A few years ago, I was leading a fun band, playing to great audiences and enjoying the L.A. scene. Then, a friend told me he was music-supervising a new...
After countless hours rehearsing and several more spent hauling and setting up your gear, you feel ready to perform for a sizable audience. This isn't...
Style: Three labels under one roof Carpark sees the most electronic releases; Acute focuses on post-punk reissues; and Paw Tracks can be just about anything....
In early 2005, the big players in the subscription space were few, Napster and RealNetworks' Rhapsody taking the lead. As the year progressed, it seemed...
It's fair to predict (and hope) that the European Union will ditch its fragmented, bureaucratic, red-tape-ridden, country-specific licensing system in...
The number of Americans with high-speed Internet access is still less than 50 percent. In 2006, this number will continue to grow, further fueling the...
Last summer, the Supreme Court ruled that file-sharing services may be held responsible for copyright violations if they intended for customers to use...
Rock is back, says a 30-something yuppie professional over his $12 martini in an overstyled L.A. bar. Further questing led to his admission that, for...
Radio has always been very important to me as an equal-share aspect of what I do in the music world, so that being a DJ in clubs or playing at parties...
With prices of online digital music services going down each quarter and Rhapsody's recent launch of Rhapsody 25 which enables anybody, even without an...
Style: Hip-hop, dub and more Established: In 2002 by Devin Horwitz in Brooklyn, N.Y. Artists: Black Market Militia, Immortal Technique, Masta Killa, Mathematics,...
Style: We try to remain open to the possibility of releasing anything that moves and intrigues us, be it electronic or acoustic or based in hip-hop, classical,...
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...
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,...
Since the early '90s, I've been listening to mixtapes by DJs such as Ron G., Chill Will, Triple C, Doo Wop, Kid Capri and Buckwild, the people who really...
Style: House, progressive, tribal. Established: In April 2004 by Ralph Cedeno in New Jersey. Artists: Victor Calderone, John Creamer & Stephane K, DJ...
Five years ago, it was difficult for unestablished artists or bands to get content into mainstream music-retail outlets, no matter how many fans they...
Style: Quality electronic and dance music or anything funky Established: In October 2000 by partners Satoshi Tomiie, Hector Romero, Judy Weinstein and...
Due to my father's experience as a gigging bass player in Montreal, I started training to play music at the age of 3. I began with guitar, and at 13,...
After our second artist album, Tweekend (Interscope, 2001), we Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland started DJing a lot more as the Crystal Method. Because we...
Style: Distinctive music Established: In 1995 by Jeff Antebi in Los Angeles Artists: Tha Alkaholiks, Dopestyle 1231, KutMasta Kurt, Teargas & Plateglass,...
Style: Out rock, head music Established: In spring 1993 by Joel Leoschke and Bruce Adams in Chicago. Leoschke and Adams started the label with the express...
For musicians, few things are worse than playing to an empty room. People don't want to practice long hours and spend time setting up for a show only...
The 1990s were without a doubt the definitive years for modern electronic music and the culture surrounding it. The phenomenon reached global proportions...
As vice president and co-founder of Reach Global Inc., an independent music-publishing company, I get asked a lot of questions by curious songwriters....
From the Technology Partner exhibits to the daily Beatport Pool Parties, RHMIA reached new heights—and attendance of more than 10,000 throughout the weekend! And stars such as Richie Hawtin, A-Trak, Francois K, Mark Farina, Talib Kweli and others all stopped in to be part of the action. See it all—including show reports, photos and exclusive Guitar Center Sessions at Remix Hotel videos—at remixhotel.com!
