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Helpful hints, tips, and tutorials that aid musicians in pursuing their music careers.

How to Clean Cymbals and Make them Vibrant Again

Ready to learn how to clean cymbals? Parlor City Sound has you covered! Let's go over cleaning cymbals as well as polishing them.

Figuring out how to clean cymbals can get pretty nerve-racking. Your cymbals are expensive—we’re talking hundreds of dollars each. So this isn’t exactly the time or the place for trial and error. The last thing you want to do while…

Playing Out: How to Book a Gig with your Band

Learning how to book a gig is a relatively easy first step. Getting gigs consistently is a whole other thing!

The idea of a band getting gigs can get pretty daunting. Many a nerve has been frayed at the prospect of standing on a stage in front of perfect strangers and performing music for them. Learning how to book a…

Enough is Enough! How to Fire a Band Member

Wondering how to fire a band member? We'll go over that in detail here!

Trying to figure out how to fire a band member can be a difficult and frustrating ordeal. But when it’s necessary, it’s just that—an unavoidable consequence of discovering that this person, for whatever reason, simply isn’t going to work out…