Four years ago, a surprise performance by Beyonce at President Barack Obama’s Neighborhood Ball became arguably the most talked-about musical moment of the inauguration festivities. At the Jan. 20, 2009 event — broadcast on ABC and watched by 12.6 million U.S. TV viewers — she serenaded the newly-elected president and first lady Michelle Obama with…
Sony/ATV’s Martin Bandier on New, ‘Quite Reasonable’ Pandora Deal
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which administers EMI Music Publishing’s catalog, pulled digital rights for both catalogs from ASCAP and BMI at the top of this year. In doing so, it was following up on a strategy first employed by EMI, which did it for a portion of its catalog in 2011, before Sony and an investors…
Al Gore Cashes Out On Apple Stock Options, Makes $29 Million In 1 Day
Former vice President Al Gore just cashed out literally. Mr. Gore just purchased a large amount of Apple stock by exercising his Apple stock options. The exercise lets Al Gore purchase 59,000 shares of stock from Apple at the going price of $7.475 a share which brings his grand total to about $441,000 . And…
How to Re-drum a Track in Ableton Live | School of Sounds
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Qn3iJ0XK4] Our boy DJ Mega Man returns with a tutorial on how to re-drum a track that’s lacking energy or needs something more.
Ableton Live 9 Sneak Preview – Getting Creative With The New Features
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6pwSpEwH1M] In this video, Ableton Live guru Tom Cosm takes a look at the new core features of the upcoming Ableton Live 9, focusing on ways to use them creatively. [Synthtopia] Topics covered include: Session View Automation Audio to MIDI Automation curves Max for Live devices
Guitarist and Norah Jones Sideman Adam Levy
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H67NI4OB1zg] In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – In this hour-long interview, guitarist and songwriter Adam Levy (Norah Jones) offers his advice to young musicians on many aspects of life as a musician — tips on songwriting, how to become an in-demand studio and touring musician, managing your business, how to manage your publishing income,…
Juelz Santana In The Studio With Lloyd Banks
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Sony/ATV ‘Now Has the Power to Shut Pandora Down…’
It’s a scary statement for Pandora, but according to sources, an accurate picture of a radically different licensing landscape in 2013. And one in which Sony/ATV directly controls an absolutely massive and critical catalog. “This is a big win for Sony/ATV,” music industry attorney Steve Gordon told Digital Music News, referring to a recently-negotiated, 25…
Career Artist Management Promotes 3 Execs
Career Artist Management Founder/CEO Jordan Feldstein has announced the promotion of three execs today. Adam Harrison, who most recently handled day-to-day duties for Maroon 5, was upped to GM; Wayne Sharp was promoted from head of tour marketing to VP of Touring, where he’ll oversee all road activity for the entire CAM roster; and Ryan Kravontka assumed the Director of Social Media/Digital Marketing title…
Amazon Music Looks to Nab iTunes Customers with HTML5 Update for iPhone, iPod Touch
In an escalating battle for digital music customers, Amazon.com has optimized the Amazon MP3 Mobile website for Apple’s massively popular iPhone and iPod touch. The optimization should make it easier for Amazon to poach sales from Apple’s iTunes Store. The Seattle-based Fortune 500 company said today in a statement that the optimization will satisfy pent-up…
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