CONTRACTS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. You’ll enter into dozens of contract over...
Performer Magazine
Rose Royce’s “Yo Yo”
It's been a long week here at the magazine, and what better way to unwind at the end of it than ...
Femi Kuti’s “Water No Get Enemy”
Nigerian musician, and son of famed Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti's musical history is one...
Sean Rowe
On Cinematic Lyrics and Taking a New Approach to the Studio http://youtu.be/EcMDoC7TKn0 Listening to Sean Rowe against the scope of other American singer/songwriters is like playing a game of...
My Darling Clementine
Tracking Live to Prove Brits Can Make Country as Good as the Yanks Although England’s a nation that's proven time and time again its love for folk and all things alt-country, it seemed that genuine...
Deep Time: September 2012 Cover Story
On Transitioning From Bedroom Recording to Pro Studios Formerly known as Yellow Fever, Deep Time’s Jennifer Moore and Adam Jones don't aim to do anything more than create music that people find...
Jaco Pastorius’ “Come On, Come Over”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yWmvvGs98k We're taking a trip down fusion lane this morning, to bring you the incredible bass stylings of the late Jaco Pastorius and a track from his self-titled...
MY FAVORITE SYNTH with Erin Barra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwZCDcKwmQE Background: Erin Barra is a young, emotive singer/songwriter and performer whose talent belies maturity far beyond her years. Alicia Keys meets Daft Punk,...
Herbie Hancock Funks You in the Face
http://youtu.be/SQsSQRWMhOs Happy Funk Friday y'all! Today's blast from the funktorious past comes courtesy of Herbie Hancock. In 1973, Double H dropped one of the most funktastic jazz records of...
Catching up with Yeasayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo4rbhR_vsk Exploratory Rhythmist and Bassist, Ira Wolf Tuton, On Songwriting, Stellar Aesthetics and the Band’s Latest Release The beacon light of the experimental...
Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles Rap from Tapeheads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9dBiw7xfVU Tapeheads is probably the best music movie you're not totally obsessed with yet. And shame on you. It's got everything you could possibly want in a motion...
“Forget Me Nots” by Patrice Rushen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2XhhuM9GZo Yep, that's the sample in Will Smith's "Men In Black." But don't let that get you down, instead enjoy the original cut that it came from in this week's...
Get Paid Your Digital Download Royalties
WHEN RECORD LABELS STARTED SELLING THEIR CATALOGUES AS DIGITAL downloads through online services (iTunes, Rhapsody, etc), a critical issue emerged regarding artist compensation: What percentage...