Month: July 2013

Alex Da Kid Talks About Mentors And Influences

Producer Alex Da Kid discusses his mentors and musical influences. In this clip Alex talks about his approach to studying careers, learning from the greats by observation, and what it takes to be a class act. [RenManMB]


Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak on Kanye West’s ‘Grandiose Business Ideas’

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has opened up about what happened during his visit with Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and their baby, North, shortly after the reality star gave birth to her daughter. According to ABC News, Kardashian set up a meeting between Wozniak and West, who recently proclaimed himself to be the next Steve Jobs….


Timbaland Unlocks The Holy Grail

Timbaland Speaks on Jay-z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail for the First Time [REVOLT]


How to Create Multiple Outputs in EXS24 Sampler Instrument w/ Shadetek

Dubspot instructor and course designer Matt Shadetek continues his tutorial with Logic Pro 9’s ESX24 sampler instrument. In this episode Shadetek explains how to use multiple outputs to independently process samples with effects. In case you missed the previous video tutorial, check it out here: http://youtu.be/fQSM_iJ__t4 [DubSpot]  


Jay-Z’s ‘Magna Carta’ downloads hit by glitches, leaks

A free download of Jay-Z’s new albumMagna Carta Holy Grailwas made available exclusively to the first 1 million Samsung Smartphone and tablet users just after midnight Thursday. But the launch did not go off as smoothly as planned. The app didn’t work for many customers who found themselves frustrated when instead of the album, got…


What Can We Expect From The Project Daisy Music Service?

Project Daisy has garned much buzz, yet the outside world does not seem to know much about it. This feat is actually quite impressive considering the high-profile names attached to the upstart company. Hypebot has put together an article highlighting all the details we know thus far. It’s July 1, which means we’re into the second half…


New Music:Skylar Grey F/ Big Sean And Travis Barker – ‘Back From The Dead’

An ex returns from the past on “Back From the Dead,” the opening track off Skylar Grey’s debut Don’t Look Down. The singer-songwriter grabs a verse from Big Sean and drums from Travis Barker on the piano-driven cut. “Where do we begin now that you’re back from the dead?” asks Skylar. Due July 9, the…


Pussy Riot Lawyers Seek to Reverse Conviction

The appeal will be based on the band’s attorney’s argument that the hooliganism verdict was “illegal.” Lawyers representing the two imprisoned members of Pussy Riot are set to launch an appeal to Russia’s Supreme Court to reverse their conviction for hooliganism. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina are serving two-year sentences handed down by a Moscow…


Mumford & Sons, Imagine Dragons Lead 2013 Mid-Year SoundScan Rock Charts

At the halfway point of 2013, Mumford & Sons’ “Babel” and Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” lead as the year’s top-selling rock album and digital song in the U.S., respectively, selling 884,000 and 3.25 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Unsurprisingly, many of the top-selling rock acts have accumulated their lofty sales sums thanks to crossover pop and…


Rick Rubin Recalls Working On Public Enemy’s Second Album, Praises Chuck D

Though Rick Rubin has been connected with Kanye West’s Yeezus and Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail, the legendary producer hasn’t worked on many Hip Hop records in recent years. In an interview with XXLMag.com, Rubin reflected on a number of Hip Hop albums in his production discography, many of them going back to Def Jam’s…