Month: February 2012

Diplo – The Producers music documentary series

The Producers Episode 3. This week’s epsiode of The Producers features Diplo working with Lee Scratch Perry. The Producers, a co-production between Red Bull and VBS.tv, is a six-part documentary series showcasing a selection of the most innovative and exciting producers in the world, working in the Red Bull Studio London as their creative hub.


Stereotypes Gives You A Tour Of Their Studio….

Multi-genre production team, The Stereotypes, invite us into their studio to get the skinny on their hitmaking success. Jon Street, Jerm Beats, and Ray Ro have been responsible for smashes from the likes of Ne-Yo, Far East Movement, and Justin Bieber – find out their thoughts on the future of musical collabos. Hosted by Michelle…


How To Understand And Create Major Scales

Today we are looking at how to construct a major scale. In this example we are using tones and semitones. The order of tones and semitones is: Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone Or T T S T T T S for example the following notes make up the C major scale. C D…


Van Morrison – Interview Songwriting (2 videos below)

Van Morrison is a very well known singer and songwriter. He is definitely considered one of the best of all time. Songwriting is an art and you can gain some insight from this genius.


Record Deals and The Future of Music with Don Passman

Don Passman is an entertainment lawyer and author of the essential book, “All You Need to Know About the Music Business.” In this clip, Don Passman talks about the current state of the music business and where he thinks the business is headed.


Troy Carter on Lady Gaga’s Brand Alliances

Troy Carter, member and founder of Atom Factory (a group of artist managers) talks about the brand alliances that Lady Gaga has. Great interview.


Pro Tools 10 Review

A brief look at what I like about Pro Tools 10 and whether or not you should upgrade. Tune in!


How Seventh Chords Work – Music Theory Lesson 2

This is the second music theory lesson in this little series, and this one is on seventh chords (chords with four notes). For some reason a lot of people learn the basic triads (three note chords), but they never really get comfortable with the seventh chords. There’s no reason not to though. If you understand…


Pharrell Williams Discusses His Inspiration For Street Dreams

Pharrell talks about how he got involved with the music side of Street Dreams Anthem (a skateboard video for young kids) and his business talks with Rob Dyrdek.


Vir2 Fractured: Prepared Acoustic Guitar Library Review

Watch as we check out the brand new prepared acoustic guitar library from Vir2 called Fractured for Kontakt 5 and Kontakt 5 Player. There a ton of Vir2 instrumental sounds so definitely find the ones that fit you best. Tune in!