Month: July 2013

US Gov’t Says Music Depreciates 3X Faster Than Movies

How fast does music depreciate? Try three times as fast as movies. This isn’t quantified by me just making a random statement. This is actually what the US government is saying. Now, before we get to the “huff-and-puff” part that the internet likes to flame over, let’s talk about the positive. Starting on July 31st,…


Tyga Sued For $20 Million Over Explicit Version Of “Make It Nasty” Video

UPDATE: HotNewHipHop.com reports that two of three models who sued Tyga late last year for the “Make It Nasty” video are seeking eight figures in damages. Elizabeth Velasquez and Azia Davies are both reportedly seeking $10 million each for the unauthorized nudity in the explicit version of the Alex Nazari-directed video. The third model mentioned…


Mike Shipley, Grammy-Winning Def Leppard Engineer, Dead of Unknown Causes

Mike Shipley, a Grammy-winning engineer and producer, has died, according to Brave Words. The cause of death and his age weren’t revealed. The man is best remembered for his work with ’80s-associated hard rock and heavy metal bands like Aerosmith, Van Halen, Scorpions, Ratt, Winger, and Whitensake. He had a considerable run working with Def…


‘Radioactive’ Explosion: How Imagine Dragons’ Hit Has Conquered Multiple Radio Formats

The track links a 21st week at No. 1 on Rock Airplay, breaking the record for the longest reign dating to the Nielsen BDS-based chart’s June 20, 2009, inception. Foo Fighters’ “Rope” ruled for 20 weeks from its debut the week of March 12, 2011. Reinforcing its lengthy journey to multi-format radio acceptance, “Radioactive” debuts…


Shadetek Logic Pro X Tutorial! New MIDI Plug-ins Overview – Arpeggiator, Modulator, Chord Trigger

In our first video tutorial exploring the recently released Logic Pro X, Dubspot instructor, course designer, and Logic guru Matt Shadetek takes a look at some of the new MIDI plug-ins including the Arpeggiator, Modulator, and Chord Trigger. Shadetek goes under the hood of Logic Pro X to reveal other tucked MIDI production tools and…


MIDImorphosis Converts Audio To MIDI

Audio MIDI Connect has transformed into MIDImorphosis – an audio-to-MIDI app for iOS. Here’s what’s new in MIDImorphosis: In this version, the speed and accuracy of pitch detection has been greatly improved. MIDI output now supports multiple destinations, both CoreMIDI and Virtual MIDI, as well as DSMIDI Wifi. Audiobus support has been added, for both…


Nardwuar vs. Foals

Nardwuar interviews Foals at The Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC Canada http://www.twitter.com/nardwuar [I Am Other]


Moog Sub Phatty Review

We take a look at the new Moog mono.With discrete gain staging and drive on both filter input and post filter with Multi-drive, plus a host of hidden features, how does it stack up? [SonicState]


Jacob Hemphill of SOJA Discusses How To Find A Manager

Jacob Hemphill, lead singer of SOJA, has made a lot of decisions along his path as an artist but one of the most important was picking a manager. Listen in this clip as Jacob discusses what SOJA looked for in picking their manager Elliott Harrington and why it’s most important to find a manager who…


In The Studio With Vitalic

This video, via Future Music Magazine, takes a look inside the Dijon studio of Vitalic. Vitalic had his first release on DJ Hell’s Gigolo Records, then a debut album on PIAS. He has also remixed Daft Punk, Björk, Jean Michel Jarre and others. [Synthtopia]