“I had the amazing good fortune of being born into the music business,” says Anthony, photographed May 19 at Universal Music Group in New York. “It wasn’t an industry then. It was my dad and Jerry Moss and Chris Blackwell and Frank Barsalona and Bill Graham.” Sitting down with the veteran label executive, dedicated philanthropist and UJA Music Visionary…
7 Tips For Musicians Prepping For Media Interviews
As an artist, media interviews provide an excellent means of informing the public about you and your music, but the prospect of an interview can be an intimidating one, particularly for those unused to such things. Here we look at seven tips for keeping cool and nailing your next interview. Media interviews are one of…
DJ Khaled: How Hard Work & Humility (Plus Assists From Drake & Bieber) Put Him on Top
DJ Khaled is driving a golf cart down the double yellow line of a road in Beverly Hills, because traffic is snarled and he just wants to get back home to work on his album. People in luxury cars stare as we pass them — though we’re traveling no more than 20 miles per hour, we must…
The Basics of Beat Detective: Best Practices for Editing Drums
Pro Tool’s Beat Detective is a powerful tool to have under your belt. From editing audio and MIDI tracks, to generating complete tempo maps and groove templates based on a performance, Beat Detective can be a real life and time saver. Contrary to popular belief, the results need not be robotic or unnatural. When…
APPLE MUSIC’S GROWTH IS GETTING FASTER… BUT IT CAN’T QUITE KEEP UP WITH SPOTIFY
Apple Music has confirmed that its paying subscriber base has now topped 27m people – with an encouraging 7m signing up over the past half-year. That marks the fastest six-month growth period in the platform’s short history, aside from its initial launch phase in the back end of 2015. Apple confirmed that Apple Music…
CONCORD’S $500M+ IMAGEM BUY MARKS THE BIRTH OF A MAJOR PLAYER IN MUSIC
Concord Bicycle Music’s buyout of Imagem is one of the biggest music business acquisitions in history, MBW can reveal – taking the US-born buyer into a whole new league of industry power. Sources close to the music copyright M+A market tell us that Imagem was likely sold for a multiple of 10-12 of its Net Publisher Share (NPS,…
6 Things You Shouldn’t Do When Interning at a Recording Studio
Interning at a recording studio is something that so many professional engineers have done at one point or another. Today, it’s often seen as an engineer’s right of passage—it’s how we pay our dues, it’s how we get our feet wet and gain the experience needed to succeed in an industry that’s ready to…
Artists and fans to defy terror with music at One Love Manchester
Ariana Grande meets Lily Harrison, who was injured in the attack on the singer’s show in Manchester, before Sunday’s benefit concert When Prince William wrote in a book of condolence on Friday that “Manchester’s strength and togetherness is an example to the world” he spoke for millions. On Sunday evening thousands of music fans will send…
Gorillaz Ask Fans to Be in Their New Music Video
The shoot takes place June 8 at a secret location in Central London If you’ve ever wanted to be in a Gorillaz music video, now is your chance. Their UK label, Parlophone, posted a casting call for fans to feature in the cartoon band’s next video shoot. The contest (which runs until June 4 at 7 p.m. Eastern) is open…
The Relationship Between Brands And Music Needs To Evolve
Music is what anthropologists call a “cultural universal.” It’s one of the few constants across the diverse cultures of the world that is practiced and celebrated in every society. And while it manifests differently across a wide range of industries and cultural disciplines, there is no denying the huge role it plays in people’s…
