Month: September 2012

Meek Mill The Making Of Dreams & Nightmares Pt. 1

 


Eric Clapton to sell painting worth up to $19 million

LONDON (Reuters) – Should Eric Clapton ever decide to hang up the guitar, he might try his hand at art dealing. The 67-year-old British rocker is selling an abstract painting by German artist Gerhard Richter at Sotheby’s next month which is expected to fetch $14-19 million. The price itself may raise barely an eyebrow in…


Imagine Dragons in Wall Street Journal

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — KIDinaKORNER/ Interscope recording artist IMAGINE DRAGONS enters the Billboard Top 200 Chart at # 2 with their full-length debut album, NIGHT VISIONS. With sales of 83,213 copies, this is the best first week sales for a full- length debut by a new rock band since…


Simon Cowell to take on Dr Dre in the high-end headphones market

The X Factor head honcho Simon Cowell is set to release his own line of high-end headphones. The new audio gear is expected to come into competition with rap icon Dr. Dre‘s highly successful Beats by Dre range. X Headphones will be released by Cowell’s Syco Entertainment, his and Sony’s joint company. They will cost $299 and will debut…


Into The Lair #33 – Vocal Mixing with EQ, Compression, and Effects Part 2

Part 2/2 of Dave Pensado taking you through his technique using EQ, Compression, and Effects on vocal recordings.


An Interview with Roger H. Brown, President of Berklee College of Music

In this full-length version of an interview filmed in October 2007, Roger H. Brown, President of Berklee College of Music, introduces the history, mission and future plans of his college and shares his thoughts about music and music education. Along the way he discusses a wide range of topics, from the importance of music to…


Cash Rules with Forbes Magazines Zack O. Greenburg

Last week we sat down with the man behind Forbes Magazine’s Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, Zack O’Malley Greenburg. In our interview we talk about how he fell in love with hip-hop, how the list got started, and his take on “the race to a billion”. He also predicted who to watch out for to make…


Ne-Yo Talks About His Motown A&R Gig, Learning the ‘Language of Executive’

While walking the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards, Ne-Yo took a moment to talk with Billboard about both his upcoming album, “R.E.D.,” and his new day job as Motown’s new senior VP of A&R. “I do have an office and it’s bigger than a lot of other people’s offices, but I’m rarely…


R. Kelly Owes $6.2 Million In Taxes To The Government

R. Kelly is in big trouble. According to TMZ, the Chicago native owes $6,227,767.82. According to Kelly’s rep, he’s on the phone with the IRS trying to handle it. Let’s just hope that this can be resolved ASAP, and Kellz doesn’t see any prison time. [Allindstrom]


Apple Unveils the iPhone 5 and Redesigned iTunes

This morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the long-awaited iPhone 5. The smartphone boasts a bigger screen, a faster chip and a thinner frame, and it will be available on September 21st. During the press conference in San Francisco, Apple chief marketing officer Phil Schiller referred to the iPhone 5 as the thinnest smartphone on…