Making a Scene Presents

Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Zac Harmon

Zac Harmon is an award-winning guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Jackson, Mississippi, whose sound carries the deep lineage of the blues while pushing it forward with soul, funk, gospel, reggae, and modern blues-rock energy. Critics have praised his “masterful” musicianship and his mix of Bobby “Blue” Bland sophistication with Freddie King–style bite, placing him in the company of blues greats.

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Making a Scene Presents - Stop Sending Your Fans Back to YouTube: How Indie Artists Can Embed Token-Gated Video Inside Their Own Website

Your Website Is Not a Poster. It Is the Artist’s World.

For years, indie artist websites were treated like digital flyers. You had a homepage, a bio, some tour dates, a few press photos, a store link, and maybe a YouTube video dropped into the middle of the page. That was fine when the website’s only job was to prove you existed. But that is not enough anymore.

Today, an indie artist’s website should be built like a self-contained ecosystem. It should not be a dead end. It should be the place where fans listen, watch, join, buy, collect, comment, support, and come back. The artist’s website should feel less like a brochure and more like the artist’s own private venue, merch table, fan club, video room, record store, email hub, and community space all living under one roof.

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Making a Scene Presents Gerry Casey's Interview with Ben Reel

Ben Reel has always made albums that carry an undercurrent—something deeper than the surface of the songs. His twelfth studio release, Spirit’s Not Broken, continues that tradition with a record that speaks directly to the moment we’re living in. In a world shaped by conflict, climate anxiety, and constant noise, it’s easy to feel powerless. This album pushes back against that feeling with a simple, timeless message: love, empathy, and human connection still matter—and they still have power.

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Making a Scene Presents - Automation: The Missing Piece in Most Indie Mixes

Why the Mix Does Not Come Alive Until It Starts Moving

A lot of indie mixes do not fail because the artist used the wrong microphone, the wrong preamp, the wrong compressor, or the wrong $29 plugin they bought during a midnight sale while questioning every life choice that led them into home recording. Most indie mixes fail for a simpler reason. They sit still.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with GB Leighton

GB Leighton is the kind of artist the music industry talks about but rarely knows how to manufacture: a relentless road warrior, a natural frontman, and a songwriter who can make a room full of strangers feel like a community by the second chorus.

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