I like it. Very good. I might suggest widening the thin stroke of the bottom join a little. And nudge "music" a little to the left, because it doesn't look centered to me, at least in the unframed versions.

As a general rule: Get rid of the gradient unless absolutely necessary.

I really love this!!! A+++

Here is something you need to be concerned about tho:

Look at the negative space in the logo, you may have to correct the axes a bit especially at the top of the 8 and the a. All the axes should be completely vertical. Stroke smoothing in the lower part of a is necessary too.

Good job!

Mikey :-)

Interesting use of fonts. - There must be a theory behind the characters used and a reason they are entwined - Consider alternate fonts for the word music they should give strength to and not distract from the theory/concept appearing above them. The current selection for music does not portray the seriousness of the logotype above it. Consider the maturity of the ligature and find a way to bring that maturity into the word music making them a stronger unit. ---- versonova

First post here, hi.
Like your "a8"-ligature, very elegant.
Here is another "a8"-ligature. Hope you find it interesting.

It looks nice, Bjorn, but that's not a ligature, because "ligature" -- from Latin "to be connected" -- is only when two or more letters get connected -- as opposed to "intertwined" or "melted" together.

very smart Rich!

I've looked at it for 5 minutes and it's totally grown on me. if i cast my mind back 4 minutes and 50 seconds i'd have said that the 8 should be dropped down just slightly to give the vertical stroke of the "a" a chance to descend a touch further before becoming the bottom-most stroke of the 8. the "a" just looked a little disempowered to me at first.

but that was my first impression. other than that, i love it.

i also respect what versonova said, but i also know when you fall in love with a concept it can be really hard to listen to others!!

nice work
Paul

It looks nice, Bjorn, but that’s not a ligature, because “ligature” — from Latin “to be connected” — is only when two or more letters get connected — as opposed to “intertwined” or “melted” together.

Sorry, I did not know that.

Your current 'a8' ligatures look quite forceful.
This can be a great logo, if you play a little bit more.

And in your second entry, I saw '8A' at the first glance.