Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesIn the digital age, content creators have many formats to share their ideas: articles, videos, newsletters… and podcasts. Each has its own advantages, constraints, and ways of reaching an audience. For my part, I’ve decided to prioritize podcasts as a complement to…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 3 minutesI never felt the need to define myself through a specific musical genre. And yet, over time, one thing became clear: my relationship to music, creation, and imagination naturally belongs to what is known as progressive rock. Not as a label,…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesEvery musician is unique. Visibility, originality, and artistic identity matter more than formulas when building an independent music career.
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 3 minutesMusic, Platforms, and Strategies: Hitting the Right Note in a Changing Ecosystem For a long time, music discovery felt like a roll of the dice: a radio spin, an influential playlist, a viral moment. In 2025, that model clearly belongs…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutes2025 has been an exceptional year for live music fans, with several Blu-ray releases that let you experience the energy of a concert without leaving your living room. From progressive metal and jazz fusion to legendary virtuosity, these four releases…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesA (Mostly) Serious Guide for Independent Artists Every year around mid-November, something strange happens.Your Instagram feed fills up with pine trees, Spotify smells like mulled wine, and a tiny voice in your head whispers: “What if I wrote a Christmas…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 6 minutesParasomnia – Dream Theater With Parasomnia, Dream Theater delivers one of their darkest albums since Black Clouds and Silver Linings. The band explores sleep disorders through labyrinthine compositions blending monolithic riffs, futuristic orchestrations, and a more organic production than usual. Portnoy, now…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 4 minutesThe age we live in could be summed up in a single image: a scrolling finger, endlessly swiping, hypnotized by content that follows one clip after another in the blink of an eye. TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, even autoplay…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 3 minutesAs a performing musician, it’s easy to focus on creating music and neglect administrative tasks. Yet, registering your works with SPEDIDAM is essential to receive the royalties you are entitled to. But what exactly is SPEDIDAM, what are its advantages…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 4 minutesJust ten or fifteen years ago, buying a film, an MP3 album, a piece of software, or a plug-in was simple:you paid, you downloaded, you owned it. Today, that world is vanishing before our eyes.Quietly, the cultural and digital industries…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesMusical composition is a true journey. Every piece is born from an idea, a gesture, or an emotion, and the place it takes us is often unpredictable. That’s what makes creation so fascinating: you start from a single point, and…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 4 minutes(Fragments of a Musical and Mystical Journey) There are moments when music is no longer something we listen to — it moves through us.It doesn’t just resonate in the ears but in the whole being.These moments, I call aesthetic shocks — sudden…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 4 minutesFor as long as we can remember, people have believed that talent is the key to success. That an artist blessed with an exceptional voice, a unique pen, or a singular instrumental style would inevitably be recognized and celebrated. Yet,…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesOn October 29, 2025, Universal Music Group (UMG) announced a groundbreaking agreement with Udio, a company specialized in AI-generated music. The deal comes after a legal dispute over Udio’s alleged use of UMG’s protected recordings to train its AI models….
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesWhen starting out in music, most artists focus on composing, performing, and recording—rarely on rights management. Yet without proper handling, it’s hard to earn income from your work. That’s where collective management organizations come in, playing a crucial role in music remuneration…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesWhen releasing a single or an album, artists usually focus on the creative side — writing, recording, designing the artwork… But there’s one crucial step that often gets overlooked: assigning identification codes.Two acronyms keep coming up: UPC/EAN and ISRC. They may not sound very…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesMichael Jackson was my very first idol. Like so many other kids, I grew up with his songs, his music videos, his dance moves. He was everywhere: in teenagers’ bedrooms, on city walls, in stadiums around the world. He was…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 3 minutesThe Mirage of Playlists Since the rise of streaming, we’ve been told that playlists have become the new radio. Landing on the right Spotify, Deezer, or Apple Music playlist is portrayed as the ultimate holy grail for an independent artist:…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 3 minutesWhen it comes to recording my electric guitars, I always choose a simple and efficient approach. Those who know me already know—I’m not the type to spend hours tweaking every single parameter. I’m more of a “plug & play” guy: I plug…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : < 1 minuteWhen I first began to imagine this new album, I knew I wanted to take a step further — to push the boundaries of my sound universe once again. So I summoned majestic strings and brass, and let monumental choirs…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesThe clean tone is often seen as the “naked truth” of an amp. No overdrive, no flashy effects — just the guitar expressing itself in its purest form… or almost. Yet behind this apparent simplicity, each amp has its own…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesThere are moments in life when you feel as though you’ve crossed an invisible threshold. For me, that moment came in my teenage years, when I plunged into the world of Metal. I still remember the shock of hearing, for…
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Temps de lecture/Reading time : 3 minutesMistakes to Avoid When Distributing Your Music: A Guide for Independent Artists Distributing your music on digital platforms has become an essential step for any artist wanting to get noticed. But this step, seemingly simple, hides many traps. Here are…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesToday, every artist has an online presence: an Instagram profile, a Spotify account, sometimes even a well-oiled TikTok channel. Yet one crucial element is often overlooked: the personal website. It’s a paradox. Because the website is the artist’s digital HQ…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 4 minutesIn an era of thousands of streams for just a few cents, many independent artists are asking themselves: how can I share my music without getting lost in the noise or sacrificing my creativity?Streaming is everywhere, but it’s not the…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 3 minutesIn this article, I will attempt to provide an overview of artificial intelligence applied to music, while sharing my personal perspective on its impacts and challenges. A musical revolution underway Artificial intelligence (AI) has crept into many fields, and music…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : < 1 minuteAs I mentioned earlier, several of my albums will soon resurface. The first to return is Seasons, enhanced by its artwork beautifully showcased in an elegant digipack. Rediscover it today on Bandcamp! https://xavierboscher.bandcamp.com/album/seasons Summer Waves – A bright and inventive…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesIn today’s digital ecosystem, it has become almost impossible to escape clickbait videos — those pieces of content that promise the world in their titles and thumbnails but often deliver a disappointing, hollow, or even misleading reality. Simply browsing YouTube,…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesI’m often asked why I’m seen on stage only occasionally nowadays. The answer is simple… yet it raises many questions about the reality of being an independent musician today. Time, the silent enemy The first reason is lack of time….
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesCreating music, for me, is like opening a door to the unknown.Each new composition often starts with a simple blank page — an empty space full of promises. That moment is both dizzying and exhilarating. What I’ve learned over time…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : < 1 minuteStreaming links : https://share.amuse.io/track/xavier-boscher-nelpheid Nelpheid by Xavier Boscher
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesCreate without constraints. Without a leash. Without a master or producer breathing down your neck dictating what sells or what pleases. It’s a choice. A guiding principle. A vital necessity. I have always made it a point of honor to…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 3 minutesSince its creation, Spotify has established itself as the dominant player in music streaming. For millions of listeners, the platform has become synonymous with accessible, instant, global music. But behind this success story lies a much darker reality, especially for…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 3 minutesIt took me some time to truly put into words what I feel every time I leave a concert in a small venue, a club, an intimate festival, or even a village courtyard: a rare, sincere, almost visceral sense of…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesAnd why I’m going to reissue several CDs in the coming months At a time when music is consumed almost exclusively through streaming, I remain deeply attached to physical formats. CDs, of course, but also vinyl. For me, these are…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 3 minutesIt’s a question I often ask myself—almost every time I start working on a new project: how many tracks should an album contain? How long should it be? Should I aim for a specific format or let myself be guided…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : 2 minutesOn parle souvent de « réussite » en musique comme d’un objectif à atteindre, une sorte de sommet où se rencontreraient reconnaissance, visibilité, argent et estime. Mais cette conception est à la fois réductrice et, surtout, inaccessible pour la majorité des artistes….
Temps de lecture/Reading time : < 1 minuteThis album is an intimate and stripped-down work — a gentle dive into a personal and sincere sonic universe. Carried by the warm tones of my guitar — sometimes a clean electric sound, sometimes nylon with a soft, muted touch…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : < 1 minuteFeaturing three new versions of the now-classic tracks Les Empereurs du Néant, Les Lamentations du Diable, and L’Envol — revisited in English and mixed by Jim Morris at the renowned Morrisound Studios — Misanthrope releases Death Ascent to our great delight!
Temps de lecture/Reading time : < 1 minuteStrings, jazz, nylon-string guitar themes, and lots of Love… Streaming links
Temps de lecture/Reading time : < 1 minute“Starseeds IV” is finally here! This final chapter features 10 tracks and brings to a close the tetralogy that has kept me busy for nearly two years. On the menu: a journey through the last 10 constellations, driven by powerful…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : < 1 minuteIt’s black week ! Get 50% off all items in my Bandcamp store https://xavierboscher.bandcamp.com
Temps de lecture/Reading time : < 1 minuteRelease date the 03 of december ! It will be available for early access on my Bandcamp page in a few days — stay tuned! Tracklist : 1. Galactic 2. Vega 3. Zeta Reticuli 4. Avian 5. Lyran 6. Epsilon…
Temps de lecture/Reading time : < 1 minuteBecause melody is the cornerstone of compelling and memorable music, it is sadly all too often forgotten in favor of rhythmic ease or inflated virtuosity. Many musicians today haven’t grasped this. Just take a look at the endless parade of…