The FCC voted Thursday to adopt Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal for an open internet, triggering a 120 days period of comment on how the new rules should work. The vote was three in favor and two against, with the vote on party lines. The chairman and two Democrats voted for it and the two Republican…

3000 former interns have been granted class action status in their lawsuit against Warner Music Group and Atlantic Records. The suit alleges that there was no academic component to the internships, as is required by law. The original claim was brought by intern Justin Henry, who said that he was often required to work more than 40 hours…

The essence of mixing is the balance between instruments or mix elements. No matter how good you are at other aspects of the mixing process, if you don’t get the balance right, you don’t have a mix. Here are some questions to ask yourself as well as 6 exercises taken from my Audio Mixing Bootcamp…

Jay Z has decided to no longer pursue criminal extortion charges over $20 million worth of Jay Z songs, according to TMZ. The case, which was being investigated by the Beverly Hills Police Department, is no longer open, the report says. As reported, Jay Z was the target of an alleged multi-million dollar extortion plot…

When Steve Goodman started Hyperdub — “A web magazine to focus on Jamaican influence on electronic music in London,” he says — he didn’t figure it would become his life’s work. But Goodman liked making music as much as theorizing about it, and in 2004 his label, also called Hyperdub, bowed with his first 12-inch:…

Sony Corp. sank to a 138 billion yen ($1.3 billion) quarterly loss, hit by costs from selling its personal computer business, and is forecasting more red ink as it struggles to execute a long-promised turnaround. Sony Corp., Sony Music’s ailing parent company, sank to a $1.3 billion quarterly loss, hit by costs from selling its…

[The Breakfast Club]

My first rule of entrepreneurship is: Know Thyself. After founding and leading Advanced Diamond Technologies as CEO for seven years, I realized a few years ago that it was time for me to go. My commitment to my cofounders was to put the company first, and I told them that if the day ever came…

Timbaland has been teasing quite a lot of solo material in the last year, including collaborations with Jay Z, Meek Mill and Pusha T, as well as an “apology track” addressed to Hov. It’s all been building towards his fourth studio album, which the super producer has announced is called Opera Noir. Sitting down with…

[Transformers Age of Extinction]