Month: March 2012

Dolly Parton Talks Songwriting (2 videos below)

Dolly Parton speaks about her tour, fans, songwriting and the secret behind her energy. She is considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Listen in!


Bei Maejor Makes Beat out of Halloween

Bei Maejor makes music out of Halloween stuff. The creativity just doesn’t stop with Bei Maejor. Enjoy!


Money Makers 2012 – Top 40

Here is a list of the Top 40 music money makers. Hit the jump to see who rolled in the most! It might surprise you. 40 Linkin Park $5,190,655 Linkin Park spent the majority of last year touring the globe to promote its 2010 album, A Thousand Suns, which was also the group’s best-selling 2011…


Iron Solomon: The Forbes Interview (Explicit Lyrics)

Forbes’ Zack Greenberg speaks to New York rhymester as he sheds light on the business of battle rap. Great piece!


F-Major Explains Slicing With Maschine

Producer and artist Justin Myracks, aka F-Major, demonstrates the slicing capabilities of Maschine with some additional tips for former MPC users. Very useful! Enjoy!


DJ Revolution: King Of The Decks (Studio, Scratch)

Rev walks us through his studio, where he talks records, first mixer ever and walk of fame. To end this episode Rev puts on a scratching clinic. Tune in ever week for more episodes leading up to the release of his new album “King Of The Decks” on September 16th coming out on Duck Down…


Billy Joel Talking About Songwriting

A short clip of Billy Joel talking about songwriting. He explains that it is an art and there are only a few that can really master the art.


Game talks being underrated, Eazy-E, getting shot 5 times, R.E.D Album (2 videos below)

Exclusive in-depth interview with Game. Game talks about the first time Game met his childhood idol Eazy-E, which ironically was on the set of Real Compton City G’s which was a diss to Dr Dre, whom he latter signed to. Game also responds to Pharrell’s statement calling him the most underrated rapper and gives some…


The Major Scale Formula: Lesson 1 Music Theory

Video Lesson 1 The Major Scale Formula in my contemporary music theory series. Download the handout that goes with this lesson here. Handout http://kennisrussell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Week-1-Theory-Major-Scale… Follow up quiz http://kennisrussell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Music-Theory-Week-1-Quiz-… Use these tools to master these principles!


An Interview with Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo

Mark Mothersbaugh, founder of landmark post-punk band Devo as well as production company Mutato Muzika, talks to Berkleemusic.com about learning to compose for film and television, why an education in music can give you an immeasurable career advantage (and why he wishes he’d gone to music school), and the connections between his visual art and…