Month: June 2013

Madelyn Scarpulla Named GM of Loud & Proud Records

Madelyn Scarpulla, former SVP of Marketing & Creative Services for Roadrunner Records, has been named GM of Loud & Proud Records, the label founded in 2007 by Tom Lipsky. Scarpulla’s appointment was announced today in a statement from Loud & Proud and Lipsky. Scarpulla is a 28-year veteran of the music industry, starting at Baltimore’s…


StubHub Becomes Official Ticket Re-Seller for London’s O2 Arena

Secondary ticketing service StubHub has partnered with London’s O2 arena to become the venue’s official ticket re-sale vendor. Effective immediately, the deal sees The O2’s primary ticketing platform AXS.com become fully integrated with StubHub’s ticket reselling platform. As a result, all tickets for O2 music, sporting and entertainment events, purchased through StubHub, will see the…


Sara Connally Named VP of Film and Television at Island Def Jam and Republic Records

Sara Connally has been named vice president of film and television at Island Def Jam and Republic Records Label Group, the company announced on June 3. Based in Los Angeles, Connally will report to Cynthia Sexton, executive vice president, brand partnerships & licensing group, and be tasked with developing new opportunities in film and television…


Get GIANT Synth Bass Tracks In Your Mixes – Into The Lair #76

Mix Engineer Dave Pensado shows you how to get giant synth bass sounds when mixing your tracks.


UVI String Machines analog string synth library review

Today I’m checking out a collection of 11 iconic analog string synthesizers from UVI called String Machines. It works in the free UVI Workstation or MachFive 3.


Cathy Tamkin On KCRW A Public Radio Station in LA

KCRW is a public radio station in LA, the largest affiliate of NPR, and arguably one of the most influential music and trend-setting stations in the country. The station is known for breaking Coldplay, Beck, and Macy Gray.


Apollo Brown The Importance & Rules Of Hip Hop Sampling

Apollo Brown lists his 20 favorite Hip Hop samples and runs down the significance and proper etiquette of sample-based production. As a producer, I get asked a lot of questions about my tastes in music, from my favorite producers and emcees, to childhood influences on my own style of production. Aside from those inquiries though,…


Music On Tumblr & Their Unique Relationship With Soundcloud

Marissa Meyer has pledged not to screw up Tumblr and to leave it more-or-less autonomous, as part of Yahoo’s bold $1.1 billion acquisition of the company. Her pledge should mean that all the #music on Tumblr will be okay (unlike the porn), which is a good thing for music fans among the 4.8 million people who access Tumblr every…


Alice in Chains, Little Mix and John Fogerty Bound For Top Five on Billboard 200 Chart

Rock band Alice in Chains is set for its highest charting album since 1995 as “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here” might start in the No. 2 slot on next week’s Billboard 200 chart. Industry sources forecast the album might sell around 60,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on June 2. Alice in…


Rihanna Earns Sixth Million-Selling Album

Pop diva Rihanna scores her sixth million-selling album in the U.S. this week, as her latest release, Unapologetic, sails past the million mark, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Unapologetic, released late last year, sold another 9,000 (down 17%) in the week ending May 26, bringing its to-date total to slightly more than 1 million. The set —…