Month: July 2012

9 Reasons Why You Need An Artist Manager

Via Rap Rehab/Allindstrom A hand on the steering wheel. Let’s be honest. Most musicians are not business people. Unless you want to spend years learning and keeping up with the ever changing business realities of the music industry, you need an artist manager who can take care of the details for you so you can…


Nigel D. Presents: I Am Fresco Kane

Nigel D. took a trip to East St. Louis to talk to, SoSoDef/Epic recording artist, Fresco Kane. Fresco Kane speaks on linking up with Jermaine Dupri and what you can expect from him in the future. You can check out his latest single, “Hump Wit It,” with Busta Rhymes.


Kanye West Performs At Revel

Last night at the new Revel Resort in Atlantic City, Kanye performed the first of two shows this weekend. In case you couldn’t make it out, Kanye performed a two hour set and here are some videos from the night of him reciting his standout records.


Pensado’s Place : Into The Lair #11 – High-end mic preamps with Mark Loughman of BAE Audio

In the 11th “Into The Lair”, Dave takes an in-depth look into the world of high-end mic pre’s with BAE Audio’s own Mark Loughman. They discuss the history of the venerable 1073 mic pre, and how Mark has managed to not only recreate, but improve upon this industry classic!


Phil Gitomer (Tech Supervisor at Remote Recording) On Being a Tech Supervisor

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Remote Recording is the definitive name in location recording, providing top quality mobile solutions for the most demanding production requirements.From the Academy Awards to The Rolling Stones, 7-time TEC Award winning enginner David Hewitt and his crew have brought professional and reliable service to the industry for over 20…


El-P On File-Sharing And The Artist-Audience Relationship

via Stereogum/Allindstrom EL-P ON ARTIST-FAN RELATIONSHIPS AND RADIO DAYS “I believe the one thing that matters in this whole equation is that there’s a relationship between the artist and the people who are listening to what they do. It’s a symbiotic relationship. We have to take care of each other, we have to figure it…


Prodigy Returns To The Breakfast Club

Prodigy returned to The Breakfast Club this week to promote his new album, HNIC 3. Here’s a synopsis of their conversation. Power 105 1′s “The Breakfast Club” Interviews Prodigy of Mobb Deep. He speaks on his book “The Infamous” and the backlash received from it, speaks on the infamous rant that Havoc went on via Twitter…


Gunplay Inks Solo Deal With Def Jam

Via HHDX/Allindstrom After a pair of guest verses on Kendrick Lamar’s “Cartoon and Cereal” and MMG’s “Power Circle”, Florida rapper Gunplay has been garnering attention and praise from critics. Now, live from the 2012 BET Awards, the Triple C rapper revealed that he has signed a solo record deal with Def Jam Records. In a…


Joe Budden Previews Lil Wayne Collabo

After a live tease a few months back, Joe played the Lil Wayne-featured record “Put It Down Like You” on Skype. The song also features Twista and Tank. The sound quality isn’t that great, but hopefully the final product is.


U.K. Album Sales Drop 13% In Second Quarter

via Billboard/Allindstrom Despite on-going growth in the digital market, U.K. album sales fell by 12.7% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2012, according to new market data released by British labels trade body the BPI. Total U.K. album sales — comprising both physical and digital — amounted to 20.6 million in the second quarter, down…