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How do you know if your song is ready to record? Let’s look at pre-production and arrangements
You've written some songs, how do you decide if you're ready for the studio? You’ve taken the time to craft your songs, maybe with a group, maybe as a solo artist. Now you’re looking to make a recording, be it a single, an EP or even an album.This article looks at the...
‘Here Comes The Sun’ virtual choir recording by isoChoir
isoChoir's first recording - Here Comes The Sun! isoChoir is a virtual choir which gets together every Friday night during this time of social distancing. We learned and performed this arrangement remotely in our first week online together. Then 56 of our wonderful...
Waterloo Sunset at Waterloo Sunset on BBC Music Day
Gorgeous choral arrangment of Waterloo Sunset performed live at London Waterloo Station for BBC Music Day I was just moved to tears while watching the London news and a choir sang Waterloo Sunset from Waterloo Station... at sunset. “As long as I gaze on Waterloo...
creative campaigns
#ShareTheLove for Soundabout: “How do you say “I Love You” when you are unable to speak?”
Soundabout's #ShareTheLove campaign "How do you say “I Love You” when you are unable to speak?"Notes that say, "I love you". It's not as simple as you think... Soundabout experienced dramatically increased brand engagement on social media, and achieved national radio...
Missing People Choir to release hauntingly beautiful original song for everyone who is missing someone this Christmas
Missing People Choir release hauntingly beautiful original song for everyone who is missing someone this ChristmasI sing my heart out for my boy. I can't talk to him, but I sing, I sing to him all the time with the choir.since BGT 2017 five missing people have come...
The Missing People’s Choir – Finding Lost Family Members
The Missing People Choir finding lost loved ones What a brilliant idea! since BGT 5 people have come home or made contact with their loved ones "I Miss You" and Britain's Got Talent 2017 The Missing People Choir was created in June 2014 by James Hawkins Music and the...
choirs & workshops
How do you make an online choir work?
Since we set up isoChoir using Zoom every Friday in the lock-down we have been asked multiple times: how do you get the virtual choir to work? Since there seems to be such a problem with delay or lag in voices being heard, it seems impossible! The main message is that...
isoChoir: How to use Zoom to record your vocal for virtual choir
Use Zoom to add your voice to our virtual choir recording Zoom actually creates the perfect file type Jim is looking for. It records audio using the right sample rate making it much easier to mix into our grand choir track! Please watch Jim's video of how to record...
isoChoir: How to make your recording for our virtual choir
Add your voice to our virtual choir recording with isoChoir. Please send us your part by Wednesday at 9pm in order to be on the track in Friday's live session!How to contribute your voice to our virual choir recording Download audio file to a computer/ device with a...
Step Up To The Mic
James Hawkins Music presents... 'Step Up To The Mic' at the Epsom Playhouse on Sat 13th July 2019Wow Wow Wow! THANK YOU! We were blown away by the brilliant audience, the amazing performers, our fab band, and the feedback we received from our first Step Up To The Mic...
The Royal Engineers British Army Leadership Training
The British Army | Leadership Training Singing as a way of breaking barriers To an extremely talented Jim Hawkins thank you so much for your time today. The instructors of the Army Training Regiment at Pirbright absolutely loved their lesson-what an experience!...