Making a Scene Presents

Making a Scene Presents - Why Ownership Is the Only Metric That Matters Anymore

The New Scoreboard for Independent Music

For most of the digital music era, artists were trained to chase numbers that looked impressive from the outside. Streams. Followers. Views. Likes. Shares. Monthly listeners. Playlist adds. Short-form video plays. The whole industry built a scoreboard around attention and then convinced artists that attention and success were the same thing.

They are not.

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Making a Scene Brings you an Interview with PK Mayo

PK Mayo is a native son of northern Minnesota, raised in the mining town of Eveleth, where music first found him through the airwaves of local college radio station KUMD. Born Paul Kennedy Mayasich, he absorbed a wide range of sounds as a young listener, later referring to those formative radio years as his real musical education.

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Making a Scene Brings you Gerry Casey's Interview with Ronan Gallagher

Ronan Gallagher is proof that it’s never too late to find your real voice. A true late starter, he didn’t learn to play guitar or sing until his mid-fifties. That was just over five years ago—and instead of easing into it, Ronan hit the ground running, making up for lost time with the drive of someone who knows exactly what he wants to say.

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Making a Scene Presents - Low-End Control: How to Get Tight Bass and Kick Without Mud

Why the Bottom End Makes or Breaks the Mix

Most beginner mixes do not fall apart because the vocal is terrible. They do not fall apart because the guitar tone is unusable. They usually fall apart because the low end turns into a swamp. The kick drum gets big, then the bass gets big, then somebody turns up the low knob because the speakers are not giving them enough chest punch, and suddenly the whole song sounds like it is wearing a winter coat indoors.

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jump 66

Jump 66 are a lively six-piece band built for movement, joy, and a seriously good night out. Blending classic rhythm and blues, retro soul, jumping swing, and feel-good ska, the band brings a vintage-inspired sound that is full of energy, groove, and personality.

With thumping double bass, honking saxophone, swirling keys, sharp guitar, tight drums, and soulful vocals, Jump 66 have spent more than 15 years sharpening their sound on stages across London and beyond. Their performances are upbeat, danceable, and built around the kind of old-school musicianship that makes a room come alive.

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