Outer-space beings are my brothers, the enigmatic Sun Ra told writer Michael Shore back in 1979. They sent me here. They already know my music. Amazingly,...
SOME MUSICIANS WERE MADE for the geekier, visually barren yet audibly amazing DIY programs such as Cycling '74 Max/MSP or AudioMulch. These are often...
AS MUCH AS MUSICIANS TODAY ARE BLESSED with cool new audio tools such as Sony Acid, Ableton Live, Spectrasonics Stylus RMX and the like all of which take...
It may have been a tad on the hot side, but this year's third annual Rock the Bells festival, July 30, had plenty for everyone. Hosted by RZA, B-Real...
As a dumb 22-year-old kid just getting into the world of music production, I, Kylee, was once writing a story that mentioned the legendary Robert Moog....
Princess Superstar says into her cell phone, a second before she rolls her eyes and starts cracking up. I mean, an interview for Remix. Anyway, let me...
VHS is the new vinyl, Jack Dangers states as he approaches the cash register of Village Music, holding a conspicuous lack of wax. Dangers' video-tapes...
Although reggae and dancehall are by no means stagnant genres, to get the best of their production, you have to sort through a lot of copycat rhythms...
GEARIN' UP FOR SUCCESS I've been producing for quite a while now about five years at a decent level and I have noticed a few things about the evolution...
Style: All, none Established: In 2002 by Vice magazine co-founders Suroosh Alvi, Gavin McInnes and Shane Smith in Brooklyn, N.Y. Artists: Bloc Party,...
Armed and animated, Timo Maas is flipping through his latest grab bag of CDs and vinyl, rattling off the new acquisitions with the informed nonchalance...
NUMARK iDJ iPOD DJ MIXER You had to know this was coming, didn't you? Numark is the first on the inevitable scene with the iDJ ($399), an integrated dual-mount...
I remember my first EQ. It was a basic 7-band built into a cheap DJ mixer, but to that 14-year-old kid back then, it was the coolest-sounding thing on...
According to Hollywood mythology, early cinema was marked by a clear distinction: There were picture editors, and there were sound technicians. The two...
GENERAL VIBE VECTORSECTOR A PROPHET REBORN Several companies have released their own take on vector synthesis in the recent past, but none have paved...
On a recent Monday evening, fortune graced San Francisco with a glimpse of New York rap titan and Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA (n Chris Norris), who appeared...
GOLDEN YEARS Although the term major label may now conjure images of global media empires, there is no denying that, for decades, labels like Sire had...
BJRK The Music From Drawing Restraint 9 (One Little Indian) Myth and subtle majesty merge under a blood-red sun In the wake of this past year's voice-driven...
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,...
Listening to Ellen Allien's albums some several thousand miles away from the city of their conception, one obtains a fascinating aural picture of Berlin...
For those who wondered when it would ever happen, Remix Hotel finally roamed its way to the Midwest, settling in at the Hard Rock Hotel Chicago Aug. 19-21....
When I think back to my first studio where I was surrounded by an ominous wall of keyboards, sound modules and flashing lights I can't help but pat myself...
Would you like to romp wildly about the stage without any worry of tripping over your instrument cable? How about jumping into the crowd and singing a...
I started my own record label in Detroit called Ersatz Audio in early 1995 with the release of a 12-inch for my solo project, Artificial Material. A year...
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