In part 2 of our Off the Record series with 18-year-old phenom producer Young Chop, he describes how the viral hit “I Don’t Like” came about — detailing how the chorus, verses and beat came together quickly during a recording session. In addition, Chop reveals insight into the remix of the Chief Keef track that…
I’m a Top Industry Attorney. And These Are Your Realistic Chances of Success
The following comes from top music industry attorney Ken Hertz, who spoke on an artist branding panel at NARM in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Hertz, a senior partner at Beverly Hills-based Hertz and Lichtenstein LLP, has an artist clientele that includes will.i.am, Will Smith, Enrique Iglesias, and Britney Spears. “I think the reality is the following: 99.9-some…
RHYTHM GUITAR: Improving Musical Concentration
Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question, whether I’m jamming with my band, recording a part, or live on-stage I often fumble through repeating the correct verse passes, or playing the right amount of repeats. Is there anything I can do to keep myself better focused on the part I’m playing? This…
After Getting Screwed by One Major, Kenny Rogers Runs Into the Arms of Another
In February, we ran a depressing article detailing the various ways in which EMI had screwed Kenny Rogers. After an exhaustive listing of alleged abuses spanning decades, Kenny’s legal team settled on a sad assessment, one that unfortunately matches our grim picture of big-label accounting. Capitol Records “vetted applying policies… at its highest corporate levels, and analyzed…
Meek Mill – Club Paradise Tour (Vlog #1)
Follow Meek Mill as he gives you an inside look to his first major tour, Club Paradise. The tour features Drake, J.Cole, Waka Flocka, 2 Chainz & French Montana. Watch as Meek Mill performs in front of a sold out crowd and also comes out during Drake’s set to perform his smash hit single “Im’a…
The Pirate Bay Criticizes Anonymous Hackers for Taking Down Virgin Media Site
Filesharing site The Pirate Bay has criticised internet hacker collective Anonymous for taking down the Virgin Media website in protest at a court ruling which could shut the popular site down for copyright infringement. The Pirate Bay condemned the action on their Facebook page, stating: “We do NOT encourage these actions. We believe in the open…
Ableton Live Tutorial – Miami Pool Party Deep House Vibe
With WMC 2012 coming up and the prospect of scantily clad revellers raving it up at various pool parties around Miami, this week Danny J Lewis decided to demonstrate how to create that summertime deep house pool party vibe.
Lil Wayne – Settles $1.5 Mil ‘Love Me or Hate Me’ Lawsuit
Lil Wayne buried the hatchet with another disgruntled producer this week … this time settling a $1.5 million dollar lawsuit over the track “Love Me or Hate Me.”The producer in question — David Kirkwood — sued Lil Wayne, Cash Money Records and Young Money Entertainment in 2011 … claiming they owed him royalties on “Love…
Beastie Boys album sales rocket after MCA’s death
Sales of Beastie Boys albums have rocketed since the death of Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch last Friday (May 4), Billboard reports. The hip-hop trio sold 55,000 albums last week, up from 4,000 the previous week – which is a 1,235 per cent increase in sales. This means that ‘Licenced To Ill’, which was the first rap album to…
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