myhotmusic.com/myhotmusic we will have music videos, trailers and viral videos (all with some music angle of course). We want you to contribute to this blog so send us your tips, articles, links and what have you and we shall publish it (if we like it of course). Have a happy and prosperous 2009.

Lily Allen album preview and review it

So here it is at last. The new Lily Allen album. This is the album that has been held back in order to cash it in for EMI or to avoid a drubbing in the charts. What do we think of it ? Well it's ok. Nothing spectacular, but a good listen. It seems that she has gone more pop with this album, but a lot of the songs don't have any melodies unlike her first album. But preview it and review it guys !

Simon Cowell is the modern pop genius

He is loved and loathed in equal measure, but like it or not, Simon Cowell is a modern pop genius. While everyone else in the music industry is struggling with the current recession, Cowell and his acts go from strength to strength. He was criticised for the terms of his contracts (with his artists) but responded with charm and candour. However, we admire Cowell for is ability to understand the basics of success in the modern music industry.

Cowell and his company Syco, adopt a simple approach which has resulted in over a quarter of British households tuning in to watch his show The X-Factor. His approach is give people what they want i.e real hit songs, be they covers or new material as in the case of Leona Lewis.

What is less known about Simon is his independent roots. He cut his a&r teeth working for independent label Fanfare Records notching up many top ten hits, including Sinita whose 'So Macho' single sold over 500,000 records. On Fanfare's demise, he became an a&r consultant for BMG & set up S-Records where he had even more pop success.

Not one to mess about with niceties (mostly for TV ratings I must add), Simon has been rude, obnoxious and cruel, often cutting down and reducing young hopeful to tears. Now that seems harsh but if you look beyond the 'viper tongue', you will discover that Simon is just passing on what motivated him to succeed.He was told by many a record company bosses that his acts were rubbish, didn't have a hope in hell of succeeding etc but he eventually proved them wrong. What can independent labels learn from Simon Cowell ? Find your formula, find the right songs (covers, originals it doesn'r really matter) and stick with it, even if the whole world hates you.

Enjoy the best of his 'viper tongue'.




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