Month: April 2012

Dame Dash Interview (3 videos below)

The infamous Damon Dash talks about business and music in this three part video interview. Enjoy!


TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 – Controllerism with Moldover

We gave two new TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 units to controllerism pioneer Moldover for a weekend test drive. Combining the F1s with his TRAKTOR KONTROL S4, he unlocked the full potential of TRAKTOR’s new Remix Decks™.


More Than 100 Million Americans Now Listen to Online Radio

This is a format exploding in front of our very eyes. It’s bigger than Pandora, and in fact, it’s the reason why Pandora has so many jabbing competitors! According to just-released survey data from Edison Research and Arbitron, 103 million Americans are now accessing online radio in some form, in any month. That’s nearly 40…


M-Phazes – Making “Super Good ft. J-Live”

Watch M-Phazes walk you through creating “Super Good ft. J-Live” from his new album PHAZED OUT through Coalmine Records!


IMPROVISING: Enter the Eleven Tone Matrix

Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question. The Wikipedia page explaining, “Octave,” states that there are 12 semi-tones to an octave. I’m reading into this that, as musicians, we have eleven tones when composing musical ideas. Although I understand that harmony plays a role in determining those tones, can I compose music…


Advice from Producer Bryan Michael Cox on Getting Paid Quickly as a Producer, Songwriter or Musician

R&B and hip-hop producer Bryan Michael Cox shares some ideas for getting paid quickly as an artist, producer or writer, while you work toward your long-term career goals.


Kanye West Changes Title of New Track ‘Theraflu’

Kanye West has changed the name of his new single from ‘Theraflu’ to ‘Way Too Cold’. The song, a collaboration with DJ Khaled, sparked controversy when it was unveiled earlier this month, when Theraflu made their feelings clear about West using their company name for the title. A spokesperson from the American cough and cold…


Deep House Arpeggiated Chord Pattern Generator in Ableton Live

In this video tutorial Ski Oakenfull (Primaudial Records) shows you how to create another great Ableton Live rack. Here’s what he had to say about it. “Taking inspiration from Deep House don and Freerange Records label boss Jimpster, I wanted to have a go at recreating a musical pattern I heard recently on one of…


Pensado’s Place: #40 – Thomas Jouanjean, Northward Acoustics Engineering

In the 40th episode of Pensado’s Place, Thomas Jouanjean of Northward Acoustics Engineering joins Dave and Herb in studio to talk about how to get the best sounding acoustics for your room!


Music Theory Lesson 13

Watch and learn this stuff. This is exactly what you need to master before starting any career in music. Enjoy!