In this previous post I outlined how the rise in mobile app spending is directly cannibalising iTunes music spending.  That decline was only a few percentage points in 2013 because of a confluence of factors, not least the fact that the US download market (Apple’s biggest) only fell by 3% in 2013 while the UK…

Thandie and Co are back to help kick start your career in the creative industries with another event hosted at world-renowned, Shoreditch-based creative agency, Mother London! This time they also teamed up with Queen Mary, University of London, to bring an evening aimed at exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the Broadcast Industry. [GRMDaily]

Recording electric guitar can be so easy and yet so hard at the same time. Sometimes sticking a single mic in front of the speaker cabinet can yield excellent results, while other times it takes a lot of time and experimentation to get it to properly fit into the track….

Sony Music Entertainment has secured global rights to the entire catalog of Philadelphia International Records, the iconic label founded by award-winning songwriter/producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. The deal reunites the whole PIR catalog under one global licensing and reissue umbrella, adding all post-1975 PIR recordings to the PIR titles already owned by Sony Music….

One of Roland’s most anticipated gear releases in recent times is this recreation of two of their classic beatboxes in one unit. We take a look. [Sonic State]

In today’s session we’re going to talk about some of the key contracts and agreements you will likely come across if you are doing something big in the music business. We talk about 4 key agreements including Band Agreement, Management Agreements, Recording Agreements and Music Publishing Agreements. Renman will be joined by top music attorney…

Mix/Mastering Engineer Luca Pretolesi sits with Dave and Herb to talk about his techniques mixing and mastering electronic dance music from artists such as Major Lazer, Steve Aoki, Bruno Mars, Snoop Lion, Calvin Harris, Black Boots, Makj, 2Chainz, Diplo, Cypress Hill, Duran Duran, Tiesto and many more!…

Highlights from the music for film panel with William H. Macy, Amos Newman, Nate Mars and more at Sundance Film Festival 2014. More info: http://bit.ly/1eX8qQX In this video recap from Sundance Film Festival 2014, we present highlights from the Music Composition and Technology for Film panel w/ William H. Macy, Amos Newman, Carmen Rizzo, Joseph…

Self-management isn’t for the faint of heart, but Aloe Blacc certainly seems up to the task. The 35-year-old singer, best-known for delivering the soulful vocals to Avicii’s worldwide smash “Wake Me Up!,” is due to release his major-label debut album, “Lift Your Spirit,” on Interscope on March 11, and, hot on the heels of solo…

I don’t know how I missed this at NAMM, but it’s certainly been the talk of anyone into electronic music since the show. BreakTweaker, created by my buddy BT and the clever folks at iZotope, is called a Future Beat Machine and for good reason. The app can do things that no other piece of software…