Wallace Collins, an entertainment attorney based in New York, gives a wide-ranging interview on numerous topics of interest to anyone interested in a career in music or music law. He shares his advice on how to become a music lawyer and what a typical day looks like in his office, and begins an extended discussion…
The GRP A4 Synthesizer
Saturday Synth Porn: Here’s a ‘synth portrait’ of the Italian GRP A4 synthesizer, via Richard Schmitt. Unfortunately, all of the 1st gen GRP A4 synths are sold out. GRP is considering a 2013 run of the A4, though. Technical Details: All sounds in this short demotrack, including drums come from the GRP A4. Multitracked in Cubase, some delay, reverb and…
The Sound of Lincoln
The SoundWorks Collection talks with Skywalker Sound’s Sound Designer Ben Burtt about his work on Steven Speilberg’s new film “Lincoln”. Synopsis Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln,” a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong…
Jukebox talks producing Swizz Beatz’s Everyday Birthday | Behind the Beat
Rising producer JukeBox discusses how he linked up with Swizz Beatz and created “Everyday Birthday” feat. Chris Brown & Ludacris.
Why Isn’t Kanye West on the ’12-12-12′ Concert Album?
Kanye West may have been the only male performer who was wearing a skirt at the 12-12-12 Concert for Hurricane Sandy relief last week, but that probably isn’t the reason why he’s the only musical performer not featured on the album of the event. Even special guests Michael Stipe, Eddie Vedder and comic Adam Sandler are…
Frank Ocean Tops Entertainment Weekly’s Best Albums of 2012
Frank Ocean is popping up on almost every critics’ best-of-the-year list. And now he can add another accolade to his résumé. The “Thinkin Bout You” singer tops Entertainment Weekly‘s list of best albums of 2012 with his Grammy-nominated debut channel ORANGE, while Miguel and Kendrick Lamar also make the top 10. As far as the best singles of the year,…
Rihanna Donates $1.75 Million To A Barbados Hospital
Rihanna is giving back to her community. The “Diamonds” singer has donated three pieces of equipment worth more than $1.75 million to Queen ElizabethHospital (QEH) in her native Barbados. She made the donations under the Clara Lionel Foundation named after her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Brathwaite. RiRi herself was on hand to make the presentation outside the radiotherapybuilding, which…
Nas Hit With $10 Million Lawsuit Over Botched Angola Concert/Kidnapping
Nas has been sued by a New Jersey concert promoter, who spent 50 days in custody in Angola, after a botched hip-hop concert that was supposed to feature the rapper. Patrick Allocco filed the lawsuit against Nas yesterday (December 21), in Manhattan Federal Court. Nas was supposed to perform at two New Year’s Eve shows…
Top 10 Tracks of the Week
Bruno Mars stays at #1 with a 13% bump over the previous week, but Rihanna slips two slots to #4, overtaken by Taylor Swift(+29%) and (we can’t believe we’re typing this) The Lumineers, continuing their improbable upward climb. Ho Ho “Ho Hey” indeed. Otherwise, the Top 10 went through the typical reshuffling, the lone newcomers soon-to-be Voice winnerCassadee Pope with in-show her performance…
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