Comment / Opinion

Does the public actually listen to music any more, or do they simply hear it?

Almost everything about being a composer of music for television is a gamble, except getting paid. Thats two gambles.

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With the FM radio frequencies under threat from the UK government's planned sell-off, is DAB coverage and quality really good enough to replace it?

In this screen-driven world, it's easy to forget that we have ears with which to make quality judgements...

Pitching for work is frustrating, time-consuming and, unless youre very lucky, unpaid. But at least the best demo (usually) wins.

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Will the recession have music going for a song?

Paul White proffers more thought-engaging words.

Theres learning, and theres education. And when it comes to music technology, the two arent always connected, believes Paul Farrer.

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The end of the iPod era?

Sage words from SOS Editor-In-Chief Paul White.

Only in the perverse world of music for the media could composers be asked to rip themselves off for money. Its time to take a stand against the rise of the 'soundalike'.

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Should a problematic dongle be allowed to cause such grief in this day and age?

Editor-In-Chief Paul White likes dreaming up April Fool's blue-sky products, but with the unveiling of MOTU's Volta and Microsoft's Songsmith, fact is indeed becoming stranger than fiction!

Your showreel can say a lot about you. And if its going to get you work, what it needs to say is: trust me.

The editorial team audition another crop of your submitted tracks.

What can we do to save ourselves from the misery and bathos of 21st century culture? Simple: hide in the past.

Paul White shares his personal views.