Month: June 2012

Music Educator Profile: Pam Kerensky of Berklee College of Music

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Pam Kerensky, Assistant Professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music, presents the technology and web design curriculum at Berklee, and discusses some of the challenges and priorities that come with teaching technology at the college level. She also shares her thoughts on using technology effectively as a…


Producer Mahogany Talks Studio Sessions with Dr Dre, JayZ, MPCs, Sampling, and His Book

This is an iStandard exclusive interview with multi platinum [producer Mahogany.


Friday Forum Live! – 1st June – Deconstructing Danny J Lewis ‘Deeper’ in Ableton

http://www.pointblankonline.net/sample-a-course/ Welcome to Point Blank’s Friday Forum Live! Session designed to give you a taste of how our online school masterclasses work.


Megaupload Lawyers Move to Kill U.S. Internet Piracy Charges

Via Reuters: Lawyers for popular file-sharing company Megaupload, accused of copyright theft and internet piracy, have moved to have the case thrown out in the United States and tens of millions of dollars of assets unfrozen, a U.S. counsel said on Thursday. Before it was shut down in January, Megaupload was one of the world’s most…


Marketing Plan Tactics For Independent Musicians – Part 3 of 3: Content Is King

Here’s the final post in my 3 part series discussing some basic marketing plan elements for independent musicians. So far we’ve gotten Everything In Order (Website is up-and-running, Newsletter plan is in place and Touring and Merchandise steps have been taken) and we’ve also had a successful Album Launch. What now? To build off of all this progress that…


Liberty Media Eyes Corporate Takeover of SiriusXM

Via NYT: A boardroom drama has been unfolding over the last couple of months between Sirius XM Radio and its biggest shareholder, Liberty Media. There has been no mystery about Liberty’s intentions — it wants to take Sirius over — but in a government filing on Thursday, the company laid out its plans concerning Sirius, which…


SONGWRITING: No Theory Whatsoever

Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question.. I’m a music major in college, and I’m learning a lot of theory which is good. But, when I’m writing music I tend to get so wrapped up in keys that I say things like, “I can’t use that chord because it’s not in this…


Has Apple Bought Italian Music Editing Startup Redmatica?

Via Tech Cruch: Everyone is focused on what hardware product Apple might launch next, but out of Italy comes reported news of a software development: the company has bought Redmatica, a small startup that specializes in digital music-editing apps. The news was reported by the Italian blog Fanpage, which also did some sleuthing to dig up…


Big Krit, 9th Wonder, DJ Premier & More Define a Freestyle

http://VladTV.com – Some of hip-hop’s most influential performers, including Big Krit, 9th Wonder, Phonte, David Banner and DJ Premier attended the Red Bull’s “Emsee Freestyle Battle,” where they revealed their definition of a freestyle.


NY Venue For New Artists Looking For Financing From Crowd Funding

Via NYT Cake Shop, a Lower East Side club that served as an incubator for celebrated indie bands like Vampire Weekend and the Dirty Projectors, is facing a financial crisis and has started a novel Internet fund-raising campaign to keep its doors from closing. Multimedia Though it has been in operation only since 2005, Cake Shop,…