A growing number of colleges, universities and other educational institutions are giving students the opportunity to learn about the music business with hands-on experience and classes taught by teachers from the industry. And those schools are increasingly responding to the changes shaping both education and the music business. For a report on Music Business Education…

Led Zeppelin “Ramble On” Isolated Lead Guitar Track Here’s a very interesting isolated track from “Ramble On” by Led Zeppelin. It’s the isolated lead guitar track, and while there isn’t that much music of it (most of the track consists of only headphone leakage), it is pretty telling of how Zep recorded. What you’ll hear…

Akai Professional has announced that it’s now shipping three new APC controllers: the flagship APC40 mkII (above); the APC Key 25 with integrated keyboard, and the compact APC mini….

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In many cases, talent alone is not enough to guarantee success. If there’s no adequate support involved, you will find a hard time to take your passion and talent to the next level and live your dream. Meet The Remix Project — a youth-led, urban arts organization focused on the individual while helping the community….

Valve has released its Steam Music Player to all users, following a beta launch in February. The simplified feature integrates your computer’s music library into the Steam Overlay system and allows players to listen to songs and full albums without ever having to leave your game….

John de Mol’s production firm will develop non-scripted formats for the Chinese online video giant…

Mothership Transmission: SSF Propagate Trigger Shifts from Joseph Fraioli on Vimeo….

Today’s music artists are finding creative ways to resist being reduced to an SEO-friendly headline In her bi-weekly column, Social Anxiety, Emilie Friedlander peeks underneath the artifacts of contemporary culture to question what it all really means….

Neil Young will release a new album, called ‘Storeytone’, this November….