Month: May 2012

iStandard Interview with 808Blake

iStandardproducers.com sit’s down with producer 808 Blake from the SMKA collective at the world famous Patchwerk Studios in Atlanta, GA. Catch the second part after the jump!


Production Analysis (pt 2) Jessie Ware ‘Running’ (Disclosure Remix) – Creating the Stabs in Ableton

In this Ableton tutorial Danny J Lewis (Defected/Enzyme Black) seeks inspiration by reverse engineering the stabs in Disclosure’s remix of Jessie Ware’s ‘Running’ before using the sound in a new track idea.


It’s Broken: Google Is Now Fielding 300,000 Takedown Requests a Week

At what point do we admit that the DMCA simply isn’t working? That endless cat-and-mousing is great news for companies like Google, and a horrible reality for content owners? On Thursday, Google decided to release information related to the volume of copyright takedown notices it receives every week.  It shows that takedown requests have more…


Facebook Releases Instagram Clone

Less than two months after announcing its plans to acquire photo app company Instagram for $1 billion, Facebook has released an iOS app that looks and functions almost identically to Instagram’s. Facebook Camera, which is now available in the App Store for free, sincerely improves upon the photo capabilities offered by Facebook’s primary app for…


Eminem Calls Cipha & Rosenberg

Eminem called Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg this morning and announced that Slaughterhouse will be on the Summer Jam stage. He also said that he’s in the beginning stages of his next studio album. –Rap Radar


Bubbling Under: Imagine Dragons On Fire

Each Friday, Chart Beat presents “Bubbling Under,” a weekly look at new and noteworthy acts making their way toward Billboard chart success. Up this week: Imagine Dragons, Wolf Gang, Kristen Kelly and Kevin McCall. In just three months, Las Vegas rock band Imagine Dragons has gone from making its first appearance on a Billboard chart to reaching the top…


Kendrick Lamar & J.Cole In The Lab

Anytime you see K-Dot in the lab you know something big is going down. Earlier today, Cole threw up some pics of himself and Kendrick Lamar in the laboratory. Maybe their collaboration album is happening after all. –Rap Radar


Jenny Boom Boom Interviews Yo Gotti

Yo Gotti made his way to Connecticut for a sit down with Jenny Boom Boom and Craig G on Hot 93.7. In their six minute chat, he said he makes about $90,000 week from shows, Road To Riches Tour and writing process. –Rap Radar


Rdio’s Artist Compensation Plan

So Rdio is in a heated competition with Spotify to take the reign as the top streaming service around. In order to gain some traction, Rdio has announced it’s artist compensation program. Basically, Rdio gives the artist $10 for each paying subscriber they bring to the music service. The biggest benefit is that this money…


Pusha T & The-Dream In The Studio

Before Pusha T’s controversial “Exodus 23:1” caused some ruckus online, MTV caught up with Pusha and The-Dream at an Atlanta studio where they spoke on how the track came about. It really started with this beat [from] Rico. We were like, ‘Yo, Dream would just sound amazing on the record, period.’ So we sent it…