Month: April 2012

Spotify CEO says “Profitability Is Absolutely Not a Priority

Spotify isn’t profitable. They may not be profitable for years. And according to recent comments from Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, none of that really matters.  Here’s what Ek just told business daily Dagens Industri (translated from Swedish) on the financial situation. “The question of when we’ll be profitable actually feels irrelevant.  Our focus is all on growth.  That…


Album sales plummet to a 12-year low but overall singles sales continue to rise

Weekly album sales have plummeted to a record 21st century low. Overall LP figures over the last week are 27.62% down with week-on-week sales currently standing at 1,446,218. Compared with figures of 1,882,878 for the same week last year, that shows a 23.19% drop overall. That is lower than any of the 640 previous weeks…


Dave Grohl in studio with Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and ‘Nevermind’ producer Butch Vig

Dave Grohl has been back in the studio with former Nirvana bass player Krist Novoselic and Garbage’s Butch Vig. The trio are rumoured to be working on the Foo Fighters frontman’s new documentaryon Sound City Studios, where Nirvana’s seminal album ‘Nevermind’ was recorded with Vig on production duties. Announcing the hook up on his Twitter page, Vig wrote:…


Google signs up MGM to add 600 titles to YouTube and Google Play in North America

Earlier this month, Google announced an agreement with Paramount Pictures to bring over 500 new movies for rent to YouTube and Google Play. Today, Google is once again continuing its promise to beef up Hollywood content with the announcement that Metro Goldwyn Mayer signed an agreement to bring 600 titles for rent to both Google Play and YouTube for…


Lil Wayne Signs Four-Album Deal With Cash Money Records

Get More: RapFix Live, Full Episodes Cash Money Records plans to drop approximately 16 albums this year, and at least one of them will come from , who is currently working on two new LPs. But if there was any worry that Weezy would take his future projects elsewhere, the New Orleans rapper confirms that…


DIPSET AND JIM JONES INTERVIEW


Super Producer Mr. Bangladesh Presents the making of Usher’s “She Dont Know”

Super Producer Mr. Bangladesh Presents the making of Ushers ” She Dont Know”. Great stuff!


Steinberg Cubase 6 Recording Software

Steinburg Cubase 6 recording software is the flagship DAW which replaced the hugely popular Cubase 5. Steinberg Cubase 6 is full of new features including improved drum editing, VST amp rack and group edits.


The Label Structure at Fat Beats Records

Ethan Holben is the Vice President of Fat Beats Records. He explains the structure of the record label regarding distribution, sales, publicity, marketing, and the company involvement in A&R.


Using Soundflower and Kontakt for Sampling and Manipulating Audio

Danny J Lewis shows you how to re-route audio internally to your DAW and manipulate it beyond recognition in Kontakt, setting up various parameters to midi control to add that hands on editing capability!