I've always had a strong interest in intellectual property and how creative people use technology to collaborate and share their work. I studied at UC...
If learning to play piano at age nine always produced the kind of payoff for people that it has for Scott Storch, the world would be filled with keyboard-playing...
Frankfurt Germany's annual Musikmesse convention (this year from March 29-April 1) is like an American equipment show, except with more drinking, smoking...
If you can wrap your brain around the colossal impact that electronics and software have had on live music, then you might have an indication of what's...
Primarily a showcase for hot indie bands, San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival did offer several first-rate electronic shows during its weeklong event March...
VINYL POOL is the handy state-by-state directory that lists some of the fine independent vinyl shops and DJ-gear retailers that carry your favorite magazine,...
First Final Scratch, Miss Pinky and now Serato Scratch Live have all successfully emulated the vinyl DJ experience in the digital realm. You can have...
Another Coachella: the desert, the outdoors and enough random absurdities to keep the ADD-stricken generation in check the frost pods, the unmanned roaming...
Whether you DJ or play in a band, there are several good reasons to make a simple stereo recording of your gig every time you play out. For example, the...
With band members that have such diverse musical influences, including Devo, Madlib, Aphex Twin, the Beach Boys, Kraftwerk, Bob Dylan and Prince, it's...
Considering that his prior albums derived their essential sounds from human skin, hair and bones (Bodily Functions, !K7, 2001); big-band jazz (Goodbye...
This issue got me thinking about money. Hmm, where would that idea come from? Maybe it could be all the tailor-made suits and insane superluxury cars,...
Gotan Project's latest effort depends, in no small part, on the several thousand miles of ocean separating Paris, France from Buenos Aires, Argentina....
MOTU ULTRALITE 1014 FIREWIRE AUDIO INTERFACE Already well known for making sturdy FireWire interfaces that deliver portability and pristine sound, MOTU...
Solid State Logic (SSL) forever changed the face of multitrack recording and mixing in 1977 when the then-tiny company from Oxfordshire, England debuted...
Do a Google search for multitouch interface and you can slip into a rabbit hole of technology, white papers, colorful QuickTime videos and a lot of think...
As virtual synthesis has gained enormous popularity over the past decade, many of us have turned into soft-gear junkies. An exciting side effect of this...
When the new Diabolical Biz Markie doll arrived at the office, Remix staffers were squealing with delight over its new mascot. Biz teamed up with Extended...
Audio filters have come a long way since their earliest utilitarian use in studios to cut out problematic low frequencies and annoying tape hiss. Still,...
Montreal's techno queen, Misstress Barbara, is bracing herself for tough criticism from fans. She has strayed from the hard, driving beats her fans love...
Listening to the eponymous debut album from French DJ group Birdy Nam Nam, you would have no idea it was recorded by four turntablists with vinyl as the...
A pioneering artist and an indisputable icon, Grandmaster Flash is one of the most important and enduring figures in hip-hop history. He invented the...
PRODUCER PRAISE I'm an up-and-coming world-music and hip-hop producer, and as such, I dislike those who don't fully understand what a real hip-hop producer...
It's a sun-dipped afternoon in West Oakland, and Boots Riley is taking time out to help a neighbor in distress. Tell me when you're ready, he says, leaning...
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