Useful YouTube channels about music

Music blogging has been gaining popularity in recent years. While everything possible has been said about movies, more and more media outlets and ordinary enthusiasts are appearing who want to educate people musically and help aspiring artists find ways to promote themselves. This top list includes the most informative YouTube channels about music, which can help you expand your horizons and uncover the mysteries of the music industry.

Open Music Lecture

 


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There are very few true music science pop, in the sense of revealing complex topics in simple words. The Open Music Lecture Hall, based in St. Petersburg, is one of the very few places in the world where classical music can be presented in an interesting way. A couple of years ago, the lectorium started a YouTube channel, where it posted recordings of lectures and short informative videos. But it recently gained popularity thanks to composer Anna Vilensky’s lectures on pop music. Anna’s fascinating lectures, in which she talks about the structure of contemporary music (for example, Zemfira and Radiohead), while revealing various musical techniques of academic music, are published monthly. 


### TakeTones 

 Finding the right copyright free music can be tricky. But not anymore! With a unique, thorough Search and helpful filters, the perfect song is closer than ever. All the music in our library is specially designed for commercial use. And you won’t have to spend time on editing, as all tracks come with 15-, 30-, and 60-second versions to perfectly match an ad roll. Mix them all, or choose just one and make your composition of any duration! It can even last an hour and still sound like it was made by a pro. Often, royalty-free music is mistakenly called stock music. Royalty-free music, on the other hand, is composed of various kinds of multimedia projects, such as videos, TV shows, films, and podcasts. It acts as a background audio track or even as a score. However, royalty-free music is not created for just one specific project. Instead, it is stored in online music libraries and distributed in accordance with a royalty-free licensing model.

### IMI 

 “Institute of Music Initiatives” is a non-profit organization that aims to develop and support the music industry. The institute has only been in existence for a couple of years, but it can already be called the main assistant for young musicians in terms of monetizing their creativity. “IMI” publishes useful articles about the music industry, holds showcase festivals, publishes books, writes podcasts, and maintains a YouTube channel that regularly broadcasts online webinars about music. Among the speakers you can find composers, PR-managers, indie musicians and producers. 

### JagerVibes

 No brand has supported the Russian underground the way Jagermeister has. The “JagerVibes” project promotes Russian indie culture. In addition to the annual “Jager Music Awards,” which once awarded the main stars of the guitar scene, the project releases clips of young bands on its channel and records podcasts about the music industry and house music.

### SKILLZ

SkillZ


was originally a VKontakte public forum, publishing lyrics mostly about hip-hop and Kanye West in particular. But SkillZ became popular not because of the rap material, but because of the unexpectedly virulent video “Why is Russian music so sad?”, the number of views of which is currently approaching three million. The videos on the channel don’t come out very often, but they pay off in quality and topics, from the difference between sampling and plagiarism to a guide for creating a concept album. 

### XIPCODE

 The channel’s author, Sam Adegbie, is a controversial personality (his Instagram account was blocked after a series of critical posts on Russian rappers), but one cannot accuse him of being unprofessional, because he is the best reviewer of foreign hip-hop in the Russian YouTube segment. Main novelties of rap and review of classic albums of the genre, explanation of the peculiarities of the genre and subculture, analysis of events - Sam completely concentrates in one musical direction and reveals it most fully.

### EarzOnFire

 The “Ears on Fire” channel has been steadily reviewing music new releases since 2014. The reviewer’s field includes releases from all genres and directions, but the best way for EarzOnFire to review heavy music. In addition to reviews of new and classic metal albums and history of heavy genres, reviews of other music are also worthy of attention, because often “Ears on Fire” can be the only reviewer of new Russian music on YouTube.Music blogging has been gaining popularity in Russia in recent years. While everything possible has been said about movies, more and more media outlets and ordinary enthusiasts are appearing who want to educate people musically and help aspiring artists find ways to promote themselves. This top list includes the most informative YouTube channels about music, which can help you expand your horizons and uncover the mysteries of the music industry.