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Do you know how many times you click the mouse before you do all the editing and mixing for an music album? One of the things that keeps me from getting carpal tunnel syndrome is a gel mouse pad. | Photo: John Hult (Unsplash)
5 Essentials for a Home Studio Under EUR 120
So we practise wherever we can and try to find something positive even in less comfortable places. | Photo: Ali Kanibelli (Unsplash)
5 Places (Not) to Practise a Musical Instrument
Lou Reed | Photo: Flickr
Covered #10: Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side
Few people get excited when your music is presented in a context you didn't choose. | Photo: Unsplash
5 Places You Don’t Want Your Music to be Played
Luthiers Andy Hicks and Austin MacNutt bring Czech musicians a new dimension of collaboration. I Photo: Tomáš Hejlek
Masters from the Fender Custom Shop in Prague: We’re Glad We Can Build the Most Beautiful Guitars in the World
If you're on a Mac, try GarageBand; if you're on a PC, then maybe BandLab or Reaper. | Photo: Unsplash
5 Reasons Not to Put Off Working with a DAW Any Longer
Mortiis | Photo: Ekaterina Gorbacheva / Obscure
Concert Review: Mortiis at Subzero, Prague: A Dark Sonic Odyssey
Huge stages, fame and world tours are the dream of many aspiring musicians who are trying to make it abroad. But what is the reality? | Photo: T.C. Brewster (Unsplash)
5 Reasons Why the Wide World Isn't for Every Musician
You can tell a good teacher by the fact that even though you hardly played anything in class, the new technique or scale seemed beyond your abilities, and you felt like a loser overall, on the way home you look forward to the next lesson. I Photo: Lechon Kirb (Unsplash)
5 Qualities to Look for in a Good Music Teacher
When you stop exhausting yourself by sweeping problems under the rug and battling yourself – and instead take the trash out of the basement and examine it –the path from burnout back to music doesn't have to be so thorny. | Photo: Unsplash
5 Tips Against Musician Burnout
Many especially five-piece bands can't resist the temptation to form a V behind their frontman. The Foo Fighters are no exception, and the brick wall in the background is of course not to be missed. | Photo: Live Nation
TOP 8 Greatest Clichés in Band Photography
The work flow and the way that I record  is very quick. I'm trying keep it as fresh and as honest as possible. We met at this year's Colours. | Photo: author's archive
Urian Hackney (Iggy Pop, The Armed): I Couldn't Find a Lefty Guitar So I Ended Up Playing Drums
Songwriting retreat: deep woods, fresh air, and a head full of riffs. I Photo: Ben White on Unsplash
5 Tips on How (not) to Compose Music at a Cottage
After 30 years of Morcheeba, Ross still dreams of monasteries and Skye just wants some people to vanish to Mars. Luckily, their music remains very much down to Earth. | Photo: Michelle Hayward
Skye and Ross from Morcheeba: If We Could, We'd Do Everything Differently
Summer is the perfect time to give yourself the chance to slow down, look inward and catch scattered sources of inspiration. I Photo: Ruslan Zaplatin on Unsplash
5 Inspirations for Writing Songs (Not Only) in Summer
Turn off your brain fog, focus only on playing, react to the ideas of others and let things flow. | Photo: Jason Edwards (Unsplash)
Too Good for the Job: the Trouble with Overqualified Musicians