[vimeo 54836106 w=560 h=315] Young Guru delivered his words of wisdom last fall during AES Weekend in San Francisco. In this recap, he speaks on the convention and it’s impact on the game. Short interview w/ legendary Hip-Hop Producer/Engineer Young Guru where he takes us through his weekend in San Francisco (Bay Area). From his lectures…

With John Malone‘s Liberty Media now holding a majority interest, SiriusXM’s Q4 revenue from last year rose 14% to $892 million, with net income doubling to $156 million and adjusted EBITDA up 38% to $230 million. Net subscriber additions increased 41% to about 529,000, with self-pay monthly churn at 1.8%, a slight improvement from 2011’s 1.9%.  CEO Jim Meyer said, “We are…

One of the first trips Charlie Walk is taking in his new job as executive vice president of Republic Records is to Hollywood to talk soundtracks. The second “Hunger Games” is 10 months away but already deep into planning stages; “The Voice,” whose music Republic releases, goes into its fourth season in late March; and…

When he started The End Records in the sepia-toned days of 1998, Andreas Katsambas would often ship albums to fans free of charge. He says shipping rates were so low at the time that he didn’t bother to pass the fee on to consumers. “When I started mail order, priority [shipping] was a flat rate…

It’s no secret that the RIAA is on a mission to shut down piracy across the board. They have stepped up efforts in this campaign since 2011 when the music industry began taken huge hits. As they scour through the biggest search engine our generation has seen, Google, the RIAA is shutting down illegal URL’s left and right….

Pandora announced today that Michael Herring has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer.  Herring comes to Pandora from a positions as VP of Operations at Adobe Systems. He’s also done stints as EVP and CFO at Omniture. Pandora’s current CFO, Steven Cakebread, had said in August that he would leave the company soon to…