While many credit TDE’s rise to Kendrick Lamar’s debut good kid, mAAd city,  the ascent wouldn’t have been possible without the fine tuning of in-house engineer, Derek “Mixed By Ali” Ali.  For the last eight years, the L.A, native has curated all of the label’s recordings. Outside of his camp, his signature crisp can be found on YG’s…

In a week when overall U.S. album sales were down 2.2% over the same week in 2013, the independent record store sector collectively rode the Record Store Day sales bonanza to an 11.2% gain, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Indie stores represented 19.4% of the total U.S. volume of all physical album sales this week, the…

Singer Chris Brown’s trial on an assault charge was put on hold for months Wednesday after prosecutors declined to grant immunity to his bodyguard, who would be a key witness in the case. Brown’s trial had been set to start Wednesday, and Brown’s bodyguard, Christopher Hollosy, had been expected testify and say that he, not…

Revolt TV had their first upfront which is a meeting for potential advertisers. Diddy spoke on his reasons for starting Revolt TV and his vision for the future of the channel. The Breakfast Club also spoke about their morning show being on Revolt TV. [Real Talk NY]

One of the best engineers on the planet is my good buddy Ed Seay, who has a long history of mixing hits for country greats like Blake Shelton, Lee Brice, Martina McBride, Ricky Skaggs, Dolly Parton, Pam Tillis, Highway 101, and Collin Raye, among many others. Ed has a great way of explaining how he equalizes…

pt> Michael Rapaport, who directed Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest, recently spoke about his concerns regarding Hip Hop. “I get concerned that what happened to Jazz music will happen to Hip Hop, where the only person you know about is Kenny G,” Rapaport says in an interview with Complex….

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court hearings may never be televised — not as long as comedians like Jon Stewart are around to make fun of them — but on Tuesday, the justices of the high court were given the opportunity to get television. Appearing on behalf of the broadcasting petitioners, attorney Paul Clement went first…

Can using a hi-pass filter improve your bass? In this video, mixing engineer Dave Pensado explains how to get the most of your bass tracks by using both Hi and Low-pass filters while mixing. The video is from a series of videos recording and mixing, Pensado’s Place. [Synthtopia]

MTV announce the move to the Forum via social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. The last two years it has played Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Staples Center in Los Angeles; this year’s edition will be the 31st. Jesse Ignjatovic/Den of Thieves is the executive producer for the 2014 MTV…

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the launch of Napster, the file sharing service that disrupted the music business and conditioned a generation of consumers to expect to be able to listen to their favorite songs for free. Internet-based music platforms are legitimate businesses now, but tensions between the music establishment and new media remain…