This news is of vital importance to anyone concerned with General Public License (GPL), Creative Commons (CC), or other Open Source licensing concepts. If you’re concerned with sampling, remixing, and digital music creation, this should include you! Lawrence Lessig explains the significance of the recent ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals: "In non-technical terms, … Read more
Every once in a while I get an email asking when I’ll release another volume of sample & breaks mixes. Well, sorry to say that at this point it doesn’t look like there will ever be another installment. This is actually due to a couple of reasons, but it mainly comes down to an issue … Read more
Z-Trip touches on the importance of having style and a deep record collection. He mainly refers to live DJ’ing, but it’s not hard to figure out that this directly applies to production as well. Later ideas and advice are given about starting an independent label.
Eric Hawkins gives quick advice about using control surface faders and automation to correct the levels of your mix. Great info for those looking to learn slightly advanced conceptes or frustrated with the time consuming programming that results from using a mouse. He even makes equipment recommendations for those with space and budget constraints. Read … Read more
Self learning producers & engineers attempting to train their ears from home now have additional options. Auricula Software has developed a set of 5 plugins designed to help develop and train ears in concepts of EQ, time delay, gain change, and stereo field. Unlike other traditional audio courses, rather than have users access a library … Read more
StadiumRed founder Claude Zdanow tells the story of building his first recording studio at the age of 15, performing on a nationwide tour, and at the age of 20 founding a studio in Harlem originally used by Jazz master Ornette Coleman. He also touches on topics such as changes in technology, label budgets, building a … Read more
Complex sat down for an interview with 50 Cent to discuss the creative circumstances & philosophy behind G-Unit’s T.O.S. The conversation eventually led to 50’s recent leanings towards using more established producers, preferred methods of track submission, and its effect on final selection. Later, over at XXL, the topic is further examined from a producers … Read more
Certified Public Accountant Alan Friedman gives valuable advice on the tax and legal implications of being a self-employed producer/musician. He covers info relating to the advantages of various business structures, basics for setting up an LLC, trademarks, and banking practices. We all know that now is always the best time to get your business in … Read more
Producer/Keyboardist Ervin "EP" Pope (Jay Z, Kanye West, Brandy, Twista, G-Unit) talks about his musical history and gives a gold/platinum plaque tour our his studio. He speaks about staying humble, networking, and being equipped with any musical tool he could possibly need. The last video show him at work creating a track using multiple keyboards … Read more
Wu-Tang’s RZA about his sound and approaching the sampler from the point of view of a musical instrument. He tells the story of Roland making house calls to fix the MV-8000 and importance of staying true to your personality, while panel members touch on keeping an open mind when exploring music.