The new urban synth workstation SWAGG from Big Fish Audio and VIP Loops for Kontakt 5 player is out and I’m going through showing you what it sounds like. Also find out how you can win a free copy of the library.
Sonic TALK 310 – Analog Special
Bumper panel: Gaz WIlliams fresh from a Karl Hyde radio session and gets decorated by the rest of the band, Rich Hilton from Nile Rodgers studio, Mike Grieg from SSR, Dave Spiers Gforce software, and Mark Tinley from TVMania. Analog tape echo setup, Aurora AR57, Daves new Synthesizers.com modular and anlog in general, Nick plays…
Loyola University Forum with Cinematographer Brad Rushing
In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – In this full-length presentation of a forum presented at Loyola University, New Orleans, noted cinematographer Brad Rushing discusses both the art of shooting great video and the art of developing your career. Drawing on his own experiences, he shares his thoughts on why it’s important to choose who you…
Marc Ecko – Advice On Building Your Own Brand
This week we sit talk to entrepreneur Marc Ecko. In the extremely motivating interview we talk about building up the Ecko brand, creating Complex Magazine, and the upcoming release of his new book.
Record Store Day Drives Vinyl Sales to Historic Peak in SoundScan Era
Thanks to Record Store Day (April 20), weekly U.S. vinyl album sales hit a historic high. A total of 244,000 vinyl LPs were sold in the week ending April 21, according to Nielsen SoundScan — the largest one-week sum for vinyl albums since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991. This past week’s vinyl album haul…
Jimmy Iovine To Address USC’s Graduating Students
Music industry veteran Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records and co-founder of Beats Electronics, will speak at USC’s commencement ceremony May 17. The producer and label head will address more than 13,000 graduating students at the university’s Alumni Park during the ceremony. Iovine is best known for working with such artists as John Lennon, Bruce…
David Joseph Launches Capitol Records
Universal Music U.K. Chairman/CEO David Joseph has announced the launch of Capitol Records U.K., the latest step in the rebuilding and rebranding of the iconic label as part of Lucian Grainge’s worldwide strategy. The new label will be led by Nick Raphael as President, reporting to Joseph. Raphael will work closely with Capitol Music Group…
Top 10 Tracks of the Week
Looks like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are closing in on the second chart-topper in the aptly titled “Can’t Hold Us,” with sales up 17%, making it the week’s biggest gainer. For the moment. P!nk remains in the throne with her third inspirational hit from The Truth About Love—and who else is writing such relatable songs…
Next Week Album Predictions
Michael Buble will have both the top debut and the #1 album next week. Here are this week’s key new releases: Michael Buble (Reprise) 150-175k Fantasia (RCA) 90-95k Phoenix (Glassnote) 45-50k Rob Zombie (T-Boy/UMe) 27-32k Will.i.Am (Interscope) 20-25k Snoop Lion (RCA) 18-21k Tate Stevens (RCA Nashville) 14-16k In an unrelated story, more Americans get their…
BBC Radio 1 Playlisted Tracks
Please be upstanding for our weekly list of playlisted tracks and rotation increases over at BBC Radio 1. We note that the Brits are no more able to resist Daft Punk‘s funky earworm “Get Lucky” than we are–it’s the only new track to go straight to the B List this week. PLAYLISTED (C List unless…
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