1st article

East London grime is becoming very popular with artists such as J Hus, Paige cakey, Kojo funds and Yxng bane making top chart breaking music putting the east on the map. This effects the youth because we are then inspired to become a music artist. But it is sometimes hard for us to know where to start, so in this magazine I will be show you all how to start off making music.

1.     Equipment

You guys can buy cheap equipment from amazon, set it up at home and make a mini home studio. You will need a mic, headphone, a keyboard, cables, speakers, a laptop/computer, pop filter and DAW (digital audio workstation) if you are confused on what DAW is it is just a music software were you can record audio and make music, it is one of the most important things.

2.     Beat/music

You can make beats by yourself but if you don’t know how to do that there are plenty of places to get free beats online from sites such as YouTube and sound cloud. Next is the lyrics you will have to put your thinking caps on here and think of lyrics to build a song.

3.     Record/Produce

Finally you can record and produce your music. Once you got your equipment set up and your beats/lyrics start recording your music. To produce you music and get it out there publish it on websites/apps like YouTube and sound cloud. Promote your music to your friends, family and social media such as Facebook, Instagram and snapchat

However not everyone can afford to buy all this equipment to make music. But in east London there are lots of studios that cost little to use. Frenfords is a sports youth club that also has a recording studio in it, that you can use for £5. The address is The Jack Carter Centre, The Drive, Ilford IG1 3PS, UK. There are more around and to find them just search in google “East London music recording studios”