Month: February 2012

Big Fish Ambient Skyline 2 Review

Watch the review of the new Ambient Skyline 2 library from Big Fish Audio. It features an ambient and chillout library for Kontakt, preview the sounds then make a quick beat with them in native instruments machine.


Designing and Budgeting a Music Video

In a seminar at Loyola University, New Orleans, cinematographer Brad Rushing discusses how to design a music video that it’s creative, memorable, and cool. Most importantly the video has to be appropriate to the artist and song. Brad talks about the recent history of the major labels and their shrinking music video budgets.


Ryan Tedder Interviewed (Writing for Adele)

Ryan Tedder, member of the band OneRepublic, has been very success in his songwriting. He has written and produced songs for Adele, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis, Gavin DeGraw. He has received 6 Grammy nominations. Listen in as he explains his technique.


BLAKROC Webisode 5: feat. Nicole Wray and Jim Jones

In this webisode of BLAKROC Nicole Wray and Jim Jones put their creative and experienced hands into this legendary album. Watch as they create music right before your eyes.


The Cool Kids with iMaschine

In this video Chuck Inglish from the Cool Kids creates a backing track entirely in iMaschine including on site recordings from the skatepark in Venice Beach. Back in the studio he exports the project to Maschine Mikro to produce and arrange it further.


One On One with DJ Khaled

DJ Khaled talks about building your name in a major market vs a smaller market, the art of street promotion, what he learned from his Terror Squad days (even his memories of Big Pun), and lessons learned from both Indie and Major labels.


Wave Alchemy Pro II Synth Review

Watch as Sounds and Gear check out the new Pro II Kontakt synth from Wave Alchemy. A great review so watch and decide if you could benefit from this type of software.


Pensado’s Place: #8 – Tracking Vocals and Mixer Jaycen Joshua

In this episode, Dave is joined by Grammy award winning mixer Jaycen Joshua. He also interviews Grammy nominated engineers Andrew Wuepper and Brian “B-Love” Thomas about their vocal tracking methods.


Bangladesh Creating Lil Wayne’s “6 Foot 7 Foot”

Legendary producer BangLaDesh gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the backing track for Lil Wayne’s smash single “6 Foot 7 Foot,” the first single from the 2011 album The Carter IV. The Atlanta, Georgia-based producer first gained recognition in 2000 for his collaboration with Ludacris. He then went on to produce successful recordings…


Learning About the Business of Touring

Jeff Dorenfeld, Associate Professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music, discusses some resources you can use to learn more about the tour business, and what you can expect at a show when you know exactly what is going on onstage and behind the scenes to make it all happen.