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Business Matters: Microsoft’s Music Announcements Underwhelm But Deserve Attention
On Wednesday, Microsoft unveiled a radio feature for Xbox Music and an interesting music feature that creates a playlist based on the contents of a web page. But a Microsoft event just doesn’t capture attention like an Apple event. Microsoft, not regarded for its products’ user experience, doesn’t have Apple’s “wow” factor. Not surprisingly, the…
Interview With Wale At The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 [Part 1]
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Y8HfenKzc [Breakfast Club]
Mark Fisher, Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd Stage Designer, Dead at 66
Stage designer and architect Mark Fisher, the man responsible for stunning stage setups for the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, U2 and others over the past 25 years, died yesterday in a London hospice. He was 66, and had been battling a long illness that wasn’t identified in an announcement by Stufish, the firm he co-founded. With Stufish, Fisher had…
Soundgarden’s Shepherd goes solo
Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd has released his debut solo track under the name HBS. Hear Baron Robber below. It’s taken from his album, In Deep Owl, which will be released on August 26. It features drum tracks by Soundgarden bandmate Matt Cameron and ex-Pearl Jam sticksman Matt Chamberlain. HBS includes the initial of Shepherd’s first…
Synth.nl Apollo Documentary Looks At What Drives Us To Make Music
This short documentary film looks at Dutch synthesist Michel van Osenbruggen, the events that have inspired him and what led him to producing his own electronic music. Readers may be familiar to Osenbruggen’s series of albums, released as Synth.nl, including Apollo, Atmosphere and Primitives. Osenbruggen is also the man behind ‘the ultimate synth-cave‘, Apollo Studios….
Ableton Live Tutorial: Techno Fundamentals Pt 2 – One Note To Rule Them All – Synth + Macros
More info: http://bit.ly/16e1sAw In the second installment of Techno Fundamentals, electronic music producer and Dubspot instructor John Selway looks at the “one note lead” idea using Ableton Live’s Analog instrument. Commonly used in techno and other styles of electronic dance music where melody takes a backseat to rhythm, the “one note lead” is a simple…
BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch on Signing the Rolling Stones (Q&A)
BMG today announcedthat the expanding rights management company will represent the Rolling Stones music publishing catalog dating back to the early sixties. Starting July 1, BMG will be the publisher for all Jagger and Richards compositions since 1983 and will also administer the duo’s previous copyrights represented by ABKCO (1963-1971) and EMI Music Publishing (1971-1983). Billboard.biz…
will.i.am Sues Pharrell For ‘I Am Other’ Brand
will.i.am is taking legal action against Pharrell for his use of the “I am” phrase. In court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, the rapper/producer claims he owns the copyright to the two words and states that Pharrell’s logo for his creative brand “i am OTHER” looks “confusingly similar” to will.i.am’s “I AM” logo. The “i…
Bob Owsinski’s 4 Tips For A Great Recording
It’s book excerpt time again, this time from How To Make Your Band Sound Great, a particular favorite of mine. This excerpt contains 4 tips for a great recording, but it’s aimed at artists and bands that don’t have much recording experience and may have unreal expectations of exactly what’s supposed to take place. “Whether…
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