Hey there, Carlos Bonett here. I'm an avid fan of good music and helping others find their inner artist. I'm not exactly on the Billboard charts, but I have recorded songs that I'm proud of. Personally, that was my only true musical goal...and believe me it's a great feeling having achieved it!
For those of you interested in more about who I am please visit the About page at the top navigation bar.
A while back I wrote an article titled "How to write a 16-bar verse" for TheStateofHipHop.com.
Since it was a very popular article I thought I'd create a short video about it.
The article explains what bars are. It also talks about the origins of "16-bars" and why it has become the industry standard (especially in rap music).
Check out the best songwriting guide I’ve seen online. Learning how to write a good song is not much different than learning how to write an article, a short story, or a poem. I like to write from the outside in. That means when writing a song, I think about [...]
See the program that finally taught me how to record a professional sounding song from home. If you want to know how to record a song on your computer let me start by explaining some basic requirements. (Note: There is certainly other equipment and more sophisticated audio interfaces and production [...]
Music is a beautiful thing. Have you ever listened to a song and imagined being the person who wrote it or performed it? I know when I was younger I imagined signing up for a talent show at school and suddenly singing or rapping a song by one of my [...]