Category: Music Theory

A Brief History of Sound Delay

In this video, take a trip back to the origins of ‘delay’ as an effect and the technologies that led us to where we are today. Early delay systems The first delay effects were achieved using tape loops improvised on reel-to-reel magnetic recording systems. By shortening or lengthening the loop of tape and adjusting the…


A Beach Boy Vocal Session

It’s often overlooked just how spectacular The Beach Boys were as a vocal group. This clip should prove that these guys were second to none as you hear them pull off some complex harmonies with nary a hitch on the song “Let Me Wonder.” They’re soloed at 1:46 where you can really hear what they can…


Music Educator Profile: Professor Jeff Dorenfeld of Berklee College of Music

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – In this full-length version of an interview recorded in October 2007, Jeff Dorenfeld, Associate Professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music, discusses many aspects of the concert tour industry — from who the major players are, who makes money off a live date and how merchandise works,…


6 Tips For Tweaking Track Timing

Mix engineers are called on to do so much more than ever before. Tweaking the track timing used to be done way before the mixing stage, but mixers find themselves doing it more and more. Here are some tips for tweaking track timing in you DAW from the new Advanced chapter in the 3rd edition…


Twelve Tones – An Introduction To Dodecaphonic Music

Twelve Tones is a brilliant introduction to dodecaphonic music theory that manages to avoid being mind-numbingly boring. How? By including music history, copyright commentary, cartoonery, existential pondering, Rorschach inkblots, fantastic musical examples and even laser bats. Check it out and let us know what you think of it! [Synthtopia]


SiriusXM Adds 2 Million Subscribers In 2012

Whatever programming guide or marketing strategy used by SiriusXM is proving to be quite effective. Last year, the satellite radio service added more subscribers than any U.S. on-demand service to date. The company announced Wednesday it added 2 million net subscriber additions and finished the year with 23.9 million subscribers. In addition, the company said it expected to meet or exceed all of its…


Lil Wayne Loses QD3 Lawsuit

You can’t give a deposition like this and expect to win a legal case in the real world. And today a LA jury ordered Lil Wayne to pay Quincy Jones III 2.1 million dollars for blocking the release of The Carterdocumentary. TMZ got the scoop: Lil Wayne never showed up in court for his trial.  The day he was supposed…


GAME TO STAR IN VH1 REALITY SHOW ‘MARRYING THE GAME’

Game is making the leap from rapper to reality show star. VH1 has officially announced that the Compton MC will star in a new series, “Marrying The Game.” The show follows the unlikely love story of Jayceon Taylor aka “The Game” and his straight-laced school teacher fiancée Tiffney Cambridge as they prepare to exchange vows. Their two children,…


Music Educator Profile-Robert Cutietta, Dean of USC’s Thornton School of Music

Robert Cutietta, Dean of the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, introduces himself and the school that he runs, and shares his thoughts on some of the school’s key goals, such as hiring and fostering a faculty who are both artists and teachers, further improving the institution’s already impressive community outreach…


Panos Mavromatis: Asst. Professor of Music & Music Education & Director of Music Theory

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Panos Mavromatis from NYU talks about music theory and his program at NYU. Panos Mavromatis is Assistant Professor of Music and Music Education and Director of Music Theory at New York University’s Steinhardt School.