2 Chainz and producer Noah “40” Shebib shared songwriter of the year honors and Sony/ATV was named publisher of the year at ASCAP¹s 26th annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. The ceremony, held last evening (June 27) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, also paid tribute to special honorees Usher and Kendrick Lamar….
Eminem Talking About How Close He Came To Dying Of A Drug Overdose Is Absolutely Chilling
For those that don’t know, Eminem had a health scare a few years back thanks to his very serious drug addiction. He wasn’t addicted to the party stuff like the cocaine and all that…it was prescription (and not-so-prescription) pills that did him in. Em has chronicled his addiction on wax before but this is him…
8 Tumblr Tips For Musicians Seeking To Grow and Engage Their Followers
Tumblr is a highly customizable platform that combines microblogging with social media. Through its diverse content of photos, videos, text posts and more, it is a versatile tool to use as an extension of your art and engage your audience. Here are some tips: 1) FOLLOWING- Follow other like-minded Tumblrs, who in return, may…
Extremely Powerful’ MIDI Step Sequencer, Thesys, Now Available For iPad
Sugar Bytes has released Thesys – an iPad version of their ‘extremely powerful and intuitive’ MIDI step sequencer app. Thesys provides a versatile palette of performance options, which can be triggered right from your MIDI keyboard: you can transpose, manipulate, twist up, mutate, and mangle patterns without needing to touch your iPad. You can use…
Reason 405: Twisted Sound Design – 11. Diverse Oscillator Setups
In this sound design course, Mo has prepared a rack full of awesome instruments and FX to unleash the power of Reason’s amazing synths (think Thor and Scream 4, The Echo and Kong…) You’ll be blown away by what Dr. OctoRex can do when the good Doctor’s envelopes filters and LFOs are tweaked and infused…
Former MTV Network CEO Joins Sony Music
The New York Post reports that former MTV Network CEO, Judy McGrath has joined Sony Music to form an “entertainment production division” within Sony Music itself. Now with Sony, it is reported that McGrath is once again trying to grab the attention of today’s young people by playing into their demand for digital content. Her…
New Details about Apple’s iTunes Radio Revealed in Licensing Agreement to Indie Labels
The licensing agreement between Apple and indie labels reveals further information about the planned iTunes Radio service. According to a copy of the document obtained by Billboard, Apple will not have to pay for any content during the beta launch of the service, which can last up to 120 days. The service will allow listeners…
Jay-Z’s Samsung Deal Is ‘Genius,’ So Master P Wants Dibs On Verizon
Master P is one of the most successful businessmen that hip-hop has ever seen, and during his visit to “RapFix Live” on Wednesday (June 26), the No Limit Records founder gave props to Jay-Z for continuing to push the boundaries with his “new rules” and the roll-out plan for Magna Carta Holy Grail. Hov made…
Neil Diamond Records Charity Song For Boston
Neil Diamond visited Boston in the days following the marathon bombings and left convinced he should do something to help. “I was moved by the unity and the attitude of the people in Boston,” Diamond said. “And that’s really all a songwriter needs, is to be inspired. It doesn’t happen very often but when it…
Sonic TALK 319
Firstly we riff on the upcoming Glastonbury festival and related tales, then we discuss the transition from using vinatge electronics in the studio to live as inspireed by the Depeche Mode Access focussed stage tour, then the Presonus video shot with Oasis UK and their use of StudioLive 16:4:2 leads to a discussion on wether…
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