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Anti-Apathy Song “I Go Blind” by 54-40 Joins the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame

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Anti-Apathy Song “I Go Blind” by 54-40 Joins the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame

The SOCAN Classic song, I Go Blind, by the popular alt-rock group 54-40, enjoyed success twice: the first time as recorded and released by the band in 1986, and the second time a decade later when a cover by Hootie & The Blowfish unexpectedly became a Billboard Top 5 hit. The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame will induct the song into its permanent and interactive exhibition at the National Music Centre in Calgary.

I Go Blind, written by 54-40 members Neil Osborne, Philip Comparelli, Brad Merritt, and Darryl Neudorf, continues to enjoy success, with a delightful rootsy re-do appearing on 54-40’s 2016 unplugged album “La Difference.” As Osborne reflects, “It’s a great feeling when you can present a song in a different light and it still translates.”

However, success didn’t come right out the gate. Formed in 1981 in Vancouver, the band often recorded songs in the middle of the night since they all had day jobs. Following the single’s release of their 1986 self-titled independent album, 54-40 was signed by Warner/Reprise Records, but the label disappointingly chose to distribute I Go Blind in Canada only. Undeterred, 54-40 forged on with other projects, steadily increasing their fan base and album sales over the ensuing decade.

Then, I Go Blind took a new lease on life when in 1994 Hootie & The Blowfish recorded a faithful cover as the B side to the single Hold My Hand. After this version was featured on the hit television sitcom “Friends” and the show’s soundtrack album, it skyrocketed to the top of the charts.

“When the Hootie version of I Go Blind came out it was a bit of vindication for us,” Brad Merritt proudly explains. “Here’s a song that the label was not going to release in the U.S., but radio started playing it on their own. Without any kind of radio promotion, it got to No. 2 in the country with zero push. That tells you something. That’s a really strong song.”

I Go Blind is essentially folk-roots with an edge; Neil Osborne describes its riffs and unconventional structure as an “organic mash-up.” There’s a hypnotic feel in the insistent guitar riff and the repetition of the words “I go blind.” The meaning of its lyrics is revealed in the song’s music video that contains images of war and Third World poverty; and that seeing and hearing these issues in news reports hourly, can drive us to the point that we become blind to its significance.

By February 1997, the song that 54-40’s label had deemed unworthy of support was charting on not just one, but several Billboard charts. It peaked at No. 2 Adult Top 40 and hit No. 13 (Hot 100), No. 17 (Mainstream Top 40 Airplay) and No. 22 (Adult Contemporary), and reached No. 13 on Canada’s RPM chart. The royalties enabled 54-40 to build their own Vancouver recording studio. It also appeared on Hootie & The Blowfish’s “Scattered, Smothered and Covered” album in 2000.

54-40 has had a string of gold and platinum albums, a B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame Star, and has been inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. The band has won two West Coast Music Awards and several JUNO nominations.

Expanded Digital Editions of The Jacksons Studio Albums of ‘Triumph,’ ‘Victory,’ and ‘2300 Jackson Street’ Out April 30

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Expanded Digital Editions of The Jacksons Studio Albums of ‘Triumph,’ ‘Victory,’ and ‘2300 Jackson Street’ Out April 30

Epic Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announce the second wave of titles in The Jacksons definitive album project. Expanded digital editions (featuring bonus tracks) of the group’s last three Epic studio albums–Triumph (1980), Victory (1984) and 2300 Jackson Street (1989) –will be released Friday, April 30 and available for pre-order starting today. Each album comes with three ‘instant grat’ tracks when preordered.

As part of the project, an exciting new remix of “Can You Feel It” was created by producer/composer Greg Curtis (engineered by Jon Nettlesbey) and executive produced by John McClain:

Can You Feel It: The Jacksons X MLK Remix: Greg Curtis kicks off his production with a roaring drum line and bookends the mix with recordings from the late Martin Luther King’s acclaimed 1968 The Drum Major Instinct speech at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Midway, excerpts from the great Barack Obama’s first inauguration speech inspire. The production is capped with King’s words, “Free at last, Free at last; Thank God Almighty, Free at last.”

The expanded digital releases of Triumph, Victory and 2300 Jackson Street are available alongside The Jacksons (1976), Goin’ Places (1977) and Destiny (1978), released February 12. The six studio albums recorded by The Jacksons for Epic Records trace the group’s spectacular leap from their Jackson 5 boy band roots to their role as avatars of an R&B/pop revolution (1976-1989).

A 2LP 12″ vinyl edition of The Jacksons Live! (recorded during their 1981 North American Triumph Tour) will be released on Friday, March 26, and is available for pre-order here.

Queen’s Brian May And Kerry Ellis Release New Stress-busting Track “Panic Attack 2021”

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Queen’s Brian May And Kerry Ellis Release New Stress-busting Track “Panic Attack 2021”

Regularly recording and performing together since he produced her first “Anthems” album, Queen’s Brian May and West End and Broadway actress/singer Kerry Ellis have come together once more for a new track created especially to bring some optimism and hope in today’s challenging times.

Brian and Kerry’s relentlessly positive new track “Panic Attack 2021” track is officially released internationally today, now available to download and stream after setting the internet alight when the pair launched it live on their Instagram feeds along  with a new music video created using the two artists’ personal iPhone footage.

The international release also sees the arrival of a brand new special re-mix video created by legendary Pixar Animation Studios’ 3D supervisor Bob Whitehill.

“PANIC ATTACK 2021” is a bold reimagining of 2017’s Ellis/May classic “It’s Gonna Be All Right (The Panic Attack Song)” written from a personal standpoint by Brian May long before the world buckled under the heel of the Covid-19, and originally featured on the duo’s 2017 Golden Days album.

Sharing how the new version came about, Brian said: “At the close of 2020 there was a feeling that perhaps saying goodbye to that year would bring relief from the pandemic and a new era of hope would now begin. Sadly, following a very muted and restricted celebration of Christmas, the New Year dawned with the realization that the mankind’s struggle was probably going to get worse before it got better. Kerry and I realized that The Panic Attack song now potentially had a whole new meaning to literally millions of people around the world who felt a growing sense of panic. In the UK, there was definitely a feeling that we had all been cheated of our Happy New Year. So we wanted to mark the occasion in a completely real and transparent way.”

With Brian hurriedly rewriting the lyrics with a new inspiration, a work-in progress version of Panic Attack 2021 was first aired via the pair’s ambitious live link-up on Instagram for New Year’s Eve. “We knew it had to be a train wreck because the delays in this link situation make it impossible for two players at opposite ends of it to be synchronized. Nevertheless we went for it – out of sheer stubbornness really.”

With Britain now headed back into another lockdown, getting back into the studio to remake the track was impossible for many weeks. Brian finished the new lyrics and Kerry stepped up to create a new vocal performance recording on the only equipment she had – a microphone hooked up to Garage Band on her laptop in her home kitchen!

By e-mailed updates and Zoom discussions, the pair created a new Panic Attack vocal track, while assembling ideas for a new mix and ground-breaking video. Driving the whole project was a desire to create something that would actually rekindle some hope, reminding listeners that in spite of endless wrong turns – and in the words of the song – things WERE, somehow going to be ALL RIGHT !!!

Finally, after wrestling further with home recording, restrictions were relaxed to the point where Brian and Kerry were able to meet for a couple of days socially distanced work in Brian’s studio.  Long-time Queen and BM engineer and co-producer Justin Shirley Smith – himself newly recovered from Covid – worked alongside Brian on extensive new guitar work, including a wild new solo, and a dynamic mix.  In a few days, again swapping ideas with Kerry through digital media, the new track was finished.

 

A video ? Essential to get the poignancy of the new lyrics across.  Once again, the pair took a DIY approach – this time self-taping in their separate homes using iPhones.  The job of assembling the footage and producing the video fell to Queen’s staunch friend and prolific video producer Simon Lupton who is currently producing FIFTY episodes of  “Queen – The Greatest” – a series of video podcasts highlighting Queen’s defining moments through the years.

“Brian and Kerry’s self-filmed videos were amazing, and the perfect material for this video,” says Simon,  “but ultimately it’s the brilliance of their respective performances that shine through and make this so compelling to watch.  We were fortunate enough to have Jake McBride from Animind Studios work his magic to help highlight the energy and joy that’s bursting out of this song.”

A second video –  a remix of their original by legendary Pixar Animation Studios Stereoscopic Supervisor Bob Whitehill in response to him hearing the track – has also now become available. Says the Pixar legend:

“I loved hearing Brian and Kerry’s re-imagining of Panic Attack to signal hopeful, re-connected days ahead. In such a dispiriting and heart-breaking time, I didn’t realize how badly I needed this re-assurance from two of my favourite artists. ‘It’s going to be all right!’.

“Working with Brian to visually capture a bit of the painful journey we’ve all shared and to glimpse the joy that lies ahead, has been a blast. Hope you enjoy this “video re-mix” of what we’ve endured and what will hopefully be a much brighter tomorrow. Rock on!”

“I am beyond excited to kick off this year with a song full of hope,” says Kerry.

“Putting Panic Attack 2021 together during a lockdown has had its challenges, but that has also been the beauty of it. Music is so powerful and it’s amazing what you can still create with so many restrictions. I hope this song and video gives people as much hope and joy as it did for me and Brian making it. We have all had quite a tough year but remember: ‘it’s gonna be all right!’”

“We’ve all come through some dark times,” says Brian May. “Now we want to give hope for brighter days to come.”

Interscope Records And UMG Nashville Announce Partnership To Release Upcoming Kacey Musgraves Album

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Interscope Records And UMG Nashville Announce Partnership To Release Upcoming Kacey Musgraves Album

Today Interscope Records and UMG Nashville announced a unique partnership under which the two labels will jointly release the forthcoming new album by multi-GRAMMY Award winning singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves. The album is set for release later this year.

The 6x GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter’s studio album Golden Hour (2018, MCA Nashville) earned Musgraves her third No. 1 debut on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and distinguished her as the third artist ever to take home Album of the Year at the GRAMMY Awards, Country Music Association Awards, and Academy of Country Music Awards. Golden Hour was named one of the best albums of 2018 by everyone from Apple Music, NPR, Time, The Associated Press, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Billboard, GQ, Esquire, American Songwriter, Complex, Consequence of Sound, and Vulture, among others. In support of the album, Musgraves played the biggest venues of her career, including New York City’s Radio City Music Hall and her first headlining arena show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and to top it off she became the first-ever female country artist to play Coachella.

Musgraves has been honored at Billboard’s Women in Music event, Variety’s Power of Women event, and celebrated the opening of her exhibit, All of the Colors, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. At the 2019 CMAs, Musgraves received two wins for Female Vocalist of the Year and for Music Video of the Year for “Rainbow.”

Musgraves first received massive critical acclaim and recognition with the release of her gold-certified major label debut album Same Trailer Different Park (2013). The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, making Musgraves the first solo female in 5 years to top the chart with a rookie release and only the seventh to do so in Nielsen SoundScan’s 22- year history. Same Trailer Different Park earned Musgraves 2 GRAMMY Awards for Best Country Album and Best Country Song (“Merry Go ‘Round”), 2 CMA Awards for “New Artist of the Year” and “Song of the Year” (“Follow Your Arrow”), and an ACM Award for Album of the Year. Musgraves’ follow-up album Pageant Material (2015), earned Musgraves her second No. 1 debut on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and soaring to No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Vans Commits to Make Core Materials 100% Regenerative, Responsibly Sourced, Renewable or Recycled by 2030

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Vans Commits to Make Core Materials 100% Regenerative, Responsibly Sourced, Renewable or Recycled by 2030

Today, Vans, the original action sports brand and global icon for creative expression, announced new global commitments to environmental sustainability and responsibility that will be achieved by 2030. Vans will move towards creating circular products and systems that use regenerative and recycled materials, designed to reduce waste and keep products in use and out of landfills.

Vans’ purpose is to enable creative expression by encouraging the “Off The Wall” spirit that comes from expressing one’s true self. As part of Vans’ commitment to inspire youth culture, Vans recognizes the urgency to move towards circular products and will deploy systems that design out waste, in tandem, aiding the United Nations in achieving the organization’s Sustainable Development Goal 12 to ensure responsible consumption and production patterns.

“Enabling creative expression is central to Vans. As a purpose-driven company that is engrained in youth culture, we are leveraging our commitment to creativity to seek new solutions that reimagine the lifecycle of our products and protect the environment for future generations,” said Kim Matsoukas, senior manager of Sustainability at Vans. “While there’s more work for us to do, through our Vans family, partnerships with PUR Projet, Terra Genesis, and other leading environmental organizations, we’re proud to accomplish these goals by 2030 as we look to create a brighter future for our environment, our communities, and our planet.”

To achieve its sustainability vision by 2030, Vans’ commitments include:

Top Materials will be 100% Regenerative, Responsibly Sourced, Renewable or Recycled
By 2030, 100% of Vans’ top materials will be regenerative, responsibly sourced, renewable or recycled, including rubber, cotton, leather, and polyester. Additionally, the company will commit to a 43% carbon reduction by:

  • Reducing the average impact of top materials by 35% by 2025
  • Utilizing 50% recycled polyester by 2025
  • Sourcing 100% sustainably grown cotton by 2025

Carbon Reduction by 30%
By 2030, Vans will pilot and scale regenerative, recycled and responsibly sourced materials covering 85% of the brand’s materials. When combined with other programs like working with suppliers to implement renewable energy in our supply chain, the move to regenerative, recycled and responsibly sourced renewable materials will help Vans achieve its goal of a 30% absolute reduction of scope 3 carbon emissions from a 2017 baseline. This includes:

  • Piloting and scaling regenerative agriculture practices on farms and ranches that produce rubber, cotton, and leather then using these materials in our products
  • Exploring bio-based alternatives with lower carbon footprints than traditional petroleum-based synthetic materials
  • Converting virgin polyester used in our footwear, apparel and accessories to recycled sources

Eliminate All Single-Use Plastic Packaging

By 2025, Vans is committed to eliminating all single-use plastic packaging and reducing waste at every point of its business model. This includes:

  • No plastic shopping bags in our retail spaces by the end of 2021
  • Remaining packaging will be minimized, originated from sustainable sources and designed for recyclability

Renewable Energy in 100% of Owned and Operated Facilities by 2025
Vans is working toward converting all owned and operated facilities to 100% renewable energy by 2025. In 2017, the company began this transition by installing a 1 MW solar array at its headquarters, achieving a LEED platinum certification – one of the highest standards for sustainable buildings in the world. This mission extends beyond the headquarters, with the goal of having all owned and operated facilities converted by 2025.

Vans recognizes a collective effort and cross-collaboration across the entire Vans Family, from employees and partners, to athletes, ambassadors and consumers when it comes to creating circularity. Partners, including Terra Genesis who generate regenerative rubber and Indigo Ag who supply cotton, are looking forward to working closely with Vans to achieve their sustainability goals.

As Vans pushes towards a better, more responsible future, consumers are encouraged to visit vans.com/sustainability to track the progress of Vans’ global sustainability vision and learn more about other brand initiatives that ladder up to Vans’ commitment to protecting the environment for future generations.

To commemorate Earth Day, Vans Family members will also have the ability to share what they are doing to make a positive impact on our environment via the loyalty app. Each submission received prior to May 2 will be included in a drawing to be one of ten Vans Family loyalists, who will receive a prize including a Customs Code for PET Customs. To learn more please visit the Vans Family loyalty app.

Royal Mint and Elton John Announce Charity Auction

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Royal Mint and Elton John Announce Charity Auction

The Royal Mint has announced a special charity auction in conjunction with Elton John to raise money for the Elton John UK Charitable Foundation.

2021 sees the fiftieth anniversary of Elton John’s iconic album ‘Madman Across The Water’ featuring hits ‘Tiny Dancer’ and ‘Levon’.  Fifty years later, The Royal Mint is honouring the iconic career and hits of Elton with a piece of art of their own.

To mark the singer’s iconic career, and raise funds for the Elton John UK Charitable Foundation, The Royal Mint will auction a one of a kind silver medallion. The piece was commissioned exclusively for the Foundation and was hand-engraved by The Royal Mint’s Chief Engraver Gordon Summers as well as being lasered using state of the art technology to create the intricate design.

The medallion features Elton’s best-loved songs in a spiral motif on one side – including ‘Rocket Man’ ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ and ‘Crocodile Rock’ – with a replica of Elton John’s 2020 UK coin on the other.  The medallion weighs approximately 5 kilos in fine silver, and measures 185mm. The unique piece features gold plating applied at Asprey of Bond Street, London.

The auction will take place online and open from Wednesday 21st April until Thursday 6th May.  Potential bidders can register on the Royal Mint’s website and place their bids from this day. The opening bid will start from £12,000, and all profits will go towards supporting the young musicians and crew affected by the challenges currently facing the live industry. As a long standing advocate for emerging talent, Elton continues to work with the government, music industry and the artistic community to find positive solutions to these pressing issues. Funds will be distributed to relevant organisations via Elton John’s UK Charitable Foundation- a charity set up by Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish. The charity was set up to allow Elton and David to make charitable contributions outside the world of HIV/AIDS. Since its formation in 2007, the EJCF has supported over 100 charities across a multitude of causes.

Elton John comments: “I’m delighted that The Royal Mint has created this amazing piece for auction and that the funds will go directly to the people supported by our foundation.  It’s beautiful and really impressive and also humbling to see so many of my songs depicted in this way.  Seeing my autograph engraved so precisely on the coin just goes to show the detail that’s gone into this piece – it really is a thing of beauty and I’m proud to put my name to it.”

Although the medallion follows a very similar process to the creation of larger coins, it is not technically a coin as it does not bear the effigy of HRH Queen Elizabeth, as all legal tender includes.  It also does not have a denomination.

Hard Rock International, WhyHunger And Yoko Ono Lennon Team Up To Combat World Hunger And Honor 50th Anniversary Of “Imagine”

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Hard Rock International, WhyHunger And Yoko Ono Lennon Team Up To Combat World Hunger And Honor 50th Anniversary Of “Imagine”

Hard Rock International today announced its continued partnership with global non-profit WhyHunger and activist-artist Yoko Ono Lennon to launch the “Imagine There’s No Hunger” campaign, a unified effort to raise awareness and funds to combat global hunger and poverty. As a part of the campaign and inspired by John Lennon’s iconic song “Imagine” and the 50th anniversary of its release, Hard Rock is introducing its 37th Signature Series – the John Lennon, “Imagine There’s No Hunger” Collection – for purchase online and at Hard Rock Hotels, Cafes and Casinos worldwide. The collection will feature a variety of merchandise, including two shirt designs, a hat, a mini guitar with stand and a commemorative pin, with the items ranging in price from $16.00 to $29.50.

To make this collection even more special, Hard Rock has partnered with WhyHunger and committed 30% of proceeds from its new merchandise sales, with a minimum contribution amount of $450,000, to support WhyHunger and its mission to end worldwide hunger and poverty. Hard Rock and WhyHunger together have helped communities in 31 countries grow nutritious food to provide 9.8 million meals to 120,600 children and their families.

In addition to the initial merchandise collection launching in April, additional merchandise will be released in September to commemorate the September 1971 release of “Imagine” 50 years earlier.

The new line of merchandise takes design inspiration from iconic photographs and the Imagine: John Lennon album cover, emoting a feeling of hope and optimism towards the campaign’s mission of ending hunger and poverty. Those looking to purchase items from Hard Rock’s John Lennon, “Imagine There’s No Hunger” Collection can visit www.shop.hardrock.com/en-us/john-lennon-imagine.

More than 25 years ago, Hard Rock developed the concept of partnering with world-renowned musicians and bands to create imaginative designs that are converted into limited-edition merchandise and sold at Hard Rock properties worldwide. A portion of the retail price from the sale of the merchandise benefits the artist’s preferred charity. Music icons including Bruce Springsteen, Pitbull, Rihanna, Imagine Dragons, U2, KISS, Eric Clapton, The Who, Jon Bon Jovi, Linkin Park, Shakira and Ringo Starr have all been part of Hard Rock’s Signature Series and Artist Spotlight programs, which have raised millions of dollars for charitable causes worldwide.

Ed Sheeran’s Isolated Vocals For “Shape Of You”

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Ed Sheeran’s Isolated Vocals For “Shape Of You”

Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You became the first song to hit 2 billion streams on Spotify and has been the most streamed song on the service.

In August 2018, Billboard published a new edition of the “Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Singles” chart, its list of the 100 best-performing songs in the history of the Hot 100. “Shape of You” is ranked at number nine, the third-highest position of any song released in the 2010s.

What Happens When Four Strangers Called Paul O’Sullivan Form A Band

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What Happens When Four Strangers Called Paul O’Sullivan Form A Band

Paul O’Sullivan from Baltimore added people around the world on Facebook with the same name as him, and decided to actually form a band. I’ve done the first part (using my name, of course), but not the second one, so brilliant of him and them!

A Guide On Buying The Right Ukulele

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Finding the best ukulele for one can be a fairly difficult job. Indeed, many choices need to be made when selecting the ukulele of the right kind. This short ukulele buying article will tell you how you can buy the best ukulele. This article is especially useful to those who don’t have enough time to research? Simply scroll down and learn to buy a ukulele.

This ukulele buying guide will help all buyers to choose the right tool.

There are different woods, sizes, types, and brands out there in the market. It can be rewarding when you find a perfect one for you. But it is not like matching a wand with the wizard. Here in this post, you will see the primary distinction between different kinds of ukuleles.

What ukulele sizes and materials are available?

It is natural for a good ukulele buying guide to put attention to the chief sizes of ukuleles. There are four sizes- concert, baritone, soprano, and tenor. Recently sopranissimo is gaining greater popularity which is smaller than a soprano ukulele.

Soprano-

The soprano is the smallest and traditional kind of ukulele. They have a jangly, light sound usually associated with them. The individual with a large hand or fingers may have trouble playing this ukulele. As the frets are closer, they are good for a newer one.  If you are thinking to order online, purchasing this one is the safest bet.

Concert-

The concert is a bit bigger than the previous one. They have a deeper and fuller tone. It is having a long neck and more fret. It is easier to play if having big hands. If you are starting out and you are concerned about how tiny soprano is because your hands are quite big, you can go with concert one.

Tenor-

The tenor ukulele is larger than the concert and soprano ukulele. Even this ukulele is having a deeper and rich tone. If you are intended to put on shows with this musical tool then tenor is the right option. Still, you can perform with a concert or soprano but the sound may not carry well. If you just at the beginning you shouldn’t try baritone. You must wait until you have practice on classic size ukulele.

Plastic-

Though the classic ones are crafted using wood material, you may find a starter ukulele that is made using plastic that is low priced. This comes in ranges of shades so they are great if you wish for an eye-catching and bright tool. Plastic ones would not wrap in high humidity like the wooden counterparts but they also do not have the depth of tone that wooden ukulele does. Always you can begin with the plastic one and then shift to a wooden one once you saved the cash.

Wood-

The classic ukulele is crafted using laminate or solid and they last for a long time and can range in costs but may be a bit costlier in comparison to the plastic ones. Solid wood ukulele will provide excellent tone but they are vulnerable to temperature and can wrap up their 60%+ humidity. Laminate wood is low priced and isn’t vulnerable to temperature and humidity. But the ukuleles that are crafted using this material do not have a quality tone.

Shop ukulele-

Set budget between $50-200-

If you can buy a ukulele in a cheaper than that, possibly it won’t be of the best quality and may not last for long. Stick with this range if it’s the first ukulele and go up in the price if you want one of professional grade.

Professional one usually ranges from $50-1000. You can find ukulele below this price but they are not at all a good to buy option and would not sound better.

Check the dimensions if you are buying online-

It isn’t possible always to step into the nearby shop to find the instrument you want and that’s alright. If you want to buy a ukulele online, ensure that you read out the description of the material, size, and quality before making any purchases. Also, you want to go through the online reviews before you shop for the ukulele. Try to find out the ukulele online from a genuine shop.

What to do before you buy?

Play it-

The best way to see whether you liked the bought ukulele is holding and practicing strumming. If you have a friend who loves playing ukulele you can think to ask them so that you may try one that he or she is having and can order the same online.

Hold and see if it’s comfortable or not-

Based upon the ukulele size and length of the arm, you may need a smaller or bigger one. Rest the tool in your lap while holding the harm with one hand, keeping the tool at an angle. Strum it with the other hand to see whether you are comfortable using it or not. If the elbow on your strumming arm doesn’t feel comfortable you then need a smaller one. If fingers don’t move between frets you then need a smaller one. If fingers are large to hold a fret at a time, the larger one is the best bet.

Same again ask your friend’s ukulele and test and accordingly, you can make a buying decision. If the same fits perfectly, you can buy the same one. Or else you can buy another option that you are comfortable using.

Should one learn to play it? Reasons why-

1-     Ukulele is easy for newer to choose from-

They are light-weighted and come in ranges of sizes and shapes and are easy for newer and young players to choose and become masters. They are good for young as their string can be manipulated in comparison to the other more complex stringed tools such as electric guitar and acoustic that take 2 months before an individual gets habited to the strings.

2-     They are affordable-

Buying a ukulele unlike others such as guitars and pianos won’t put a dent in the wallet. You can locate a quality one for few dollars. Moreover, they come in different sizes and shapes so you can choose the one that suits the budget.

Summing up-

Finally, you have got the idea about ukulele before buying now you can shop easily the right one. You can learn more about it. You just have to navigate to this website and get more important things about it to know.

 

 

 

 

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