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Songplistic Blog: Who Is Songplistic?
Welcome to Songplistic! My name is Ross and I am one of the people behind Songplistic, my life is surrounded by all things music and audio. I want to make creativity accessible to everyone and I have spent the past decade studying to hone the craft of producing music and audio in order to achieve this. Below are a selection of blog posts that focus on things relating to Songplistic and what we do, as well as exclusive posts from industry professionals and music artists Europe wide! I hope that these posts can inspire and foster creativity!
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Kayla-Megan Burns: Jack Of All Trades, Finding My Focus In Music
Playing a grand total of 13 instruments, ranging from brass, to voice, to strings, Songplistic's own Kayla-Megan Burns talks about their...
Kayla-Megan Burns
Jun 30, 20212 min read
The Story Behind Faithless
Today I thought I would take the chance to use my blog post to talk about Sloan and The First Gentlemen's new single Faithless which...
Ross Sloan
Jun 25, 20212 min read
Interview With Jack Davidson, Session Bassist And Edinburgh College Alumni
This week Ross from Songplistic got together with Jack Davidson, session bassist and Edinburgh college alumni to discuss his course,...
Jack Davidson
Jun 22, 20217 min read
The Advantage of Virtual Instruments (VST's)
Virtual instruments can be very divisive, I myself was very much against them when I first started creating music; however throughout the...
Ross Sloan
Jun 17, 20212 min read
Sam King From Sloan and The First Gentlemen On Filming The Video For Their First Single Faithless
Below, Sam King- Drummer for Sloan and The First Gentlemen, answered a few questions on the band's upcoming music video for their first...
Sam King
Jun 16, 20213 min read
New Single From Sloan and The First Gentlemen- Faithless (Press Release)
Sloan and The First Gentlemen announces debut single Faithless off their upcoming album Axiom! Sloan and The First Gentlemen’s debut...
Ross Sloan
Jun 11, 20212 min read
Interview With Connor McNeil Of TDR Drums And His New Project Ivory Saints
This week Ross of Songplistic got together with Connor McNeil to discuss his YouTube channel- TDR Drums and his new music project Ivory...
Connor McNeil
Jun 9, 20215 min read
Interview With Chris Glynn Of Neon Hurricane On Their New Single - Another Day, Another Dollar
This week Ross of Songplistic got together with Chris Glynn, Vocalist and Bass Player for Glasgow rockers Neon Hurricane to talk about...
Chris Glynn
May 26, 20212 min read
My Favourite Musicians
This week I thought I'd take the time to highlight some of my favourite musicians and bands. I'm hoping that by doing this I can turn...
Ross Sloan
May 20, 20213 min read
Joseph Campbell from High-Class Vermin and Strathclyde Band Society on the Glasgow Music Scene.
Kayla from Songplistic got together with Joseph Campbell, a young drummer involved in the Glasgow jam scene, rock band High-Class Vermin...
Joseph Campbell
May 19, 20215 min read
Why The Guitar Is The Backbone Of My Song-Writing
When I was 13 I picked up a guitar for the first time. In the following 14 years it has become the foundation for which my song-writing...
Ross Sloan
May 13, 20212 min read
Interview with Michał Bugajski of Ravenlight and Other Projects
Drummer Michal Bugajski got together with Kayla from Songplistic to talk about his experiences recording for Irish Power Metal Band,...
Michal Bugajski
May 12, 20214 min read
Making Cover Songs Your Own
Following from last weeks' post on crafting a setlist, this week I thought I'd give my thoughts on how to utilise cover songs to boost...
Ross Sloan
Apr 30, 20213 min read
How to Work Full-Time & Be a Musician With Cameron "Smithy" Smith of Sloan and The First Gentlemen
It goes for many musicians that our passion is oftentimes not our main source of income, meaning most musicians need to work other jobs...
Cameron "Smithy" Smith
Apr 28, 20214 min read
Crafting A Setlist
Now that lockdown measures across the UK are starting to ease (hopefully that statement does not date this post!) I thought I'd take this...
Ross Sloan
Apr 25, 20213 min read
Recording Drums in Logic Pro With Online Drum Studio's Bob Irving
As a remote recording session drummer I’m recording myself a lot. As I write this on a Saturday I have recorded 4 sessions this week...
Bob Irving
Apr 21, 20215 min read
How To Handle Feedback On Your Art.
Art can be so subjective. You can create something that you think is your absolute best work but show it to someone else and they may...
Ross Sloan
Apr 16, 20212 min read
Interview With Borja Cabañas of Up and Coming Spanish Rock Band Dark Diamond.
This week's artist blog post is going to be a bit different. This week Ross of Songplistic sat down with Borja Cabañas of Spanish rock...
Borja Cabañas
Apr 14, 20213 min read
Recording Music, Why was it so difficult 26 years ago? - Stephen Donnelly of Berkeley Function Band
I remember the first recording that I ever did was on a C60 cassette tape back in 1993 and the only reason I could record was due to the...
Stephen Donnelly
Apr 7, 20213 min read
Creating Losing My Head And The Songplistic Session Band
I am writing this post on the 1st of April 2021 and this week we have announced the date of our first portfolio release Losing My Head,...
Ross Sloan
Apr 2, 20213 min read
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