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Top Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring Event Music Services
Booking the perfect music service for your event is a key step to creating a memorable experience, but it’s an area often riddled with missteps. Here’s a deeper dive into the common mistakes to avoid, ensuring your event is as smooth and successful as the playlist...
Transforming Retail Spaces Through Strategic Music Design
In the bustling world of retail, every sensory detail matters—lighting, layout, and, of course, sound. While often overlooked, music holds the power to transform retail spaces, creating an atmosphere that not only reflects the brand but also influences shopper...
Music and Mental Wellness: A Path to Stress Relief in Corporate Culture
In the pulsating rhythm of corporate life, where deadlines, KPIs, and meetings dominate the day, the mental wellness of employees is often left on mute. But what if the answer to reduced stress and improved workplace well-being was hiding in plain sight—woven into...
Why Music Education is the New Team-Building Activity for Companies
Team-building activities have come a long way from traditional trust exercises and shared meals. In today’s workplace, fostering collaboration and creativity requires something more dynamic, inclusive, and impactful. Enter music education—a fresh, innovative approach...
Getting the Vibe Right: Why Music Matters for Your Corporate Event
When you’re planning a corporate function, you’re likely focused on the logistics, guest list, and catering. But have you considered how the right music can elevate your event? Music is more than just background noise; it’s the silent force that guides mood,...
The Power of DJing: Building Confidence and Creativity Across All Ages
When people think of DJing, they often imagine a young, hip crowd and pulsating beats. But in reality, DJing is a powerful art form that benefits people of all ages—from children discovering music for the first time to seniors reconnecting with old favorites. DJing...
DJing: From Trend to Transformative Skill for the Next Generation
In a world driven by rapid technological shifts and boundless creativity, DJing has evolved from a niche trend to an essential skill for the next generation. Gone are the days when spinning decks was seen as a hobby or side gig. Today, DJing is a powerful tool that...
Music for Events: How Do You Want to Remember Your Wedding Dance?
The wedding dance – it’s a moment that lasts a few minutes but creates memories for a lifetime. Whether it's the first dance shared as newlyweds, the father-daughter moment, or the track that gets everyone on their feet, the music you choose for these milestones will...
Beyond the Beat: How Music Defines Venue Atmosphere
Music is more than background noise, it’s an essential part of any venue's identity, shaping the atmosphere and setting the tone for guests' experiences. Whether in a high-energy bar, a chic hotel lobby, or an intimate restaurant, the right music transforms spaces,...
Behind the booth
Behind the Booth: Introduction to Production
This one is for any DJs becoming interested in the world of production, so that they can better understand their future paths towards making their own music to DJ with.
Behind the Booth: What’s In Your Gig Bag?
One thing that it's important to remember as a beginner DJ is that different venues will have different setups, and you can't be complacent. Various iterations of DJing gear have different functions and capabilities. If you've only ever practised on the newest,...
Behind the Booth – DJing 101
In this article, we'll be looking into the technology used by DJs, and the role fulfilled by them. The passion starts differently for each person. You might be at your favourite club listening to the hottest new track, or at a festival in the middle of an electric...
Behind the Booth: Initial Investments
If you've read the previous posts in this series, you may have established a pretty good understanding of what a DJ does, and with what equipment. As with many hobbies, however, the prospect of jumping into the world of DJing can be quite daunting, and you may be...
Behind the Booth: Perfect Mixing
Here we’ll be looking into a variety of different styles of transition that a DJ may choose to use, as well as understanding which aspects of a track they may need to be more mindful of as they are playing.
Behind the Booth: How to Create a Memorable Performance
We look into the different techniques and philosophies which a DJ may want to utilize to ensure their performance leaves a lasting impression.
Meet the Team
Meet the Team: Jake, AKA Frison
We sat down with Jake, who produces under the alias "Frison", to discuss his background with music, his workflow when it comes to creating, and plans for live performance. Q: So while you've been producing for a while now, you've only been with Sol Passion for...
Meet the Team: DJ Fu
For this week's edition, we sat down with Ant, who performs under the alias of DJ Fu and has released music under the Guidance Label alongside fellow producer Lovely. He performs frequently all over Hong Kong. Discusses the D&B Renaissance, Scratching, and Street...
Meet the Team: Nishad, AKA Krayon
Nishad, AKA Krayon, talks about his musical upbringing in Nepal, shares some tips for better mixing, and discusses how his love of metal and other hardcore genres influences his approach to electronic music. Q: You're from Nepal originally - when did you move...
Meet the Team: Casey
This time around we interview Casey, who's been with us at Sol Passion Music for three years now. Casey is highly respected for both his eclectic DJ sets as well as his experimental live modular synth performances, making him a valued member of not just Sol Passion...
Meet the Team: Isaac
In this weeks edition, we sat down with Isaac Chan, who recently released his debut single "I Was". As well as discussing his process writing the song, we asked him questions about his background and clever use of sound design. Q: Where are you from originally? Isaac:...
Meet the team: Zaq, AKA Forte
We sat down with the newest member of the team at Sol Passion Music, Zaq, who produces under the alias Forte, and asked him a few questions about his background with music and his approach to sound design.