Allow yourself to be BORED!

[3 min read] Boredom. It sounds antithetical to productivity. But what if I told you that boredom is the single best tool you can utilise for creativity? When I’m constantly fulfilling tasks and being bombarded with the latest news from all around the world, or scrolling my feed until my thumb hurts, I am making it harder and harder to …

Creativity.

Creativity. That’s my word for 2025. As founder and president of Making Miss Mogul, creativity is integral. However, it is SO easy in this world of distraction and over-stimulation to neglect our imagination. I have struggled with this over the years, especially when it comes to my songwriting. The more time I spend consuming, the more my own, unique voice …

Mary Leay has written songs for Cher and Becky Hill. Here’s how…

Not only has Mary Leay written hit songs for well-known artists, but she is also a co-developer of ‘Mamas in Music’, an organisation that provides essential resources, opportunities and support to Mother’s in the music industry. Read the interview below (15 min read) We all have to start somewhere. When looking back on your songwriting journey, do you find yourself …

Want to become a professional bassist? Check out our interview with SarLou!

As a professional bassist, SarLou has been breaking barriers, forging new paths, and fulfilling her dreams. Find the full interview below (10 min read). Looking over your Instagram, it became increasingly difficult to pinpoint a career highlight. You’ve had so many! Can you tell our readers about your favourite moments in music? The music industry is such a strange one …

What you REALLY need to start recording at home (no nonsense home studio setup guide)

Whether you’re a composer, artist, songwriter, working musician or any other sort of music creative – chances are that having the ability to record audio at home is either incredibly useful, or an outright necessity! Taking the first step can seem daunting though. If you’ve ever braved online forums for advice about gear and setting up a home studio, you’d …

Finding the Right Microphone

So you’re a singer… you’ve practiced your vocal chops, you’ve got your sound nailed and now you want to record yourself? Well for that you’re going to need a microphone. If this is your first time looking for a microphone, a quick search online could induce a mild panic. Fortunately, we’ve never been in a better time for getting great …

Read Making Miss Mogul Issue 04

This issue features interviews with… Ana Oritz Wienken – (Film music composer) Eugenia Low (Actor) Paige Locke (screenwriter, filmmaker, actor) Annie Elise (music producer artist) Tips from… Tom Cassidy – voice acting Brendan Cleary – songwriting Advice How to beat perfectionism How to beat the mid-year blues See you next issue xo  

How to beat the mid-year blues

Can you believe we are half way through 2021 already?! After what has been a turbulent year, many of us are starting to feel a little sluggish, a little overwhelmed and quite frankly, fatigued. They don’t call it the mid-year blues for nothing! Here are some quick ways to combat the mid-year blues so that the next six months are …