Month: June 2013

Interview With J. Cole At The Breakfast Club Power 105.1

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=411PF-4KCbw [The Breakfast Club]


Loyola University Forum with Chris Thomas King, a Blues Musician

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org- Blues musician Chris Thomas King speaks with a group of students at Loyola University, New Orleans, about making it today in the music business – setting and achieving goals, managing time, managing your art as a business, and more. Baton Rouge, LA, native Chris Thomas King is probably best known…


Scotty McCreery Tour Video – Pensado’s Place #119

Scotty McCreery, country music artist and winner of American Idol season 10 gives us a backstage pass to his recent “Weekend Roadtrip” tour on the 119th episode of Pensado’s Place! Soundcheck starts at 3:48. [Pensados Place]


Getting Started As A Musician With 311’s Lead Singer Nick Hexum

311 Front man Nick Hexum discusses how he got his start in the music industry, as he recounts his humble beginnings, focusing on his craft, his first show and how he finally got signed. [RenmanMB]


Review – Orange OR100 British Valve Amp Head

Sonic State Amped editor Richard Beech takes a look at the top of the range valve head from Orange. [SonicState]


Arturia SparkLE multiple output routing and tracking in Studio One v2

Hey here’s a quick video showing how to setup Arturia SparkLE for multiple output routing and audio tracking inside of Studio One v2. I got requests on doing this video after reviewing Spark LE so just wanted to get it done for those interested. [Sounds and Gear]


The Sound of Man of Steel

In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile we talk with the sound team for Director Zack Snyder’s new film Man of Steel including re-recording mixer Chris Jenkins, re-recording mixer Frank A. Montaño, supervising sound editor and designer Eric A. Norris, supervising sound editor and designer Scott Hecker, and dialogue supervisor Kira Roessler. Synopsis Superman flies back…


EDM Biz 2013: CAA’S Rob Light, SFX’s Shelly Finkel, Beatport Matthew Adell Discuss the EDM Explosion

“I think this is comparable to the generation shift of the ’60s,” CAA’s managing partner and music head Rob Light told the audience during his keynote at the EDM Biz conference in Las Vegas yesterday. The annual conference (June 18-20; this is its second year) is organized by Insomniac Events, and precedes its flagship Electric…


Backbeat: A2IM’s Libera Awards Bring Out Indie Royalty With Seymour Stein, Martin Mills, Tom Silverman, More

From the podium at the second annual Libera Awards Thursday night, Portia Sabin of Kill Rock Stars toasted a room full of DIY music entrepreneurs who unwound with free booze and finger foods after three days of power meetings, panels and presentations during A2IM’s Indie Week. “We’re the risk takers of the music industry, we…


Kanye Forcast To Be No. 1 On Billboard Top 200

  After three full days on sale, Kanye West’s “Yeezus” is still forecast to be No. 1 on next week’s Billboard 200 chart. However, its lead over J. Cole’s “Born Sinner” has shrunk to about 50,000 copies.  Industry sources are now projecting that “Yeezus” could finish the week (which ends at the close of business…