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Sony Intros Sound Forge Pro 11 & SpectraLayers 2

Sony Creative Software has released Sound Forge Pro 11, the latest version of its audio editor for Windows, and SpectraLayers Pro 2 for Mac & WIndows. Sound Forge Pro 11 introduces more efficient recording and processing workflows and new signal and effects processing plug-ins. SpectraLayers Pro 2 now has a faster processing engine and a host of new tools, methodologies…


Adrian Younge Discusses Timbaland Sampling His Work For “Magna Carta Holy Grail”

Musician Adrian Younge has been gaining in popularity recently after his work with Ghostface Killah on Twelve Reasons to Die. It’s been gaining so much so that his music recently appeared on Jay-Z’s latest album, Magna Carta Holy Grail. Speaking with Out Da Box Radio recently, Younge detailed how Timbaland even got the sample to…


In Which John Gotty Talks Summer & Music

The question was already answered before it was finished being asked. “What do summer and music mean to you?” The two are so synonymous the question didn’t require any thought when the Urban Bytes crew posed the question. My favorite memories of summer automatically include friends and family. Road trips and new experiences accompanied with…


Pharoahe Monch Explains His Creative Process & Early Career Songs

Pharoahe Monch is often considered to be one of the greatest writers in Hip Hop history and any insight into the mind of someone who can pen in his fashion usually draws attention. On the latest installment of The Process with Peter Rosenberg the Queens native explained how some of his earlier songs came together…


DJ Self Interviews 2 Chainz

While in New York, 2 Chainz stopped by DJ Self’s Midnite Mixx on Power 105.1. He talked about his new single and Atlanta artists. After the jump, Juicy J steps into the studio, and Chainz discusses his cook book, New York artists, and B.O.A.T.S II [Rap Radar]


Composer Marco Beltrami and the Soundtrack of “Wolverine”

Sony Music is proud to announce the release of the original motion picture soundtrack of The Wolverine, composed by the Oscar-nominated Marco Beltrami. Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an…


How to get sound effects in your indie game

I’m not a sound designer, but I need sound in my game. This is part 1 in a series of articles describing how I approached each aspect of creating Immortal Empire as an independent developer. When it came down to adding sound effects to the game, I started down what seemed like the most logical…


David “Chino” Villarente Explains How Graffiti Culture Changed Post-9/11

The Rush Arts Gallery in Manhattan, New York recently hosted A Hip-Hop Moment. Curated by Jah C and sponsored by Alize Coco, the event saw an evening celebrating all the elements of Hip Hop. The gathering primarily focused on graffiti legend David “Chino” Villarente, a longtime artist and subsequent historian and ambassador of classic New…


Interview With Frenchie At The Breakfast Club Power 105.1

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Katherine Jackson Testifies in AEG Wrongful Death Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s mother tearfully described finding out about her son’s death Friday and said she expressed concerns about his comeback concert schedule to the promoters of the tour. Katherine Jackson said she called the CEO of promoter AEG Live LLC to express her view that her son could have done 50 shows,…