Staying Productive In The Studio: Maximise Your Potential

Maintaining Motivation. Spending time in the studio can often be one of the most rewarding and artistic experiences for a musician, bestowing you the fruitful opportunities to flex your...

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Vocal Effects: Thinking Outside The Box

Breaking Down Barriers. So we've all been there when we're either writing or in the studio, and you hit that brick wall that you just cannot seem to go around, dig under or jump over no...

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Jake Bugg: Sounds Of The Lightning Bolt

Bursting on to the scene with a sound long lost to the waves of time and not heard since the golden era of '60s folk, Jake Bugg hit the radio waves in 2012 with the dual sucker punch of '...

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Music Of The City: The Manchester Sessions

We caught up with the team in Dawson's Music Manchester, as they gear up to host Episode One of The Manchester Sessions; an exciting and dynamic new forum supporting local artists, sharing music...

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Bloodstock Festival 2021: Bands You Absolutely Have To Check Out!

No Sleep Till Bloodstock. Metalheads around the globe rejoice! The time is finally here; where we can shake off the cobwebs, loosen our dormant joints, turn it up to 11 and boldly stride with...

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Amy Winehouse: Ten years Gone

We Only Said Goodbye With Words. Ten years ago, the world said goodbye to one of its most precious, vital and brightest stars. Synonymous with the jazz and blues revival of the mid-2000s, Amy...

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Dawsons Music & Sound: Return To Stores Promise

Welcome Back! What a year it's been, not only for music but for the entire world. And for many of us it's felt like everything came to a complete standstill and we had to push pause on...

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Sound Like Slash: For Under £1000

Appetite For Tone. We all know Slash as the top hat-wearing, cowboy boot walking, Les Paul slinging guitar god of the late '80s; churning out iconic licks and riffs whilst effortlessly...

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Top 10 Gig Essentials: The Covid Era

2020, a year to remember in so many ways and a year to forget in so many others. And now that 2021 has rolled around and we’re cautiously beginning to see glimmers of hope, freedom, and hear the...

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Euro's 2021: Press Play For The Nation

The Ties That Bind. On Tuesday 29th June 2021 a hard-bitten England football supporter put together a playlist purely for his own amusement. After a fairly depressing time for everyone over...

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Best Guitars Under £200: The Adventure Begins!

Chase your dreams! So you want to start playing the guitar but don't know where to begin? What shape looks cool? What does fingerboard radius mean? What sounds do different woods...

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Novation Circuit Rhythm: The beat goes on

Introducing: Novation Circuit Rhythm  Create mesmerising beats and pulsing rhythms like never before with the latest edition to the legendary Circuit family. Introducing the Novation Circuit...

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