Miscellaneous
Back to school time means it's time for a brand new season of dance! One of the most exciting times of year for dancers is to find out what their new routines are all about. And in order to have a great new routine, you have to have
Music Selection Ideas
I love getting feedback from dance studio owners and choreographers. Especially when they find that my catalog of cleaned and edited songs and mixes transforms the music selection task from a headache and chore into an easy and exciting process of finding music that is perfect for their choreographic vision.
Music Selection Ideas
If you choreograph tap or jazz, I have come across the most amazing song for a routine. And it's pretty far off the beaten path, not a song I've ever heard at a competition. I will deliver a squeaky clean version, perfectly edited for a 2:
Miscellaneous
Recently, a dance teacher contacted me in an emergency situation. She needed an ultra clean version of Run the World (Girls) for a fellow teacher's routine. Her response to the result: "Wow! Thank you so so much! I cannot express how grateful I am that I don&
Audio Editing Tips
Recently, there was a great conversation about the value of music editing as it pertains to dance studios in the Facebook group Dance Teacher Network. As I've outlined previously, there is much more to quality music editing for choreography than simply making a cut and calling it a
Music Selection Ideas
OH.MY.GOSH is a fun hip hop song from the original motion picture soundtrack of the movie Sing. Oh.my.gosh is perfect for younger kids doing a hip hop routine, except that singing "butt" over and over and over again my not be appropriate for some
Miscellaneous
I am pleased to welcome readers of Rhee Gold's fabulous magazine Dance Studio Life. If you opened up to the inside back page (the Dance bag) section, you may have seen Squirrel Trench's very first print ad, reproduced here. Welcome and thank you for taking the
Music Selection Ideas
It's that time of year again; time to select music for your dance studio's recital. The good news is that Squirrel Trench is here to save you the time and frustration of aligning waveforms. Instead, browse the Squirrel Trench Audio archives of clean edits and remixes.
Miscellaneous
I was reminded today of a very somber and deadly episode of club music history. The fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island on February 20th, 2003, killed 100 people. While certainly the lack of a sprinkler system contributed to these deaths, equally contributory, or perhaps even
Music Selection Ideas
It is with great sadness that the music web site Legitmix has ceased operations. Squirrel Trench Audio had a terrific two-year relationship with that company. We hope all of the fine professionals working there have a very productive future ahead of them. In the meantime, Squirrel Trench Audio will continue
Music Selection Ideas
Due to popular demand, Squirrel Trench Audio has created the first in what will be a series of pre-mixed, continuous music designed specifically for dance class. These 20+ minute audio files are dance-teacher tested and approved. This set of three non-stop music tracks is designed for younger dancers, and are
Audio Editing Tips
I love helping dance teachers and choreographers have the most outstanding, powerful, and impactful music possible. It's an honor that so many dance teachers and studio owners entrust me to fix and clean the mixes they create. When DTs send me mixes, I hear three problems most often.