Born into the gospel world, the young Samuel Davis was initially groomed for mainstream musical success. He likens the experience to being constantly told that the earth was flat – in other words, he just saw things differently. It was a trait which didn’t serve him well. As his teenage years wore on, his natural…

This video, via FACTmagazine, captures an interview with Swedish glitch pioneer Andreas Tilliander (aka Mokira and TM404) to talk about the inception of his TM404 project, Richie Hawtin and his plans for the future. Here’s a video that captures some TM404 action, 202/202/303/303/606:…

A&R executive-turned-PR maven Dorothy Carvello is shopping around “Anything for a Hit,” a memoir of her often-surreal experiences in the music business during the late 1980s and ’90s. She began her career in 1987 as an assistant to Ahmet Ertegun, the legendary Atlantic Records founder, and went on to become the label’s first female A&R…

Dear Rick Ross, I work at an advertising company. The other day over drinks, I told one of my colleagues a great new marketing campaign I thought of for one of our biggest clients – and the next morning, he brought it up in the office like it was his idea! This isn’t the first…

Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound today announced the independent directors and composers selected for one of two Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound. This will be the second year the Music and Sound Design Labs take place at the Skywalker Ranch in northern California. This is one of 10 residential Labs…

On Tuesday seven witnesses will talk music licensing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. More witnesses will appear before the subcommittee in two weeks. As far as music and copyright go, this will be must-watch TV. Copyright can be dry and confusing, and it lacks the mainstream appeal found…

Don’t you just hate those 3.5mm mini-phone jacks and plugs? The jacks are really fragile, and now that most headphones come that way, you always have to have a 1/4″ adapter handy when connecting to professional gear. I’m happy to report that the 3.55mm jack may be headed for obsolescence, as Apple has quietly announced…

Pharrell returned to his Virgina Beach high school last weekend in support of his From One Hand To Another initiative. During the ceremony, he was also honored with the key to the city. For a 41-year old, P looks like he could still be one of the students. [RapRadar]

Rapper earns the pair for hit songs, “Not Afraid” and “Love the Way You Lie.” His name is Eminem and he’s now the first artist to receive two RIAA Digital Single Diamond Awards, marking sales and streams of more than 10 million. Slim Shady picked up the honor for “Not Afraid,” a track from his…

The old music industry is dead. We’re standing in the ruins of a business built on private jets, Cristal, $18 CDs and million-dollar recording budgets. We’re in the midst of the greatest music industry disruption of the past 100 years. A fundamental shift has occurred — a shift that Millennials are driving. For the first…