Fortunately, I soon exonerated myself and in my later years took up piano of my own accord, and practiced on my first piano – a Yamaha digital midi-compatible piano.  A few years later, I acquired a copy of Sibelius for my PC/Laptop and started creating and composing my own music.  I then progresses and took an evening course on how to play Jazz piano and following that embarked on an open university degree in music.  What an eye opener! One thing I like about the piano and learning about classical music is that it gives you a thorough understanding of how all instruments and music is put together.  With the piano you learn the bass part, mid range treble and alto range across the scale covering a number of instruments.

A few years later I downloaded pro tools and started to record and edit my own music, sampling sounds and experimenting.  My piano skills stood me in good stead and having an understanding of music theory helped me a lot.  Don’t misunderstand, you don’t need a music background to make your own music, far from it – there are many musicians who can play an instrument by ear and can’t tell the difference between a crotchet and a semi-quaver.

My next venture took me to a local music studio, where I recorded my first ever song (took me 2 years to write and complete). A massive thumbsup goes out to www.recordingstudiolondon.co.uk, where I learnt such a lot from their studio engineers and help produce the final edit.

Avid has now released Pro Tools HD version 10 which is such a joy to use, with the new digital clipping features.  This is an advantage for those working with real recordings, especially  vocals, as you can make each phrase or word into an individual clip, then change the level so the whole vocal meshes properly into the sound track.

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There are a number of ways to advertise and market your car these days – there’s no need to search for a local garage.

Here are a number of tips that you may want to consider before selling your car online;

(1)  Compare the online auto car sites and see who offers free advertising. Some sites are vying for your business and may sell new cars, so they are hoping you will buy new from them

(2) Ensure you have some good quality images of your car from all angles.  It’s no surprise, that most new cars and used vehicles, look better when the sun is out, especially after a polish and wax. Make sure you show photos of the interior as well – cleanliness is important.

(3)  Get your specs correct. There’s nothing worse than doing the deal and then finding out out that you have advertised your 1.6 S as a 1.6 Si or missed a zero off the mileage count!

(4)  Emphasise the cars features – if it has an all singing and dancing stereo with remote control, then mention it.

(5)   Let potential buyers know the service history, maintenance – this is essential. Be Honest!

When you have sold your second hand car successfully, you can then shop around and upgrade to a more luxury car at a number of on-line new car dealers.

This is a tall order to answer for all businesses. All companies are different, have varying goals and objectives, competitors with each niche  a different audience and flavour. If you only have an on-line presence, its important to either master the art of search engine optimisation or know a company that does. DIY marketing is a brave move, but sought the expertise of someone who has been through the mill, and learn from their knowledge.  Meet up with like minded people at local business meetings and share experiences – you’ll be amazed what you can learn from them, how they planned their companies marketing budget, what worked and what doesn’t.

If you are starting out and have a conservative marketing budget, I would recommend carrying out a competitor analysis and finding out what areas your competitors are active in. Focus on low risk marketing at first, test other areas with small budgets and stick to it. Don’t dive straight into banner advertising with a n unkown media agency – this wont work. what you need is targeted traffic. Do your keyword research, look at a handful of target phrases and opt into a pay on performance SEO deal with a proven SEO services company.  Obtain testimonials before you commit and barter on price. be wary if the price is too low – some things are too good to be true!

If you already have the website design phase completed, or if you are about to embark on a web project, make sure that the web design company are SEO friendly – in other words they need to possess the right skills to create websites that comply to certain rules. Do some background research on what right questions you should be asking.

·  NO ONE’S LISTENING ANYMORE Vinyl released this week   Finally released on 29th November 2004, the 4 pack 12″ vinyl edition of the fourth KLUTE album is finally issued. Be sure to snap up the limited edition red vinyl……once it’s gone it’s gone (thank god).
The CD edition will be available the first week of February 2005 with simultanious issue in the states on Commercial Suicide & Breakbeat Science.
The CD will feature an extra 14 tunes not on the vinyl, a whole non D&B album and a brand new collaboratiion with CALIBRE. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
·  T-SHIRT SIZES   We now have a Small, Medium, Large and Xtra Large T-Shirts available for purchase from the store.  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
·  SITE UPDATE   For everyone who ordered the new album on line – all orders have been sent so hopefully everyone has it now and is enjoying it !!
Here’s what’s happening:
- The Online SuicideStore is Open- The Gallery Has Been Updated- SOUND Clips and Dowload Updates in the works- New TShirt Sizes in the works- Klute has just completed the CD Version of the new album out in Jan- Many DJ Dates Coming in Support of the album, check dj dates
Other Sections will be updated soon – Enjoy !  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
·  KLUTE – NEW LP   Commercial Suicide are proud to announce the forthcoming release of the fourth Klute album entitled NO ONE’S LISTENING ANYMORE
The vinyl edition will be a four piece set touching down 22nd November and will feature eight BRAND NEW tunes:
A. Time 4 ChangeB. Make a Stand (w/ Marcus Intalex)C. CrosbyD. Finger in the HoleE. SaviourF. Silently (feat. Moocha)G. Hidden HandH. Stuck on You
The cd release will drop at the end of January featuring even more tunes and as with the last album, will feature a full bonus cd of non DnB material. Klute is still in the process of writing for this so who knows where it will go. More info as soon as we get it.  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
·  OUT NOW   Suicide-020KLUTE[a] Acid Rain[b] Beware
Suicide-019A.I.[a] Switch On[b] Soul Good (Stress Level & TC1 Remix)
Suicide-018CHRIS SU & TACTILE[a] Undercover Dub[b] Paradis
Suicide-017AMIT[a] Village Folk[b] Lost Voices  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
·  PROMO’S AVAILABLE FROM APRIL 2004   Hailing from South London and West London respectively, both been producing music for a number of years. They first came to the attention of dnb through their joint releases on the legendary NO-U-TURN label. Since then they have racked up releases on numerous labels including their own imprint DNA AUDIO, now on its third release.
Suicide-016BREAK[a] Positive/Negative[b] Hearing Voices
Suicide-015SILENT WITNESS[a] The Sands[b] Trench  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
·  AVAILABLE FROM 26 APRIL 2004   “..WHAT PRICE WILL YOU PAY?”, VOLUME I – MIXED BY KLUTE
COMMERCIAL SUICIDE proudly presents the first in an ongoing series of mix compilations with an exceptionally kind price. “What Price … ” delves into the deep back catalogue of Commercial Suicide along side some new and totally exclusive material – all brought to you in a very real mixed form by KLUTE. PAY NO MORE THAN £5.99 OR EQUIVALENT
NO# ARTIST TRACKS[01] BREAK Positive / Negative[02] HIVE & TEJADA Air Raid[03] NAUTILUS Passport (Klute Remix)[04] CALIBRE What We Give[05] KLUTE Galaxain[06] AMIT Roots[07] SILENT WITNESS The Sands[08] CONCORD DAWN Take Me Away[09] INVINCIBLE Mean Streets (Klute Remix)[10] INVADERZ Rock (Klute Remix)[11] AMIT Snake Pit[12] CHRIS SU & TACTILE Undercover Dub[13] KLUTE Growl[14] BARON Ransom[15] A.I. Soul Good (Stress Level & TC1 Remix)[16] ZERO TOLERANCE Big Boss . . . . . . . . . . . . .
·  RELEASE UPDATE – JAN 2004   Suicide-014KLUTE[a] Growl[b] Lost Connection
Suicide-013BETA2 & ZERO TOLERANCE[a] Give it Up[b] 3rd Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . .
·  OCTOBER 2003   Suicide-012AMIT[a] Dual Sense[b] Roots  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
·  AUGUST 2003   Suicide-011ILLSKILLZ & BULLETPROOF[a] SHADOWPLAY[b] HARDWIRED ”
2003 has already been a busy year for all the artists concerned on this fine record… Illskillz (aka Dkay & Rawfull) are from Vienna, Austria and have stormed the world with their recent originals and remixes. Tunes like “There for You”, “Barcelona” and their stunning remix of “Come Closer”. Bulletproof hail from Auckland, New Zealand and have also brought themselves to many peoples attention this year. With many forthcoming releases under their belts and a wicked collaboration with Ed from C4C.