Why I love P2P, BitTorrents and music sharing

I download and share music. And I make music. And yes, I want people to download my music for free. That would make me very happy.
I have been downloading music since Napster came out. I kept buying many of my favourite records and I went to loads of gigs of artists that I might have [...]

The secret to a pro sound

If you could choose between the latest software synth or a better trained ears what would you choose?
If you chose the synth keep reading.
Do you think achieving professional results is only possible with equipment only available in commercial studios (ie. a big mixing console)?
If you answered yes then keep reading.
I partly thought like you until recently. [...]

Skills

What’s the ideal set of skills needed to make music? I just made a list of my favourite ones:

composer (write music and lyrics)
guitar player (electric, classical, acoustic, bass)
keyboard/piano player
singer
recording engineer
mixing engineer
arranger
producer

Obviously you don’t need them all if you’re working with other people or have a band or a team. Some people (successfully) concentrate at being good at [...]