Who is Peter Coia?

March 15, 2011 Artist / Music / Musician / Pop / Recording Artist / Scotland / Scottish
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Peter first showed an interest in playing the guitar aged 11. A self taught musician, he used an old acoustic guitar that had always been hanging on the wall in his mothers home and learned from two books he purchased, one called ‘First Steps In How To Play Guitar’ and another with 500 chord shapes.

After leaving school in 1967, he worked as an apprentice engineer during the day and played guitar in local bars and clubs in the evenings. From his teens to his early twenties he performed in a variety of bands playing styles ranging from Country Western & Folk to Pop. He also learned to play bass guitar, keyboard, classical guitar and began writing recording his own music, lyrics and poems.

During this time Peter still pursued his engineering career and in 1980, he formed his own engineering company [Righead Engineering], manufacturing parts for the then booming steel industry in the area. This commitment to his engineering business made it difficult for him to continue with live performances, but he continued to write and record material. In the early 90s, the local steel industry went into decline, forcing him to wind up the engineering business in 1992.

Peter then returned to the music industry and concentrated on improving and expanding his range of instruments and is now an accomplished musician, composer and songwriter, who writes and produces a mixed variety of material. Although his singing capabilities leaves a lot to be desired (and he is the first person to admit this), the quality of his compositions and his versatility as a musician are exceptional. Most of his recordings are made in the studio where he plays many of the instruments himself. Very few composers can be heard singing or playing their own compositions the way they were originally meant to sound and most songs are changed to suit the singer and the musicians who eventually record the material.

Peter Coia now lives in Stirling, Scotland and as well as producing music for ‘Peter Coia Music’ and ‘PeCo Music’.

There were three albums and two singles released by Peter Coia in 2008 for digital download.

You can hear some of his music by following these links;

http://www.reverbnation.com/petercoia
http://www.myspace.com/pcoia

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Evolution of Recording Studios Moving Toward Digital

June 7, 2011 Recording Artist / Recording Studios
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As recently as the last decade, recording music was extremely expensive and was only within the reach of those who either had their own financial resources or were discovered by a talent agent. The wide array of equipment required plenty of employees to maintain it, and just one a few hours in a recording studio could set someone back thousands. However, these days recording is much easier. For a time, the trend had shifted toward home recording just to avoid the high costs of recording professionally, but now with so much sound equipment going digital, it is much more economical for sound studios to operate.

At first, putting together a record was practically impossible unless if the musician was discovered by an already-established talent agent who could afford the thousands in studio fees—and deemed the musician’s talent worth that money. Another setback of using a fully-equipped recording facility under a talent agent was that the agent had much more say in the creative aspect of the music; if it was not satisfactory to him/her, it didn’t get released. Sometimes this could mean that the musician’s final product is nothing like what he/she wanted it to be.

These days, studios have switched over to more digital equipment to save both space and money. As an example, some of this equipment provides back-up rhythm for guitarists, offering a selection of jazz, rock-and-roll, or rhythm-and-blues patterns. Because it used to be that an actual guitarist would be required to provide back-up, costs for recording tracks has gone down significantly. This switch to digital recording also makes it easier to edit the tracks overall.

Thanks to modern technological advances, london music studios like www.recordingstudiolondon.co.uk can offer recording and music mixing with a senior engineer at affordable and competitive rates. Up-and-coming artists can take advantage of the economical services that local recording studio facilities provide. The trend toward digital equipment also streamlines the process as it requires fewer people to oversee.

For those who have always seen the notion of recording an album to be out of their reach, there are now many money-saving options that work for even the tightest of budgets while still maintaining the rich studio quality of the tracks.

 

The Who and What of Marquee Hiring

April 18, 2011 events / marquees
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That’s a great question (the one asked in the title), and it’s very easy to answer! Marquee hire is very useful when celebrations, events, or meetings cannot be held in traditional indoor spaces, or when the planners want the events, celebrations, or meetings held outside in the sun, under the stars, or surrounded by all the nature has to offer.

People that use marquee hire are parents who want to hold their child’s birthday party outside where the kids can run amok and not destroy the house—imagine not having to worry about getting grape juice and cake out of your carpets!

Marquee hire is also perfect for the bride who wants the elegance of a ballroom in the outdoor beauty of a manicured garden. The ceremony can be held in a gothic cathedral, but the reception can be held under the stars on the lawn of an ancestral castle or manor. Marquee hires can come with dance floors, so dancing the night away is definitely a possibility.

Businesses that hold annual meetings or conferences can skip the crowded and musty indoor boardroom and take the meeting outside where they can keep up morale, allow employees to mingle, and give them a work experience that they will remember when work gets tough.

Marquee hire can also be used for:

  • School activities (picnics, park fun days)
  • Fairs (house dance floors, eating contests, baking contests, and booths)
  • Markets (house booths)
  • Emergency services (a place where emergency medical personnel can set up and care for the injured)
  • Funerals
  • Church services (especially Easter celebrations)
  • …and more

If it can be held outside, it can use a marquee. Marquees add protection, elegance, sophistication, and depth to many events, and hiring one or a few is easy and inexpensive, learn more about marquee hire london or visit www.abingermarquees.co.uk.