Spotify drove a large part of the 75% jump Universal Music Group achieved in 2013 in subscription and streaming revenue, according to a source familiar with the music group’s financial statements. During the conference call, Vivendi reported that the company’s digital streaming and subscription revenue grew to 450 million euros ($618 million) in 2013, up…

Getting the low end of the mix is one of the most difficult things in mixing in that if you don’t get it right, you may lose the power of the mix, make the mix too muddy, or cover up either the kick or the bass. The idea is to hear both the kick and…

When American Idol season three finalist Jon Peter Lewis asked his friend Ryan Hayes if he wanted to compete on NBC’s The Voice as a duo, Hayes replied, “Might as well.” And that’s how the twosome, who released their debut album earlier this month, came up with their name: Midas Whale. Lewis, known as JPL…

By now, parents of young girls may be especially well-versed in the global hit “” from Disney’s . However, they may be less familiar with versions sung in one of the 41 other languages recorded for the film’s foreign releases. Tony Award-winning soprano brings this challenging piece of music to life in the film’s original…

David Cameron has commented on David Bowie‘s Brit Awards speech – which was read by Kate Moss – in which he called for Scottish voters to reject independence. As reported, Bowie was not at the venue to pick up his award for British Male, and instead sent supermodel Moss to pick up the prize on…

Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds has been enjoying rock stardom from a relevantly sane place. Despite recently winning a Grammy, reaching double platinum status with its debut album and having three international hits, some folks still wonder who – or what – the band is….

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Conventional mixing wisdom has always had it that a little bit of quiet before you mix can help you better zero in on the details of a mix. In fact, that’s one of the tips in personal prepping for your mix as outlined in The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook and Audio Mixing Bootcamp books. “Try to…

Stephen Street held a production masterclass for students in Brighton last week (February 21). Street, who has worked on classic albums including The Smiths’ ‘Strangeways, Here We Come’ and Blur’s ‘Parklife’, gave production tips to students at the Brighton Institute Of Modern Music (BIMM). Speaking about why he took part in the session, Street told…

The accident that killed one crewmember and injured several others on the set of the Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider may not have been given proper permission to shoot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Assistant camera operator Sarah Jones, 27, died after being struck by a train during the filming of a dream sequence. The crew had…