Lyor Cohen used his keynote speech at Midem in Cannes, France, to announce that his new label venture, 300, has partnered with Twitter to develop A&R tools that will benefit the whole music business. Speaking to a packed room at Cannes’ Palais des Festivals centre, the former Warner Music Group chief revealed that he closed…

Pensado’s Place visited with recording artist Macy Gray, Producer/Engineers Ariel Rechtshaid and François Tétaz at the Avid booth at NAMM 2014. The 3 offered invaluable insight into their careers and their work. Special thanks to our gracious friends at Avid! We could not have done it without you! [Pensado’s Place]

This official video features Korg’s James Sajeva giving a quick overview of some of the new Korg products at this year’s NAMM Show. Korg’s NAMM introductions include: The Korg MS-20 Kit – a full-size recreation of the classic analog synth that you assemble your self;…

NAMM 2014: Dunlop Echoplex Preamp (Video Demo) – A Novel Concept If you like the preamp tone of the old Echoplex units, you\’ll probably love this [Sonic State]

21422825 by YardieGoals After taking the Grammys by storm with their thrilling performance, Kendrick Lamar joined Imagine Dragons once again on “Saturday Night Live.” Clad in a fur-lined parka, the Compton MC tore the roof off Studio 8H with his explosive verse on the band’s single “Radioactive” as they banged on drums….

Mario F. Gonzalez, Esq. is an accomplished entertainment lawyer who has represented some of the biggest hitters in the industry, including but not limited to Cher, Tom Petty, the Rolling Stones, and the Eagles. Mario stops by Renman Live to talk shop about Band Agreements. Who gets publishing rights? Who has rights to the name…

Responding to critics who have accused the Academy of rescinding its nomination for the song “Alone Yet Not Alone” because it comes from a faith-based film, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said, “This is not about the film. This is about the voting process in one category….

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v At the 2014 NAMM Show, Universal Audio introduced the Apollo Twin High-Resolution Desktop Interface with Realtime UAD Processing. The 2×6 Thunderbolt audio interface for Mac combines the 24/192 kHz audio conversion of Universal Audio?s Apollo series with onboard Realtime UAD SOLO or DUO Processing. The Apollo Twin allows Mac users to record in real time (at…

Music apps increased revenue 75% in 2013, revealed by analytics firm App Annie. The music category in mobile apps is now 3rd popular amongst other categories such as games, productivity, and so on. App Annie measures downloads from paid apps and in-app purchases, the rankings do not take into account ad revenue….