Month: June 2012

Peggy Monastra: Director of Promotion at G. Schirmer Music Publishers

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Peggy Monastra, director of promotions for G. Schirmer Music Publishers, talks about her career and the business of music publishing.


Indie Labels Are Now Heavily Dependent on Major Label Distribution

You don’t need a fancy report to tell you this. Just look at what’s happened to the so-called ‘indie digital distribution’ space for ample evidence of major label domination.  The Orchard now features a massive ownership share by Sony Music, INgrooves Fontana is substantially owned by Universal Music Group, and once-indies like IODA and Iris Distribution have been swallowed…


4 Key Traits Of Successful Independent Musicians

This article is brought to you by Shaun of Music Industry How To. Hi guys. Today, I want to share with you my views on some of the traits that makes an independent musician successful. While this isn’t a complete list of the things that they generally have in common, all of these things do tend…


50 Cent On 50 Cent Is The Future

This year makes a decade since the release of 50 Cent’s game-changing mixtape, 50 Cent Is The Future. In an interview with XXL, Fif recalls how the project came about. –Rap Radar


KANYE WEST TO PLAY ATLANTIC CITY’S REVEL RESORT IN JULY

Kanye West is bringing his show to Atlantic City. Fresh off the European leg of the “Watch the Throne” tour, the hip-hop superstar will touch down at Revel Resort in Atlantic City for two shows over the Fourth of July weekend.   Revel announced today that West will perform two exclusive engagements at Ovation Hall…


New Video: MGK “Highline Ballroom Soundcheck”

MGK at Daddy’s House Recording Studios


Q-tip Working With Kendrick Lamar

Giant Step recently caught up with the legendary Q-Tip to discuss curating a series of parties at the Irving Plaza this summer. During the interview, the A Tribe Called Quest front man revealed that he’s hard at work in the studio with a number of big name artists, including D’Angelo and Kendrick Lamar. Tip revealed that he has…


My Favorite Verse: Big K.R.I.T.

K.R.I.T. tells Soul Culture that one of his favorite verses is from “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and explains the inspiration behind it.


Inside Google’s Plan to Build a Catalog of Every Single Thing, Ever

There’s a lot more to Google’s Knowledge Graph than might be apparent from what you see in a casual search. The ugly truth is that computers don’t know anything. They have no common sense. This idea had been circulating in Metaweb co-founder John Giannandrea’s head since 1997 when he was working at Netscape and thinking…


Drake’s Club Paradise Tour At Jones Beach (6 videos)

Drake brought out the big guns Saturday night for his latest stop on his Club Paradise Tour. Just in case you weren’t able to make it out to Jones Beach, here’s our final footage from the night featuring Meek Mill, The Weeknd, French Montana, Dos Chainz and Waka Flocka. Check out more videos after the…