QUICK HITS

Nov 1, 2004 12:00 PM

GONNA LIVE FOREVER

Not to be outdone by rock 'n' roll, dance music now has its own hall of fame. Celebrating its first induction ceremony on Sept. 20, the Dance Music Hall of Fame welcomed inductees Barry White, the Bee Gees, Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, Tom Moulton, Larry Levan, David Mancuso and Tee Scott. The Board of Directors Lifetime Achievement Award went to record-industry legend Henry Stone. For more information, visit www.dmhof.com.

WEBSITE OF THE MONTH

If you're looking for juicy dirt on electronic-music gear, check out www.musicthing.blogspot.com. You'll get gossip about hot producers and new gear, discover rare old equipment, laugh at the ridiculous bidding prices on eBay and learn which celebrities are selling studio stuff (as of press time, Orbital). Music Thing's blogmaster, Tom Whitwell, is a former editor of British rags Mixmag and The Face, and he scours the planet for interesting bits to help you keep your finger on the pulse. Check it!

PRAISE THE BASICS

Making the leap from cutting and pasting loops and samples to tracking real instruments and mixing full-blown productions is a daunting task for anyone. So it's a good idea to have a decent reference text on hand. To these ends, Berklee Press brings you Recording and Producing in the Home Studio: A Complete Guide. Written by producer David Franz, the book walks readers through every step of the production process, including digital audio workstations, miking and mixing techniques and more. For details, check out www.berkleepress.com.

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