When you’re watching a band play live on stage, it’s easy to forget that it’s the light tech who’s made sure that everything and everyone is clearly visible. And yes, light technicians do way more than simply flick the lights on. Pay special attention to the lighting the next time you’re at a venue and you’ll notice how the lights dynamically react to the sound. In this blog, our lighting gear expert Floris explains what it takes to become a light tech, followed by an interview with a professional in the field.

By its very nature, music can be a noisy phenomenon which is exactly why any live venue, pub, rehearsal room and recording studio will always need good isolation. For the average musician, playing at full volume in their own home just isn’t an option – there are nagging neighbours to think about. Is it a problem that can be solved once and for all? You’ve heard that some good isolation will keep the noise in and keep your neighbours sweet, but before you start collecting egg boxes, it’s worth learning a little bit about the theory behind sound isolation. Your first lesson: egg boxes make for terrible sound proofing.

Bax Music’s gear gurus have been busy poring over all of the newest gear showcased at the 2025 NAMM Show. This annual music convention is the biggest of its kind, and every edition introduces mouth-watering musical instruments and pro audio kit. This humble blog lines up our favourite releases, so what are you waiting for? Dig in!

Always on call to anticipate your every need, the Bax Music specialists are our very own year-round treats. Today, they get to gush over the gear that they’ve fallen in love with in 2024, so get comfy and dream along with our experts as they let us in on their Gear of the Year 2024 rundown – the Studio, DJ & PA edition.

Always on call to anticipate your every need, the Bax Music specialists are our very own year-round treats. Today, they get to gush over the gear that they’ve fallen in love with in 2024, so get comfy and dream along with our experts as they let us in on their Gear of the Year 2024 rundown – the Musical Instrument edition.

As a band, whether it’s conscious or not, you develop your own unique character and image, which not only gives your music some colour and identity but your gigs as well. Some well styled photos can do wonders when it comes to putting your band in the spotlight and presenting the right image, but how do you go about making a good set of photos?

Know the deal? I’d be surprised if you didn’t: another rejection letter in your inbox in response to your latest gig-fishing email. It seems that the majority of the bands that are sending out their bio and demo to venues receive a ‘no’ – if they receive a reply at all.

Are backing vocalists simply failed lead singers? That’s a hard no for Marjolein Spijkers, who’s one of the most requested backing singers in the Netherlands. For thirteen seasons, she sang on the popular Dutch TV show ‘Ik Hou Van Holland’, and she was one of the original Frogettes (backing vocalists for big-name Dutch singer, René Froger). She has also performed at big venues, including the Amsterdam Arena, and knows exactly what is asked of a professional backing vocalist. Comparing the job to being part of the brass section,, Marjolein believes that “backing vocals are an integral part of any live show.”

Always on call to anticipate your every need, the Bax Music specialists are our very own year-round treats. Today, they get to gush over the gear that they’ve fallen in love with in 2023, so get comfy and dream along with our experts as they let us in on their Gear of the Year 2023 rundown – the Studio, DJ & PA edition.

Always on call to anticipate your every need, the Bax Music specialists are our very own year-round treats. Today, they get to gush over the gear that they’ve fallen in love with in 2023, so get comfy and dream along with our experts as they let us in on their Gear of the Year 2023 rundown – the Musical Instrument edition.

Having spent a year bombarded with news about the freshest music-making gear, how can any humble, hard-working musician possibly sort the wheat from the faff? Luckily, our specialists spend every day knee-deep in the newest gear, and have already done all the work for you. So stick the kettle on and get stuck into their Top 10 for 2022.

At Bax Music, we’re well aware of just how many devoted music lovers there are out there. We’re also equally aware of just how much all of you lovely music lovers enjoy sharing their thoughts on the subject. As such, we want to open up our very own Bax Music Blog to any music-focused bloggers who want to share the love, and give them access to a wide audience, under their very own name!