Of all the rock 'n' roll clichs, singers leaving the band to pursue solo projects must rank near the top of the list. But Skye Gordon's split from Morcheeba...
Shoulder to shoulder, the trio of Sa-Ra Creative Partners overpowers the stage, communicating mystique through the lenses of expensive sunglasses. During...
After a restless night on the red-eye following a festival performance in Novi Sad, Serbia, the boys and girl of Scissor Sisters are bushed, but beaming....
Chris Corner, previously of Sneaker Pimps fame and currently the figure behind IAMX, is making an effort to learn German. The multi-instrumentalist/producer/vocalist...
Without a doubt, this is one of the most exciting products of the year. Who would have thought we'd see the day when you could buy an authentic 32-channel...
Ever since the popularization of early digital audio workstations (DAWs) such as Digidesign Pro Tools and Steinberg Cubase, music recording and editing...
Brothers were a little more open-minded back in the day, you know? says Sleepy Brown in his deep Georgia baritone, smiling widely as though he's about...
Some nave early observers reckoned Apple's big corporate acquisition of Emagic four years ago would be the end of Logic's competitive nature and community-based...
ABLETON LIVE 6 AND SAMPLER DAW SOFTWARE AND VIRTUAL SAMPLING INSTRUMENT Perhaps the world's most popular software for DJs and remixers, and certainly...
French developer Arturia has made a significant name for itself with its uncanny emulations of classic instruments such as the Moog Modular V and the...
Only a few years ago, most professional-grade audio interfaces were either rackmount units or PCI soundcards that were simply upgrades to standard built-in...
If I can be brutally honest, I just don't listen to dance music anymore, says Guy Hatfield (aka DJ Hyper). It's hard to imagine that an artist who makes...
It's been a long-standing tradition to pay homage to influential bands and artists, often by covering one of their songs. More subtle tactics include...
What are the makings of a legend? Throughout the history of contemporary recorded music, precious few bands and artists have faced the seemingly insurmountable...
Rotterdam, Holland's Ferry Corsten is often placed alongside DJs like Tisto, Paul van Dyk and Armin van Buuren as a king of the trance genre. His recordings...
Respected worldwide for Ph.D.-level lyrics and social commentary, Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli subscribes to a simple formula for quality tracks: MCs and producers...
I think that maybe at first, when you start out making music, there's a certain romance to playing and being in a band there's a lot of firsts, muses...
Uptown on Harlem's West Side, there's a quiet block of newly renovated brownstones where everyone from Usher to Nina Sky has sought the deft touch of...
Everyone has to operate on a budget. Even P. Diddy, Moby or Madonna have bottoms to their bank accounts, although they'd be more concerned with the price...
Wrapping up a mixtape session at a Los Angeles studio, Nu-Mark has no problem explaining the gang of outside producers Scott Storch, Salaam Remi, Exile...
LOOPMASTERS BROKEN BREAKS A LITTLE CRAZY GLUE WILL DO YA The value-marketed Loopmasters soundware doesn't typically shell out the largest bounty of samples...
Until very recently, putting music and sound to picture required a lot of gear and technical know-how. From Sony Betacam decks to tapes striped with SMPTE...
The quest for fresh sounds is eternal for a music producer of any genre. Just ask old-school legends such as Sir George Martin, Alan Parsons, Trevor Horn...
FOCUSRITE SAFFIRE LE FIREWIRE AUDIO INTERFACE Focusrite may be a smaller name in the computer audio-interface game, but its reputation for quality audio...
Summer has arrived early on a steamy May afternoon in New York, and it's hot enough even for a certain Atlanta native to take notice. I'm so happy it's...
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