Category: Producers

The Sound and Music of “42”

Movie Studio Sound Studio Director Original Music Legendary Studios Sony Pictures Studios Brian Helgeland Mark Isham In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection sound profile we talk with Academy Award winning Director Brian Helgeland about the sound and music of his new film “42”. Also featured are Helgeland’s behind-the-scenes collaborators include Composer Mark Isham, Re-recording Mixer Jeff…


Korg King Korg vs SCI Prophet 5, Oberheim SEM & Moog Filters

Keyboard Magazine’s Mitchell Sigman compares the sound of the King Korg and its analog-modeled Prophet-5, Oberheim SEM and Moog filters to the filters on the original instruments. [Synthtopia]


J.Cole Makes “Power Trip” Beat


Jay-Z Working With The Dream And Timbaland

All signs seem to indicate that Jay-Z is working on his upcoming solo album. After securing distribution for Roc Nation and releasing “Open Letter,” the Brooklyn native is revealed to be hitting the studio in earnest with several producers, such as Timbaland, Swizz Beats, and The-Dream. The-Dream was the one who spoke with Rap-Up, saying…


Sonic TALK 309 Post MESSe Wrap

The eagle eyed amongst you will notice that we just have a screen background recorded. Sorry about that, not sure what went wrong, but it wont happen again! This weeks show is basically a wrap post MESSE, we talk about those Korg Volcas, Pro Tools II and plenty more.


N.O.R.E. On the Breakfast Club


Pi L Squared Synth – No Other Synth ‘Has More Aliasing & Quantization Noise’

At Musikmesse 2013, Ploytec introduced the Pi L Squared synth – a cheap, tiny MIDI powered synth. According to the company, ‘no other synth on the market has more aliasing and quantization noise!” Features: Duophonic MIDI powered Analog square wave oscillators Digital & analog filter The Pi L Squared is expected to ship later this…


Young Guru On CNN Radio

 


Benny Blanco to be Honored by Songwriters Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (AP) — Benny Blanco, who has co-written and co-produced hits like Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” and Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger,” is getting a songwriting honor. The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 25-year-old will receive the Hal David Starlight Award at its annual gala on June 13. Past recipients include…


Kanye West Working With Electro Artists For Next Album

We know Kanye West is working hard on his sixth studio album, which we’ve clarified will not be titled titled I Am God. But minimal details have been revealed about who he’ll be working with on this album until now. In an interview with Rolling Stone during Coachella, the electronic group, Daft Punk, revealed that they spent some time with…