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Connecticut interest:Meet A Cakewalk Rep This Week At Guitar Center

xodus phoenix — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:36:44 GMT

Hello, it’s Rich Curtis from Cakewalk, I just wanted to let you know that I’ll be in your area this week. If you have any questions about any of our Cakewalk products, including our new hardware come on in and we can take some time to get your questions answered. Whether you have questions or simply want to learn more about our new A-PRO keyboard controllers, SONAR 8.5, V-Studio 100, V-Studio 700, our audio and MIDI interfaces, desktop monitors or anything else, I’m here to help. Thanks, Rich Curtis Cakewalk Technical Sales Representative
Tuesday, March 9th Guitar Center Orange 50 Boston Post Road Orange, CT 06477 1:00PM - 5:00PM Map	Wednesday, March 10th Guitar Center Manchester 120 Hale Road Manchester, CT 06042 1:00PM - 5:00PM Map
Thursday, March 11th Guitar Center New London 351 I-95 Frontage Road New London, CT 06320 1:00PM - 5:00PM Map	Friday, March 12th Guitar Center Warwick 1245 Bald Hill Road Warwick, RI 02886 1:00PM - 5:00PM Map

Producer's Edge Digital Magazine has a Blog!

xodus phoenix — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:03:38 GMT

http://producersedge.wordpress.com/

We will be putting articles on there inbetween issue drops.

Nice.

Emcee Spot: Lyte (Part 1 of 3)

P.R.O. — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:33:35 GMT

[b]Over the years, MC Lyte has become more than just one of the best female emcees to ever hold it down. We got a chance to chop it up and among other things she explains her winning creative process, what she’s been up to and her continuous appreciation for the love she still receives from today’s teens.[/b]

[b]What does Brooklyn mean to you and how has its environment influenced your style?[/b]

Brooklyn means curry goat, Brooklyn means the finest beef patties and coco bread, Brooklyn means home, trees and hard *** concrete, skellys and stickball, tag, run and catch. It’s everything that raised me.

[b]It’s not easy for many to sustain such a consistent career like you have. What do you think are the main reasons that you’ve been able to maintain for this long?[/b]

I never had a gimmick. This is what allows me to still maintain as an emcee and people not look at me like I’m cross-eyed. It’s just me being able to be me. In the midst of it all there’s no gimmick that I have to put down or come at it another way. That outfit that I was wearing now has to be changed because of… That’s on the artistic side. As for me spiritually maintaining in the business is just that I have an insatiable need to play this game. In playing the game, it doesn’t matter how many times I fall and scrap my knee or the skin may come off of my elbow but I’m still gonna pick my *** back up and I will play the game because I love to play it. That’s it.
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You’ve recorded an impressive body of music. What’s the best song you’ve ever written?[/b]

Oh boy! Probably the best rhyme I’ve ever written has never been heard. I think I always want to elevate so I’m never quite satisfied. I’m always pushing to make it that much hotter. I’m an emcee’s mc so I want to make sure that I can impress an emcee.
[b]
When you write songs do you ever write a song and arrange it for a particular setting. For example, I’m gonna do this one at a show or I want the listener to really get an experience when their listening on the headphones riding the train or an Ipod or I’m writing this and I want people to enjoy this at a party or whatever?[/b]

Absolutely! I think that’s in just choosing the music. It’s like okay, I really like this track but what does it mean at the end of the day. Can I do this in a stadium or is this like a small S.O.B.’s situation in NYC. I think it’s the music that sort of for me dictates how small or large that audience will be in hearing it. I’m clear as to who Wu- Tang makes music for. I’m also clear as to who Kanye [West] makes music for. It’s not to say one is better or worse than the other. It’s just they know who they’re trying to capture and I think it’s evident in the music so when you ask me that… absolutely when I hear the music I think about who it is that I wanna affect, how do I want to leave them, what type of venues I want to play. What song do I want this played in between like after and before what other artists. I take all of those things in to consideration.

[b]Who is or who are some of the most creative producers that you’ve worked with and who would you want to work with in the future?[/b]

I would definitely have to say the Neptunes are extremely creative. I probably was their first release right before they did “Superthug” with N.O.R.E. in ’97 I think it was…and they did four songs for me. On those songs they were very instrumental in the flow and in the hooks. They produce a song and that’s what I like most is one who can get involved in the song-making process of it and not just the beat. You have producers that go: “I got a hot beat!” but then what? I admire that about them and I think Jermaine Dupri is the same way. Honestly, I think it’s evident when we look at who do major record labels go to for tracks. It’s those producers that are gonna take the extra step and go the extra mile to make sure that the song defines them well. I’ve heard producers say: “Yeah, I gave that beat to so and so but he aint really do it justice.” Well, whose fault is that? You should have challenged him! The producer should be part of a team that’s looking to make the hottest record that they can possibly make. Sometimes I think producers get caught up in competing against one another on a record. Like: “They did that record but my joints gonna be hotter on that record.” It’s like no… it’s a cohesive situation here. If there are three hot songs on a record because one producer did those songs, that doesn’t mean that joint is gonna sell. Nobody will reap any benefits so it’s better if the whole album is tight as opposed to just a few songs.

Emcee Spot: Lyte (Part 2 of 3)

P.R.O. — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:28:51 GMT

[b]What would you like to see more of as far as today’s lyrics? [/b]

What I’d like to see more of doesn’t really surround the topic of lyrics it’s more so radio programming and record label executives and creating some sort of balance for people. I get fed because I listen to satellite radio so I’m able to listen to different types of dj’s that bring style differently. With radio it can sometimes be difficult because they’ve got this playlist that they work from and you’re hearing the same stuff all the time. That’s what I would like to see different. Lyrics…everybody’s bringing a totally different lyrical style, lyrical content. Some rap about love, some rap about hate, some rap about war. Everybody rap about whatever they wanna talk about.

[b]What do you feel about Autotune? Would you use it?[/b]

I used it on a couple of songs that I did while I was in Atlanta and it sounded really good. We have enough sub-genres within hip-hop that it really doesn’t really matter. To me it just breathes a breath of more life into the culture. So, it took a turn. Parliament Funkadelic did that to the music a long time ago. Prince came in with his own sound and then came Shelia E. and Sheena Easton and it was a whole movement. So, it’s not uncommon.

[b]Have you ever or do you ever experience stage fright before performing in front of a crowd?[/b]

I wouldn’t say stage fright but there is a nervousness that definitely happens. I wouldn’t equate it to stage fright cause that would mean that I’m frightened of the stage and I’m definitely not. That’s one of the most comfortable places I am but I think it’s just the initial process of getting on the stage because everyone else is so nervous and they’re checking back to see if everything is okay before a performance. It’s all of that shit that happens right before that makes me nervous. If my crew is around me they already know to keep that nervous energy to themselves and be easy because I just want a nice little peaceful environment before I hit the stage.

[b]What emcees have caught your attention recently?[/b]

I like Mayday, a female emcee out of Detroit. She did a whole album to Sade samples and I thought that was a real hot record. I like Bishop [Lamont] and most of the things that he says. The song “Grow Up”, you know calling dudes out on how they got fresh cars but still staying at they mama’s houses. [Laughter] I think he has a comical way about him but still gets a message across. I like when an emcee is saying something. I like when I can feel at the end of the record that I know who you are and I have an opinion or you said something that made me think. Just more than the regular boasting about 50 inch rims or whatever. I like that song “You’re a Jerk” [New Boyz]. I like it because it’s so simple. Simplicity at it’s best. I like Saigon. I like Jay-Z, Nas, Common, Kanye. I’m really feeling the Clipse new joint. You know who I really enjoy and I don’t think we ever get enough of but I think it’s purposely done so that we can always feel like we want more from him is Andre 3000.

[b]Who do you listen to for inspiration other than hip-hop artists?[/b]

For inspiration…I listen more for enjoyment and I might get inspiration. I’m not running to a Diana Krall record saying I’m gonna be inspired to go write something but her music does make me feel good or Amy Winehouse or John Legend. I listen to the Weepies. I like Interpol and a lot of electro house, the Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk and all them. I really enjoy that. I listen to it all. I think the only music that I haven’t completely engulfed myself within is drum and bass and it’s just a matter of time. I’ve just been caught up with everything else.

[b]The game has obviously been male dominated forever but it seems that now there’s less women in the lime-light. Why do you feel that this is the case and do you see this changing anytime soon?[/b]

It’s all about the mighty dollar. For as long as females have been in the game our names and personalities have been way bigger than the amount of records that we ever sold. There’ve been a couple of female emcees who went platinum once. They’ve never been able to do it again. The truth is females up until this point haven’t been able to sell records the way male rappers do and at the end of the day record labels want their money. That’s all they’re looking for. The bottom line truly is money. They want to know that whatever money they invest that they’re gonna get it back. The goal is to make more but what’s been proven is that they haven’t actually been making it back. They haven’t been breaking even. So until there is a female mc that can do that. Until there is a generation of people who want to spend their money on a female emcee we’ll still be where we are.

Emcee Spot: Lyte (Part 3 of 3)

P.R.O. — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:22:34 GMT

[b]Speaking of money…What’s the best way for new artists to make money in today’s music scene?[/b]

Right now...it aint really about making money, like I’m not even returning to it to make money. I’m returning to it because I love it. It feeds me and it’s a game I like to play and I’m in it because I really love to do it. A couple years ago you could definitely make a plan to get in and make some money. Now if we’re specifically speaking about the artist that only does music and how can they survive. Go teach music if you’re a musician and you know how to play. I would say look to teach someone else how to play that instrument. If you’re an artist and you want to get out there and become known and create a following so that you one day can garner the eyes of the major record labels I would say do everything and anything you can to expose yourself. That means being on every social network platform that exists on the Internet. That means going to perform for every talent show, every showcase, attending symposiums, everything that you can go to, any contest that they may have on the radio. It’s just getting involved and knowing and conquering your territory. I know this plan well because I did it. This is part of what the First Priority music family did back in the day. We conquered New York, we went out further throughout the tri-state, went to New Jersey, went to Philly, went to Boston, went down into Baltimore and Delaware and D.C. Once we were able to do all of that on our own…of course the major record labels wanted to be in business at that point. So, I think it’s about really taking the bull by the horns and making it move the way you want it to and that means putting in that groundwork…that foundation. To tell you the truth, most people that are like flying high on top, they all did it. From Jay-Z to Ludacris to [Young] Jeezy, they were all on the grind for themselves prior to being noticed by any major record labels.

[b]I’ve been listening to the new joints that you put out recently. I gotta say that my favorite one is “The Wonder Years.” How was that collaboration and are there any other collaborations that you have for the new project?[/b]

That song “The Wonder Years” is definitely [DJ] Premier. The beat was originally for Jay-Z and not sure what happened but he didn’t take it. I called him and said I wanted a track and he said he had one that it looks like Jay isn’t going to use so take it. So, I took it and that’s what became of it.

For this album I chose producers from all over the place. “Rockin with the Best” is with Ski and the Apple Juice Kid, these guys called the Notes from Detroit, I used the Teamsters out of Virginia. I’m moving around and I’m trying the tracks that best suit this record. This record is real hip-hop, soulful scenario. There are samples but then there are live instruments on top of the samples to give a fuller sound and so far I have a list of possible collaborations and have gotten word back that they really want to do something. Anthony Hamilton, Faith and other artists who I listen to and really enjoy. I don’t know how many I’ll be successful in getting but I’m certainly going to try.

[b]I recently found out that Charles Hamilton is a cousin of yours. What do you feel about the direction that he’s going in with his career? [/b]

I actually know of the latest turn of his career that many are not privy to yet. He’s moved along with the production and mixing of his record and the bottom line is that Charles is a very honest guy. He’s gonna speak his mind which he should always. One thing he’ll never hear from me is shut up because I want to be told the truth and I want to know how somebody feels. With Charles, that’s just the type of guy he is…everybody votes for the underdog and as soon as the underdog starts coming up from out of the water and starts to fly everybody finds faults and flaws. What’s most important is that he’s back to making his music and he’s found explanation for why he felt the need to be as raw as he was being with the honest truth. People were taking advantage of him and I don’t blame him, I’d be upset too and as a matter of fact I was but I didn’t come into the knowledge that he came into until I was much older and he was made to deal with this at a very early age so it’s the politics of the business. It doesn’t make it right however it is something that those artists have to deal with and we’ll be hearing from him real soon and I’m proud of the works that he has coming and I think people are really gonna be happy with it.
[b]
Is there anything that you want to say to your fans or anything that you want people to know about your future plans?[/b]

Thank you very much to the fans for showing me undying love that allows me to do what I do for a living. I appreciate it and I’m forever in debt to those that speak up for MC Lyte whenever there’s a cipher going on and somebody asks who’s the best female mc that ever did it. High fives to all my brothers and sistas, I appreciate the love. I’m trying to get the album done and once it is people will hear it. I think over the course of the last five years I’ve given away so many songs and also have made songs available on the digital front if they ever felt the desire to go and purchase a MC Lyte record. “Rockin with the Best” is the setup single. I’m coming and you can find me on: Twitter.com/MCLyte. I’m on Myspace, Facebook, I blog at okaysister.com. I’m looking forward to really making it pop this year and coming into the next year with the two new television shows and the radio syndicated deal which will take me to at least 30 markets once a week with a show called Café Mocha, which is sort of like a radio version of the View. I’m executive vice president of DuBose Music Group which is the record label that (never thought I’d say it) I work for and it’s also the label I am signed to. I’m helping to strategize and make the plans for what will be my next album release.

[b]How can producers get tracks to you and how do you look for track from up and coming cats?[/b]

I find them from all over the place. Someone might hit me up on Myspace. It’s really that simple. I only ask that they send in CD’s because at times MP3’s will cram my mailbox which becomes an issue. They can feel free to send me a CD at this address: DMG 1149 N. Gower St. Suite 256 Los Angeles, California 90038. Put Attention: MC Lyte

[b]Are you amazed by how popular you are among the younger fans? [/b]

Funny thing is that I am finding more and more of that especially when I go to perform. I just did a show in Von King Park, Brooklyn and the audience was made up of two, three generations. The little kids are like “OMG, it’s Mc Lyte!” and I’m like oh, okay, I need to document this. I don’t think people understand the effect that can be long- lasting, specifically when I go and I perform and I speak because there’s a lot of cats in the game that don’t even speak to people. I tell them every time that I love who loves me so if you’re gonna give me the attention, I’m gonna give you something that’s worth it. Time is something you can never get back so when someone stands and watches a show or stands in line for an hour I want them to be able to walk away and say that they felt something. To give nothing in return is whack. The kids feel a genuine level of affinity for me because I feel it for them. It makes sense and I’m seeing it on blogs as well as the kids writing me on Twitter. Fourteen year old kids quoting my lyrics…it feels good to relate to the next generation just like the first time.

Thank you for taking the time to speak with me. It’s been a pleasure.

If you feel like exchanging practical knowledge about Steinberg products with fellow users...

xodus phoenix — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:54:04 GMT

Steinberg Community,

If you feel like exchanging practical knowledge about Steinberg products with fellow users, please check out these events taking place in March:

Orlando - March 1st

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Club Cubase Orlando is pleased to announce their next meeting to be held on Monday, March 1st at 6:00 PM at the Casselberry Main Branch Library at 215 East Oxford Rd. This meeting will discuss tips and tricks for mixing and mastering.

More info can be found at

http://www.meetup.com/digitalmusic-clubcubase/

New York - March 4th

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Club Cubase New York and Steinberg North America are pleased to announce the next meeting to be held on Thursday, March 4th at 6:00 PM at Guitar Center in Manhattan. Club Cubase is a free users group helping customers get the most out of their Steinberg software and hardware. This month we will take a look at the new CI2 USB audio studio, combining a USB audio interface with 2 phantom powered mic preamps, an AI knob for editing control and interactive recording feature, and Cubase AI 5 for recording and mixing. Steinberg representatives will be on hand to answer any of your Steinberg related questions.

More info available at http://nysug.com

Salt Lake City – March 6th

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Club Cubase Salt Lake City is pleased to announce their next meeting on March 6th at 10:00 AM at Guitar Center. The topics of discussion include importing Standard MIDI Files (SMF or .MID) into Cubase along with a quick look at the Cubase Score capabilities as well as VST

Instruments: How to use them, how to get to all the outputs, and where to find some really cool free ones. Guitar center is located at 5728 S.

Redwood Rd. Salt Lake City, UT 84123. The phone number for the store is

(801) 969-9887.

Washington DC - March 6th

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Club Cubase DC and Washington Music Center are pleased to announce the next Club Cubase meeting to be held on Saturday, March 6th at 2:00 PM at Washington Music Center. This meeting will be a makeup of the snowed out February meeting. Club Cubase is a free users group dedicated to helping people get the most out of their Steinberg software. This month we will look at the new Steinberg CI2 interface. The CI2 is a new entry level interface with an AI knob for plug-in control and interactive recording feature. Steinberg representatives will be on hand to answer any of your Steinberg related questions.

More info at http://www.chucklevins.com

Chicago – March 10th

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Steinberg North America is pleased to announce that Club Cubase Chicago has been reborn and will have its next meeting on Wednesday, March 10th at 7:00 PM at Music Industry Workshop in Chicago. Club Cubase Chicago is a free users group helping people get the most out of their Steinberg software and hardware. We will have an overview of Cubase 5 and the latest Steinberg hardware lineup - including the MR816 audio interfaces, the CC121 controller, and the new CI2 USB audio studio.

Steinberg representatives will be on hand to answer any of your Steinberg related questions.

More info at http://www.miworkshop.com

About Music Industry Workshop:

(http://www.miworkshop.com) Celebrating 13 years, Music Industry Workshop is the area's leading training and resource center for DJ technology, recording, mixing, digital music production, music business, live sound, and music video.

Atlanta – March 11th

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Steinberg Institute will offer producer Frederick Ravid demonstrating "Composing Using HALion Symphonic Orchestra" and we will address system and setup questions for Steinberg software. The meeting will be on Thursday, February 11th at 7:00 PM at SAE Institute of Atlanta. The Steinberg Institute of Atlanta is a free users group helping people get the most out of their Steinberg software and hardware.

More info at http://www.moneygrow.com/cubase-nuendo/

Portland OR – March 15th

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Steinberg North America and The Portland Music Company are pleased to announce the next Steinberg users group meeting to be held on Monday, March 15th at 3:00 PM. This is a free users group designed to help people get the most out of their Steinberg software and hardware. Greg Ondo from Steinberg will be on hand to answer any of your Steinberg related questions.

More info at http://www.portlandmusiccompany.com/

Seattle – March 16th

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Steinberg North America and American Music in Bellevue, WA are pleased to announce the next Steinberg users group to be held on Tuesday, March 16th at 5:30 PM. This is a free users group designed to help people get the most out of their Steinberg software and hardware. Greg Ondo from Steinberg will be on hand to answer any of your Steinberg related questions.

More info at http://www.bellevueamericanmusic.com/

Detroit – March 18th

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Club Cubase Detroit is pleased to announce their next meeting to be held on Thursday, March 18th at 7:00 PM at the Recording Institute of Detroit. Club Cubase Detroit is a free users group helping people get the most out of their Steinberg software and hardware. The Recording Institute of Detroit is located at 14611 East Nine Mile Road in Eastpointe, MI 49021.

More info can be found at http://www.myspace.com/ccod

Raleigh – March 18th

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Steinberg North America is pleased to announce a special Steinberg seminar to be held on Thursday, March 18th at 7:00 PM in Sam Ash Music in Raleigh. This seminar will go over all of the latest Steinberg software and hardware including Cubase 5 and the MR816 audio interfaces. We will take a detailed look at correcting vocal pitch with VariAudio, beat creation with Groove Agent One and the Beat Designer Plug-in, orchestration using VST Expression, batch exporting as well as the advanced integration of the MR816 audio interface. Steinberg representatives will be on hand to answer any of your Steinberg related questions. We hope to see you there. The store is located at 3131 Capital Boulevard Raleigh, NC 27604, (919) 855-9581

Nashville – March 25th

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The Nashville Steinberg Users Group (AKA Club Cubase) will have its next meeting on Thursday, March 25th. The meeting will be at SAE in Nashville at 7:00 PM.

Please go to http://davidaterry.com/Steinberg.html for more details.

Los Angeles – March 30th

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Steinberg North America is pleased to announce the highly anticipated Club Cubase Los Angeles to be held at SAE Institute in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 30th at 7:00 PM. Club Cubase is a free users group helping people get the most out of their Steinberg software and hardware. The first meeting will focus on Cubase 5 including tuning vocals, VST Expression, creating beats with Groove Agent ONE and Beat Designer, and Batch Export. We will also take a look at the MR816 audio interfaces with their unique integration of hardware and software.

Don't miss this special opportunity to see these exciting tools in action.

More info at http://losangeles.sae.edu

Critical Beatdown Hiphop Show 2 (2010) for Planet Hiphop & Mixlawax Internet Radio

xodus phoenix — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:52:57 GMT

Critical Beatdown Radio Latest....

Heres the latest Critical Beatdown Hiphop Radio Show Presented by Mr CRF and aired on Planet Hiphop & Mixlawax Internet Radio Stations..

Enjoy the show..Feedback appreciated...Thanks
Mr CRF

Critical Beatdown Hiphop Show 2 (2010) for Mixlawax & Planet Hiphop.

http://soundcloud.com/mrcrf/critical-beatdown-hiphop-show-2-2010-mixlawax-planet-hiphop

Featuring brand new tracks from the likes of
Blaq Poet,
Wu Tang
Rakim
Mop
Brownbag Allstars
Diversion Tactics
Lews Tewns
Obie Trice
Pace One
Pack Fm
Steve Gough
Manny Moscow
Big Noyd
Plus many more including Back To The Oldskool Selection........

Also remember i will be on PEACE FM 90.1 every Monday Night presenting the Critical Beatdown Shows on there aswell..I,ll put up some links to D/L some of my shows on Peace Fm aswell....

Thanks
CRF

Peace Fm
Mixlawax Internet Radio
Planet Hiphop
Critical Beatdown Posse
Pedigree Chumps

Hello Griffin Avid!

Oscar Wilde — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:14:47 GMT

Long time, no hear. Are you guys still doing magazines? last update I got was a few weeks ago.

Jane is lost in the fog. Her email is dead and she does not reply to messages on facebook.

What happened?

Hello Xodus! Are you still a maggot?

Just kidding. Any new bits fo gear or Plug-ins?

Are you guys aware of the new Kaoss Pro and MicroSampler?

Did you go to NAMM?

....Hellllooooooooooo Producer's Edge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D:);):w00t::hehe::cool:

iZotope Atticus Ross Update and Alloy Video Demo from NAMM

xodus phoenix — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:13:30 GMT

Atticus Ross Interview

In between producing acts such as Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction and Coheed & Cambria, and scoring for TV and movies, Atticus Ross checked in with us on his work since our last interview. Ross got us up to speed on all of his projects, including scoring the soundtrack for the newly released movie "Book of Eli."

Check out the Update!

NEW! THE ZRO HOUR Episodes 12

xodus phoenix — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:48:16 GMT

THEZROHOUR S06E12: MOS DEF- Def Poet

THE ZRO HOUR is back with a new episode devoted to one of the most diverse artists in hip hop, MOS DEF. Mos Def is an amazingly gifted emcee, poet, actor and musician. Be it the broadway stage, silver screen, recording studio or smoky club, Mos has always challenged expectations with his craft. His lyrics are laced with wit, insight and an outspoken candor. Mos Def can be bohemian and hood at the same time. He has collaborated with many of his idols and peers and their reverence for his lyricism is duly noted. I have selected some of his best solo tracks as well as some of the hottest collabos and freestyles. One selection of note is his live performance of "Quiet Dog", a song featured on his current CD "THE ECSTATIC". The live set was taken from a recent "Late Show with David Letterman" where Mos played the kettle drums and rapped simultaneously, never losing the beat.

Mos' film and television roles showcase his confident acting ability. He makes you forget that this is the same "true school" artist that rocks with Talib Kweli, De La Soul, Pharoahe Monch, The Roots, The Black Keys and many more. This show was a long time coming and I guarantee that you will rock this on "repeat"!

DOWNLOAD HERE (85MB) and thezrohour.podomatic.com

PLAYLIST

THE RAPE OVER
UNIVERSAL MAGNETIC
BODY ROCK- Mos Def, Tash (Tha Alkaholiks) & Q-Tip
BEEF
RISING DOWN- The Roots feat. Mos Def & Styles P
GROWN MAN BLUES
MS. FAT BOOTY
WHAT'S THAT (Que Eso)?- Tony Touch feat. Mos Def & De La Soul
MOS DEF FREESTYLE 1
RESPIRATION- Black Star
CLIMB
UMI SAID
QUIET DOG (Live)
MOS DEF FREESTYLE 2
NEW WORLD WATER
AUDITORIUM- feat. Slick Rick
I'VE COMMITTED MURDER- Macy Gray feat. Mos Def & Gangstarr
OH NO- Pharoahe Monch, Mos Def & Nate Dogg
MOS DEF FREESTYLE 3
BIG BROTHER BEAT- De La Soul feat. Mos Def
HABITAT
PORNOGRAPHIC CONTENT (Live)

THEZROHOUR S06E13: Feat. INTERVIEW W/ BASH BROS.

THE ZRO HOUR is back with more heat for 2010! Black History Month is in effect and I set the show off with a classic from "The Teacha" KRS ONE- "You Must Learn". I also rock new joints by OBIE TRICE, DRAKE, BEKAY, WU-TANG and REFLECTION ETERNAL. This week's classics include selections from MOBB DEEP, XIBIT, DE LA SOUL and SLUM VILLAGE (R.I.P. Dilla and Baatin).

This week's show also features a dope interview with the Bay Area's own, BASH BROS., as they make their first appearance on THE ZRO HOUR. I have been following members PISEAS and LEFTY (aka UZI SCOTT) for about 2 years and have been impressed with their hard edged flows and consistent output. The Bash Bros. have been dropping heat for several years and have released a flurry of mixtapes and street albums along with 3 official releases. We speak on their journey from hustling cassettes out of their cars to flooding the digital airwaves of the net in the present. Their newest mixtape, "INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS: The Features", is a collection of some of their best work with a diverse group of the finest on the independent hip hop scene.

DOWNLOAD HERE (79MB) or thezrohour.podomatic.com

PLAYLIST

YOU MUST LEARN- Boogie Down Productions
CLAP 2010- Wu-Tang feat. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man & U-God
JUST BECAUSE- Reflection Eternal feat. J. Cole, Jay Electronica & Mos Def
THE GAME ROOM- Busta Rhymes feat. Lil Fame
ROUGHNECKS- Obie Trice feat. Deuce Wonder
MY NEW- Drake feat. Von Pea (Tanya Morgan) & Phonte (Little Brother)
RAPSTAR (Hunger Pains)- Bekay
GIVE UP THE GOODS- Mobb Deep feat. Big Noyd
DMX FREESTYLE
WORLD STILL BURNS- Lefty (Bash Bros.)
WORKING ON MY SOUL- Piseas (Bash Bros.)
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xodus phoenix — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:31:53 GMT

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THE ZRO HOUR Hip Hop / R/B Soul / Indie Radio: HAITI NEEDS YOUR HELP!

xodus phoenix — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:10:30 GMT

THE ZRO HOUR

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NEW! THE ZRO HOUR S06E10- TOP TEN

THE ZRO HOUR is back with the first podcast of 2010. This week I present THE ZRO HOUR Top Ten. Every 10 episodes I will post the top ten songs from current playlists. Since it is the beginning of 2010, you know everyone looks forward to SKILLZ incredible "Rap Up" series breaking down the best and worst of the previous year. I set the show off with this year's "Rap Up" and also with BEKAY's "Year In Review". Bekay has been throwing his version out there since 2003. He calls in to break down his thoughts on his "Year In Review 2009". Before I go into my top ten, I drop a few gems to set the tone for 2010. I have new bangers from RAKIM feat. STYLES P, BUSTA RHYMES & JADAKISS, MONEY MAKING JAM BOYS feat. BLACK THOUGHT, a freestyle from ROYCE DA 5'9" and a new track by SAFARI! I am back on the grind to bring you the best and next in hip hop so stay tuned...

THE ZRO HOUR S06E10- TOP TEN

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HAITI NEEDS YOUR HELP!

We have all been glued to the television and internet for news and information about Haiti's most devastating earthquake in 200 years. A 7.0 earthquake rocked the capital, Port-au-Prince, on Tuesday. Reports of bodies littering the streets are heart wrenching. Estimates of potentially 100,000 casualties marks this a s one of the most tragic events to hit our side of the world. World leaders, citizens and entertainers are rallying the effort to send aid. Wyclef Jean and his Yele Haiti Foundation is leading the way. Jean urged people on his Twitter account to help in the Haiti disaster relief effort by texting "Yele" to 501501. This donates $5 to the Yele Haiti Foundation, automatically charged to your cell phone bill. President Obama has directed people to the whitehouse.gov website for a list of relief organizations.

NEW Music From SAFARI

New banger from the first artist from my camp, SAFARI. I have been leaking freestyles and songs over the last several shows. This new track was written over Kanye's instrumental for Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name". "Goodbye Streets" is both a cautionary tale and lesson on how the street life reels you in only to cause pain and confusion. Breaking up is hard to do...Looking for feedback on this one!

SAFARI - "Goodbye Streets"

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How Do I Become a Studio Musician?

xodus phoenix — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:08:14 GMT

http://blog.discmakers.com/2010/1/how-do-i-become-a-studio-musician/

How Do I Become a Studio Musician?

by Disc Makers on January 15, 2010 · 9 comments

in Recording & Mastering

Excerpt adapted from The Studio Musician’s Handbook by Bobby Owsinski and Paul Ill, published by Hal Leonard Books.

On the journey to becoming a successful studio musician, a lot of roads lead to the same place. But the way it usually works is that someone hears and likes your playing and either hires you or refers you as a result. Here are some of the many ways it could happen.

Five Ways to Become a Session Musician
1) Your band
2) By referral
3) By a contractor
4) By a recording
5) By association

Your Band
Your band is recording with a producer. The producer notices that you play really well and have a great feel, and he calls you to play on other records. Sometimes it might be the engineer on the session that remembers you (remember, many in-demand engineers become producers at some point). Either way, in the course of doing your own record, you show up on the radar of someone who can hire you later.

“If you’re in a band and working with a producer, really pay attention and work with him to help him make that record sound better. You’re more likely to be called for another project afterwards. He might have had so much fun working with you in your band that he’ll think of you for a solo artist he’s working with. That’s how I developed myself. I worked with Tim Palmer in London with my own band, and that’s how I got the job playing with Tears for Fears. So I’ve developed relationships with all the producers I’ve worked with over the years in my own band.” – Brian MacLeod

By Referral
If you have a friend who does a lot of session work who likes how you play, chances are that you’ll get a referral at some point. If a player can’t make a date or doesn’t get on with the client, a referral from someone established will get you in the door.

By a Contractor
A contractor is a person that hires musicians for a gig. Most times he or she is also a musician on the session, but that doesn’t always have to be. Many contractors hire musicians for a variety of gigs, not just for recording sessions. If you become a trusted insider for everyday live gigs, chances are that soon you’ll be hired on a studio date as well.

By a Recording
Many times an artist or a producer will hear you on a recording and want your style or sound. It’s more likely you’ll be called if the recording you played on was a hit, since everyone likes to use the same team or sound of something already successful. If that happens, be happy that you’ve been lucky twice.

By Association
The old adage “All boats rise and fall with the tide” is really true. If someone within your circle of players makes it “big,” they’ll most likely take you with them, at least on some level. Maybe you have something unique in your sound or your feel that your player friend will remember. Maybe he just wants to help you out because you’re such a cool person. Maybe it’s some payback for a good deed long in the past. Doesn’t matter as long as you’re remembered and get the call. Once you’re called for one session and do well, chances are you’ll be called for another as word gets
around and your résumé builds.

“I was playing on a little ‘jazzual’ [a jazz casual] with a piano player who was wired in to the TV show Knots Landing because he was the piano player for one of the main actors on the show, who was a singer. The piano player got us on a couple of episodes to be the backup band for the singer. The production people loved it, and that developed into the piano player being able to score a bunch of sessions. After that I met a few other guys and got called to play on their stuff , and finally, Jay [Chattaway] left New York and moved out here [Los Angeles]. I knew him on the East Coast, so when he started working, I started working.”– Gary Solt

”I kept going to these parties and bashes and kept going around saying hello to the same people over and over. It got to the point that when they saw me coming, I looked familiar to them and they’d think, ‘He’s always at these parties. He’s got to be in the music business.’ At some point months later I’d go, ‘Hey, you still at Sony?’ and they’d go ‘Yeah,’ and I’d pass him my card and he would pass me his and all of sudden I’m setting up meetings. That’s how I did it.” – Onree Gill

You’ve got your first session—but now how do you keep them coming? First of all, here are the traits that you find in all studio musicians.

Six Traits of a Studio Musician
1) Has great chops.
2) Has great gear.
3) Is easy to work with.
4) Has no ego.
5) Takes criticism well.
6) Has proper studio etiquette.

Let’s go over these one by one. A studio musician:

Has great chops
Studio musicians are expected to be creative, be extremely versatile, and have a formidable skill set. They are usually the best musicians in town in terms of plain physical dexterity, and are able to play numerous styles convincingly. Your ability to read music will determine the type of sessions you can play on. For record dates, it’s important to be able to read and transcribe lead sheets, and other types of sessions such as jingles and television and movie scores require exceptional sight-reading.

To illustrate the reading abilities of session players, here’s a story about the late Tommy Tedesco, one of the most recorded guitar players ever, and a charter member of the famed Los Angeles studio band The Wrecking Crew during the ’60s and ’70s. Tommy was playing on a Jan & Dean date when, as a joke, singer Jan Berry turned Tommy’s music upside down on the stand. The take started and Tommy proceeded to play the backwards score note for note. A frustrated Berry yanked the page off the stand and said, “You’re just showing off!”

Has great gear
Having a wide variety of gear in excellent working order is a must. Having only one sound makes for a boring recording, so the wider the variety of sounds you can get or the more you can double on other instruments, the more valuable you become.

“You’ve got to own the tools, or you can’t go build the house.” – Gary Solt

Is easy to work with
Your reputation among other musicians and those in our industry who make the recordings is what gets you hired and keeps you working. So if other session musicians, producers, and engineers like you as a person, like how you play, and like the feeling you bring to a session, then you’re more likely to get calls for work. If you were cooped up in a submarine for a while, you’d sure want to get along with the other people in there with you. Obviously studio conditions are different than that in most ways, but the fact that you are working very closely with other players, engineers, producers, artists, and label and agency people (and who knows who else) usually means that the easier you are to work with, the more likely you’ll get asked back.

Playing comes first, and it always will, but if you make the people who are paying your check uncomfortable in even the slightest way, it will come back to haunt you. Smiles and a pleasant, accommodating attitude, as well as superb personal hygiene and an appropriate sense of style go really far in the session business. There are a lot of great players out there, and unless you’re something unbelievably special, the people who pay the checks will always hire the easiest musicians to work with, all things being equal. No back talk, no sass, no snide remarks – nothing other than a wide smile and a “Tell me what you want” and “No Problem!” attitude.

Has no ego
Everyone has their own idea of how they should sound, how the song should be played, how others should be playing it, and a host of other musical items both large and small. That all goes out the window when you’re being hired to play on someone’s recording. Some won’t want your ideas at all, while others will listen with an open ear (yet reject every opinion). You’ve got to have a thick skin while recording, and realize that even if the artist-producer-songwriter listens to your idea, it might not carry much weight or be acted upon. If they listen to you and actually use one of your suggestions, consider it a good day.

“I would say an important thing for me is to serve the song at all times. Try to keep an open mind, and if someone has an idea in the room, then always let that idea be heard. If it involves you trying something different in the part that you’re playing, you can’t get defensive about it. You have to just let it happen, because that really goes a long way toward creating a good atmosphere in the room. When everybody drops their ego and just tries to serve the song, I find that the best idea will rise to the surface and everybody will recognize it. It’s human nature to want our ideas to be the best ones, but if you can be open to others’ suggestions, you can learn something and maybe do something that you wouldn’t have thought of doing.” – Peter Thorn

Takes criticism well
If you have a fragile ego, being a session musician is not for you. Except for the times when you’re playing a written part, you can bet that every take is going to be examined under a microscope and picked apart with a fine-tooth comb. As difficult as that might seem, you can’t take it personally, because the artist-producer-songwriter wants only what’s best for the song. You may play a part with a bitchin’ feel, but if the sound isn’t right and doesn’t mesh with the track, chances are you’ll do it again. Play the same track again with a better sound, and this time the part in the bridge might not be happening – so you’ll play it one more time. It’s possible you’ll keep playing it all day until the results meet the expectations of those in the control room that are in command (but if it takes you that long, you might not be asked to return). You can’t ever fall in love with what you just played, because eventually you’re going to get your heart broken.

Has proper studio etiquette
There’s a way to do things in the studio, and it differs from playing live. A studio musician’s protocol exists, and you’ll be expected to abide by it. Suffice it to say that if you like being the
center of attention, then studio work may not be for you.

“When the red light comes on, they’re all perfectionists. Everyone is there to play their part as perfectly as possible. When the red light is off, the personalities are as diverse as you would see anywhere, but when it’s time to make music, everyone’s focus is 100% locked on the music. That’s the one trait I see, always. Their focus is aligned specifically for what that moment demands.” – Gary Solt

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THE ZRO HOUR Download:Hip Hop / R/B Soul / Indie Radio

xodus phoenix — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:07:02 GMT

THE ZRO HOUR

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Back with a great show featuring new bangers and some eclectic music thrown in the mix. This week I premiere new tracks from FRESH VETZ, CYMARSHALL LAW, JO JO PELLIGRINO, BLAQKOUT (DJ Quik & Kurupt) and JOE BUDDEN. Classic cuts from DEF SQUAD, MAIN SOURCE, ICE CUBE and CRU round out the vibe. The first guest to ever appear on THE ZRO HOUR returns to drop wisdom and promote her upcoming tribute show to funk/soul/fusion pioneer, BETTY DAVIS.

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Nucleus SoundLab

xodus phoenix — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:57:13 GMT

In this issue:

Pantheon II Refill Reviewed "Best Refill in 2009"
Pandora Released for Rob Papen Predator
ReCombination Refill and SoundCell 50+% Off Sale
Pure Synthesis Bundle Updated with Pantheon II
Nucleus SoundLab on Facebook

Pantheon II Refill Reviewed

The first review for Pantheon II is in, and the results are very good. I can summarize the review as "probably the best Refill in 2009", but I recommend you read the whole thing!

Here is the link to the review on Steelberry Clones

Do you run a popular music website/magazine or blog? Want to review Pantheon II? Get in touch with me.

Pandora Released for Rob Papen Predator

Pandora is a new patchset for Rob Papen Predator, created by Sonic Elements.

Designers Shaun Wallace and Jordan Aguirre were inspired by Vangelis, JMJ, Tangerine Dream and also several modern day dance artists. They have crafted a a wide range of usable yet emotionally charged patches suitable for any genre. Listen to the demos to get a feel the versatility of this sonic assault. Details:

128 Presets for Rob Papen's Predator v1.55
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Bank developed for rich sonic goodness and usability

Listen to what Pandora offers by downloading the MP3 demos below. There is also a free demo bank available for download.

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Our Pure Synthesis Bundle is a collection of Nucleus SoundLab Reason Refills with one factor in common - no samples are used in them whatsoever. The idea behind Pure Synthesis Bundle is to package all of these amazing examples of Reason sound design for a singular low price.

Pure Synthesis Bundle is now updated to include Pantheon II! You can read the full details below:

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On our Fan page not only will you be able to communicate with myself and other Nucleus SoundLab users easily, but I am aiming to provide Fans with exclusive content such as:

Early access to new products, whether that's beta, MP3 or video form.
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New JBL LSR2300 Series Studio Monitors Deliver Professional Performance at Entry-Level Price Points
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Audio-Technica Introduces BP892 MicroSet® Headworn Microphone
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Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems Announces Major Upgrade to the MC7L Digital Audio Console
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7 Effective Strategies To Get Your Music Noticed

xodus phoenix — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:56:52 GMT

7 Effective Strategies To Get Your Music Noticed

by Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan on December 14, 2009 · 1 comment

in Featured, Promotion

By Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

In some music business schools, they still give students assignments that go like this: “Assume that you have one million dollars. Make up a marketing plan on how to promote a band.” Here’s a realistic assignment: “Go to MySpace. Pick a band. You have zero dollars. Now go promote them.”

Although most bands would like to have the kind of budget to promote their latest album on TV, radio, and billboards, they are more likely to have just enough to print up posters for the next gig. And yet indies can get the kind of attention that major label acts get. You just need to plan appropriately and implement a few tried-and-true strategies.

Here are seven effective strategies to get you and your music noticed. The good news is they’re easy on the pocketbook and can be acted on today. All they take is a bit of time and some thought about how to get your music directly in front of the people that are likely to be your new fans. While they may not have heard of you yet, if you follow these strategies, they will.

You have one thing to do before you get started, though. It’s the one thing that every band must know: who’s the audience for your music. What are their ages? Where do they hang out? What do they do? What are their interests? Who are they? The better you know your target audience, the easier you’ll find the strategies are to implement and the greater the return on your planning.

Once you know your audience, dig in.

SEVEN EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES
1. The Standing-Out Strategy
2. The Piggybacking Strategy
3. The Agent Strategy
4. The Multi-Tasking Strategy
5. The Long Haul Strategy
6. The Street Team strategy
7. The Stay-Tuned Strategy

1. The Standing-Out Strategy
The first thing most musicians think of when they want to promote their music is to get it reviewed by a music publication or played on the radio.

Don’t start there. Publications and media that cater solely to music are probably the hardest place to get your music noticed.

The competition for attention in music publications and sites is overwhelming. For instance, National Public Radio’s “All Songs Considered” receives 200 to 300 CDs submitted a week. Out of that, there are only eight that get featured. And those are sandwiched in between other songs, and played just once. The same is true with music reviews. Although they are good for getting quotes for your press kit, it probably won’t get you many new fans, since it’s a music review in a pile of music reviews.

Instead of focusing on music publications and media, think in terms of audiences. Put your music where it will stand out from the crowd. As an example, consider one of the biggest sellers in the early days of CDBaby.com: an album about sailing. Instead of following the crowd and sending the album to a music magazine, the band instead cleverly sent their album to a sailing magazine.

The sailing magazine, which wasn’t used to receiving music, much less an entire album dedicated to exactly what the magazine was about, ended up getting reviewed in the magazine. The band’s CD stood out. It didn’t have to compete against stacks ad stacks of other CDs to get noticed. And because the magazine had a large audience and the CD got a great review, sales shot through the roof.

This is what we call the standing-out strategy, and the great thing about it is, there is room for everyone. While your music is in a musical niche, targeting the people that like that kind of music directly, represents only one, highly competitive channel for your music. By putting your music where there usually isn’t any, your music can get noticed.

2. The Piggybacking Strategy
When you’re not well known, the quickest way to get the word out there is to piggyback on something that people already know about. One the best known forms of piggybacking is listing out the bands you “sound like” on your web site. This gives new listeners a clue as to what to expect by drawing on what they already know. Of course, another popular piggybacking tactic is to cover a well-known song. Often, these covers become your initial best-sellers. But they also act as a gateway. If listeners like your version, they’ll likely check out your original material.

But piggybacking on other bands or cover songs isn’t the only thing that you can piggyback on. You can piggyback on anything that already has an audience.

For example, our own band, Beatnik Turtle, wrote a song called “Star Wars (A Movie Like No Other)”. It summarized the entire original Star Wars trilogy in a single song. Around the same time, StarWars.com released a video mashup tool and so we decided to make a video for the song. The video ended up getting played over fifteen thousand times thanks to the active community at that site. That popularity led to it getting picked up by Atom.com which in turn led to it being aired on SpikeTV to celebrate the Star Wars 32nd anniversary.

Current events and popular culture provide opportunities for piggybacking as well. When a topic is hot, a large number of people will be searching for information about it. For instance, The Brobdingnagian Bards, a Celtic Renaissance musical duo, are always looking for trends to ride, so when the Monty Python musical Spamalot got popular, they posted a blog entry about Spamalot and also mentioned that they covered a Monty Python song previously. The post got a ton of hits, got them noticed by new fans, and resulted in sales.

But piggybacking isn’t always about how to get publicity. It can be for a good cause as well. Grant Baciocco of Throwing Toasters put together two compilation charity albums called Laughter Is a Powerful Weapon, with music donated by himself and many other well-known comedy artists. The money from one went to the Twin Towers orphans fund and the other went to the Red Cross for Katrina victims.

3. The Agent Strategy
Most bands start out promoting and representing themselves because they start out small. But it’s human nature to think more of someone when they have someone acting on their behalf. In fact, it’s been shown to be true in various psychological and sociological studies. Even if you’re just starting out, find someone to represent you and you’ll have more successes.

Having an agent is even more useful during negotiations, because they can be as tough as they want to. If you negotiate for yourself and you give the other side a particularly hard time, they might start to dislike you, rather than your agent.

4. The Multi-Tasking Strategy
The musicians that have the most success don’t just rely on one project for their income. Most of them work on many things beyond playing live, selling albums, and selling merchandise.

For instance:
- Jonathan Coulton participates in the Popular Science magazine podcast at popsci.com and licenses his music.
- Brad Turcotte of Brad Sucks maintains multiple Web sites including stripcreator.com and also licenses his music.
- Grant Baciocco of Throwing Toasters writes and produces the multiple-award-winning podcast “The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd,” does voice-over and acting work, and produces a podcast for the Jim Henson Company, among other projects.
- George Hrab is a drummer in a popular cover band that plays at weddings and corporate events, writes and produces his Geologic Podcast, and has written a book.
- The members of Beatnik Turtle have day jobs, run IndieGuide.com, and write books like The Indie Band Survival Guide and articles like this one.

Not only do musicians like these have a lot of projects going on, they use the projects to promote the others.

5. The Long-Haul Strategy
While major labels had to focus on making one-hit-wonders because of their business model, that was never the best situation for the musician. Furthermore, it’s not even similar to the way that most businesses work: build their name over the long term, and eventually get consistent income over time. A band or artist can be just like any other business that starts out small, and eventually becomes solidly established.

For example, in 2001, Brad Turcotte released his first album online as a downloadable set of MP3s. The money he made from this allowed him to do a run of CDs, which got him another surge of new fans. Later, he released the source tracks to his music, this time making new fans among people who enjoy remixing songs. After he packaged the best remixes into another CD, he got a new surge of fans who loved both the remixes and the original material. By the time he released his second album, it not only did well in its own right, it generated interest in his previous albums.

6. The Street Team Strategy
Today’s artists are more connected with their fans than ever. And in these days of social networks, word of mouth is many times more powerful than it’s ever been. Every fan you have is connected to many more people, and sometimes, all you have to do is ask in order to get their help in spreading the word.
A street team in the past was all about putting fliers in coffee shops. Today, with the Web, they can distribute your music to new fans, get the word out about your shows through their social networks, or even get people to sign up to your mailing lists.

The key to a successful street team, is to be explicit in asking what it is you want them to do. Then, be sure to give them the tools that they need to be successful. And of course, reward them for their help. If you need some practical advice on how to create and manage a street team, there’s step-by-step instructions here.

7. The Stay-Tuned Strategy
Before radio DJs head into the commercials, they announce what they’re going to play after the break. This keeps people tuned in during the break. You can adopt the same technique. Always talk about your next project when you talk about your band, whether you’re talking to the press, your fans (your blog, Twitter, Facebook), or other musicians.

Here’s why:
- Your fans will keep tabs on you until that next project is released.
- The press might ask questions about your upcoming projects and write future stories.
- It gets people involved: If you don’t announce what you have planned, you might miss out on a fan that can help.
- It keeps your own band members motivated and working toward the same goals.
So it helps to have a sound bite on the tip of your tongue about what you’re doing next. Movies have trailers, and a band should have announcements of what’s to come.

As you can see, many different strategies are available to help you get noticed. There are no rules to this new music business, so we suggest experimenting with as many strategies, projects, and ideas to see what works best for you and your music. When you find something that works, keep it up; and when you find something that doesn’t, just move on.

To learn more about how to strategize and run a PR campaign, see How To Run a PR Campaign at IndieGuide.com for detailed, step-by-step instructions. It’s a great way to get started getting noticed, selling music, and winning fans.

Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan are authors of The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician, The DIY Music Manual, and founders of the free and open musician resource, IndieGuide.com.

Roland Insider:If you’ve ever wondered who comes up with some of the sounds for Roland synthesizers...

xodus phoenix — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:12:13 GMT

Artemij Pavlov & Sinevibes

Creating Sounds for Roland Synthesizers

By Dan Krisher

If you’ve ever wondered who comes up with some of the sounds for Roland synthesizers, then meet Artemij Pavlov. Artemij knows the inner workings of Roland synthesizer engines as the mechanics know the inner workings of a Mercedes or Porsche. Making cool synth sounds requires not just an in-depth knowledge of how synthesizers work, but also a very creative mind. The combination of these two talents have made Artemij’s company, Sinevibes (http://www.sinevibes.com), the go-to place for new sounds for Roland synthesizers. Artemij founded Sinevibes in 1994 and operates the company from his studio in the beautiful Ukrainian countryside. Artemij Pavlov is also the founder of the “Roland Clan” (http://www.RolandClan.Info/) , the world’s largest on-line user community for Roland synthesizers and samplers. We caught up with Artemij in his studio were we asked him about Sinevibes, his approach to making sounds for synthesizers, and the special collection of promotional sounds that he recently offered to Roland US customers.

Dan Krisher (DK): Fill us in on your background and how you got started with
Sinevibes.

Artemij Pavlov (AP): I grew up in a family of a sound engineer and a math teacher, who both were also musicians, so you can easily imagine the atmosphere in my parents' house. I got into synths when I was about 12, mainly for their ability to create unusual sounds that never existed before. Being in total control of what you're hearing has always been an amazing experience for me, and I spent so much time working with different equipment that doing anything else for a living would simply make little sense.

Shortly after I graduated from the university, I put my first sound library for sale on the Internet – and that was the start of the Sinevibes brand, which simply represents my passion for doing whatever inspiration gets me into.

DK: What products for Roland instruments does Sinevibes specialize in?

AP: We have lots of sound libraries for most Roland synthesizers, from the Fantom-X, Fantom-G and V-Synth families to the JUNO-G and others. The sounds range from basses, synths and drum kits, to vocals and choirs, pads and atmospheres, various pulsating and morphing textures, and beyond.

Those who would like to learn the possibilities of their synthesizers themselves, making their music sound more fresh and original, will really enjoy reading the ‘Tweakbook’ series of our books on sound design and post-production.

DK: What makes Sinevibes unique over other sound design companies?

AP: Since 1998, I have been working with Roland gear almost every day, and I know their sound engines better than anything else. I think we offer possibly the best sounds in terms of balance of character, expression and real-world usability. Many of our customers say that each of our sounds instantly inspires a new melody, and this nicely sums up the main benefit of the Sinevibes libraries – they are great idea generators.

DK: How do you approach making new sounds? Are you inspired by something particular? Do you have the sound in your mind already, or do sounds sometimes happen through experimentation?

AP: I always have lots of stuff floating in my mind, so I pretty much already hear the sound that I'd like to get. There will be some experimenting on the way, of course, but for the most part I know what I am doing, how each building block will respond to changing this or that parameter. Dare I also say I now have the experience to work very intuitively, kind of watching myself from aside. And Roland instruments are, unlike anything else, what actually allows me to work intuitively.

DK: You are offering a special collection of Sinevibes sounds for people to sample. Can you tell us about these?

AP: Yes, these are excerpts from our sound expansions for Fantom-G, JUNO-G and JUNO-STAGE synthesizers, a good way for Roland musicians to get the overall feel and quality of the full libraries. They do not require any special extras installed in the instrument, so everyone can easily check them out.

DK: What tips can you give people who want to start making their own sounds?

AP: The most important thing is to understand spectrum (DK: The interaction of a synthesizer’s oscillator and filters.) and time (DK: The length of time the sounds plays and what happens during that time.). Once you understand which building blocks form the spectral characteristics, and which can change them over time, it will be a very sure step into sound design. Another important thing is to concentrate on a single instrument: you have to isolate yourself with just one synthesizer for at least several weeks, trying to break the barriers, overcome the seeming limitations (which actually only exist in your mind). You'll be amazed by the results you'll get, trust me!

DK: What's coming up in the future for Sinevibes?

SP: Most of our time now is dedicated to preparing the Roland synthesizer training courses, which we'll be hosting in Hamburg, Germany next year. It is a great opportunity for all Roland musicians who really want to be unique and sound like no one else. Each course will include four days of interactive lectures and practical studies on sound design and music production, guiding the students from all the basics to the latest and most exciting tricks and techniques. I will also provide personal consulting for each student, extending the scope of the courses according to their own interests. More information can be found at our website: http://www.sinevibes.com/education/

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P.R.O. — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:13:59 GMT

Grand Puba has long had legendary status with over 20 years in hip hop.

xodus phoenix — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:37:01 GMT

THE ZRO HOUR

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THE ZRO HOUR is back with a tribute to one of the most talented, pioneering and trendsetting emcees- GRAND PUBA. Grand Puba has long had legendary status with over 20 years in hip hop. From message driven raps centered around the philosophy and teachings of the 5% Nation of Gods and Earths, to party jams that stay on repeat, Grand Puba has long been a favorite of fans and peers alike. Puba has lengthy production credits dating back to his work with Positive K and has always produced music for his own projects. He has returned to recording and dropped a 4th solo album this year titled "Retro-Active". I had the pleasure of meeting and briefly interviewing him this summer at his listening party in NYC.

This episode is absolutely one of the best as I am proud to present some of Grand Puba's best work. Enjoy the show!

THE ZRO HOUR S06E08: GRAND PUBA Tribute

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360 (What Goes Around)
A LITTLE OF THIS feat. Kid
REEL TO REEL
SEXY- Masters Of Ceremony
WHO CAN GET BUSY LIKE THIS MAN?
PROPER EDUCATION
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CHECK IT OUT feat. Mary J. Blige
WHAT'S THE 411?- Mary J. Blige feat. Grand Puba
INTERVIEW WITH GRAND PUBA
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GRAND PUBA, POSITIVE & L.G.
SKINZ- Pete Rock & CL Smooth feat. Grand Puba
ALL FOR ONE- Brand Nubian
I LIKE IT ( I Wanna Be Where You Are)
SAME OLD DRAMA feat. Large Professor
CHANGE GONNA COME

PEACE!!

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xodus phoenix — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:52:38 GMT

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News from Scratch DJ Academy

xodus phoenix — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:49:27 GMT

DJs Giving Thanks & Black Friday Wish Lists

Announcements

	Winter Term Starts: • NYC - January 9 • Miami - January 9 Sign Up: DJ & Music Production Holiday Gift Packs Private Lesson & T-shirt or book New Miami Location! 2 NE 40th St. # 304 Miami, FL 33137 Free Classes • NYC: 12/21, 1/4, 1/6 RSVP: DJ & Production • Miami: 12/16, 12/17, 1/6, 1/7 - RSVP LA Bootcamp Intensives 5-day Bootcamps. Classes will be held 12/14 - 12/18 Sign up now!

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Don't get it twisted. Turkey and stuffing are great (really, really great), but there's a lot more to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. Just ask some of our instructors: Jazzy Joyce, Rob Swift, Djay Jung & Dirty Digits. To honor the Thanksgiving holiday, they gave us a list of DJ thanks. And since Friday is Black Friday, they also provided a DJ wish list to get you prepped for all the shopping. Enjoy, and Happy Thanksgiving!

Click here for Thanksgiving and Black Friday Wish Lists from DJs Jazzy Joyce, Rob Swift, Djay Jung, and Dirty Digits.

DJ Nicole Otero Something for all you House Heads

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Raised as a classical pianist and vocal artist, DJ Nicole Otero has spun at clubs in NYC, the UK, Italy, France, Spain, China and beyond. Dance music is her passion, and Nicole uses her contagious and uniquely crafted sound to keep the floor moving all night. Need some tips on mixing house music? Nicole has you covered.

November's Tips & Videos:
Working an Acapella
Bonus Beats
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Local DJ Events Looking for something to do?

Thanksgiving eve is one of the biggest party nights of the year. You might find some ideas below. Enjoy, and be sure you're home in time for the turkey.

New York City
Kid Sister @ Webster Hall

Peter Hook of New Order DJs

"Open" w/Questlove @ Santos Party House

Ladytron DJ set @ Tribeca Grand Hotel

Miami
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Kaskade

Awake Tour: Julian Marley feat. Stephen and Damian Marley

Chris Brown w/New Boyz @ Revolution Nightclub

Los Angeles
Simian Mobile Disco @ the Mayan

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Gallery Space @ Scratch

Scratch DJ Academy-NYC has open gallery space...and we're looking for art! If you're a visual artist and looking for a high-traffic venue to promote your work, then send us your portfolio. Every artist featured in our venue will have the opportunity to leave a short bio and business cards, and we'll create a virtual gallery of your work on our Flickr page. For more information, please email galleryspace@scratch.com.

NEW! THE ZRO HOUR S06E06 Available for download

xodus phoenix — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:47:25 GMT

THE ZRO HOUR

Hip Hop / R/B Soul / Indie Radio
Members: EDAYE-Creator/Host

> PLAY SONGS > SHARE SONGS

THE ZRO HOUR continues to bring you the best in hip hop! I got great responses from last week's show and this week should continue the love. New music from RAKIM, OBIE TRICE, BLACK THOUGHT, ROYCE DA 5'9", LUPE FIASCO and MASTA ACE & ED OG (A&E). I backed them up with classics by REDMAN, DIGABLE PLANETS and ERIC B. & RAKIM to round it out.

The featured interview this week is with one of ATL's finest, SENOR KAOS! Regular visitors to THEZROHOUR.COM and listeners of the podcast have been exposed to Senor Kaos' sharp, witty and heartfelt flow on tracks such as "Girls Rock Too", the De La Soul homage "20 Years High & Rising" and "Mr. Hollywood". High Water Music's Senor Kaos is one of the hardest working emcees today, collaborating with many of the best artists in the current indie hip hop scene. His blog, THEKAOSEFFECT.COM, is slick, informative and grants insight into the mind of a true soldier for hip hop. Enjoy the show!

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WORLD PREMIERE: KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT'S "SURVIVAL SKILLS" VIDEO

xodus phoenix — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:41:12 GMT

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Happy Holidays from Heavyocity

xodus phoenix — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:08:44 GMT

Holiday Special

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Defriending can bruise your 'digital ego'

xodus phoenix — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:50:59 GMT

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/10/30/online.rejection.defriending/index.html

If you harbor a bit of angst over Facebook friend requests gone unanswered, a surprise "defriending" or being deserted by your Twitter followers, you're not alone.

Elaine Fogel has amassed more than 500 connections on LinkedIn, a professional networking Web site, by extending invites to those who appear to fit her wide array of career interests.

"Ninety-nine percent of the time, people just say yes," she said.

But then came "this one woman" who Fogel encountered on one of the 40-plus discussion groups she belongs to on LinkedIn. The woman offered interesting opinions, so Fogel sent her an invitation to join her network.

"She sent an e-mail saying, 'I only connect with people I know, and hopefully our paths will cross one day,' " said Fogel, of Phoenix, Arizona, her voice still carrying notes of disbelief. "I read that, and I said, 'Oh, my God, I've been rejected.' "

Fogel echoes other users who have felt the twinge of hurt and surprise from social media rejection. Some may think hers is an overreaction -- it happened online, with a woman she didn't know -- but recent research shows that our "digital egos" can bruise as easily as we do in person. In fact, rejection online may have the potential to sting even more.

"People tend to think that these relationships are trivial and not very deep, but this is what we're moving towards, having a lot of our communications play out over the Internet," Purdue University social psychologist Kip Williams said. "That's the way it's becoming; this is how we interpret our worth. People care how many [online] friends they have."

Or, increasingly, how many Twitter followers they have. This year, a third-party service launched Qwitter, which allows Twitter users to determine who's stopped following them and which tweet may have turned them off.

Experts say rejection on social networks can hurt worse than an in-person snub because people are usually more polite face-to-face than they are online.

"I think the thing that is often clearly worse online is when it's relatively anonymous, and people use that as a cover and are more cruel than they would be otherwise," said Jean Twenge, a San Diego State psychologist who has studied the way social networking affects personality development.

Online rejection also doesn't lessen the physical reaction we have to emotional pain.

"Pain is divided into two components," said Baldwin Way, a UCLA researcher who studies the way human brains respond to social rejection.

"If you put a red-hot poker on your arm, one part of your brain says, 'This pain is on your arm,' and the other part says, 'Ow, that hurts' and is less concerned with where it is and more concerned about the emotional meaning of it," he said. "That [second] part also seems to be activated when someone's left out or excluded and rejected."

To Way's surprise, that neurological reaction holds true even when the rejection comes in a digital form, lacking the real-world body language, vocal intonations and other aspects that can influence the way rejection is perceived and felt.

"If you'd asked me a few years ago if you'd get the same effect online as you would in person, I'd say no way," Way said. "I thought doing something in person would have stronger effects than doing something online, but interesting data has come out in the last few years that show mental representations are just as powerful as the real thing."

These data include Williams' "cyberball" studies, which ask a participant to play a virtual ball-tossing game with two other icons. In one study group, the participant plays the game for the entire six minutes, but in the second group, he or she is included for only a fraction of that time and then ignored. The second group reports feelings of anger and lower levels of self-esteem.

Whether participants believe they're playing with humans doesn't appear to affect their feelings of rejection.

"Even when people get rejected by the computer, they feel bad," Twenge said.

Kenneth Loflin, a student who participated in Williams' study, got so frustrated by his fellow players that he gave the computer screen an offensive gesture.

"I'm a people person, and I like people to like me," he said.

The study also affected the way Loflin interacts online. Out of the 1,200 friends he has on Facebook, 400 of them he doesn't really know, many of them being friends of friends.

"I thought about defriending them, but I didn't want them to feel how I felt" during the "cyberball" game, Loflin said.

By contrast, Bruce Hammond doesn't have a problem giving the rejection slip to Facebook hangers-on.

"For the most part, the people that I'm defriending are the people that I don't have a relationship with: the people I haven't talked to in 15 years," said Hammond, 30, of Chicago, Illinois. "I don't let someone know if I'm going to defriend them. I just do it."

Similarly, Hammond doesn't expect any of his Facebook contacts to let him know before giving him the ax. If someone rejected him in real life, he would ask why the person felt that way, but when the relationship is online, his thinking changes.

"If I come on [Facebook] tomorrow and see I have 425 friends instead of 426, I'm not going to go through my list and see who did it and be upset with them," he said.

Cecilia Sepp, a Washington, D.C.-area consultant, said she avoids the issue entirely by limiting her online network to about 100 friends.

"I don't have a problem with defriending because I don't accumulate [enough] to have a high number," Sepp said.

"When I first heard that defriending was beginning on social networks, it was through a blog post by someone who was shocked that this person had defriended them because they didn't understand why," she said. "The person wanted to know had they done something, had they said something, should they ask, 'What did [I] do?' "

Sepp believes that online "defrienders" should extend the courtesy that Fogel's LinkedIn rejecter gave her: an e-mail explanation.

"You have no facial expression online; you have no tone of voice online; it's very easy to misinterpret phrasing in an e-mail. You have to be very careful about your wording and be more explicit with people when you're making or removing connections," Sepp said. "That's why it's so important to connect with people that you actually know."

Sony Creative Vegas Pro 9 and Sound Forge 10

xodus phoenix — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:58:37 GMT

Discover the power and flexibility that the latest release of Vegas™ Pro and Sound Forge™ Pro software brings to your audio and video projects. Whether you're creating a home movie of your family vacation or working on the next Hollywood blockbuster, Vegas Pro 9 software provides the tools you need. See how Vegas Pro 9 software works as your creative partner to seamlessly provide an efficient and intuitive environment for video and broadcast professionals. In this session Mike Culbertson, Director of Sales and Worldwide Customer Service for Sony Creative Software, will build a video project from beginning to end and showcase many of the Vegas Pro's powerful features.

You'll learn techniques that make Vegas Pro 9 software one of the most robust and progressive platforms available for content creation and production. After this comprehensive demo on Vegas Pro, Mike will show you how to use the new Sound Forge Pro 10 software to take your video project's audio to the next level. Whether you are trying to restore damaged audio, create completely new sounds and sound effects for your video or preparing your audio for final delivery, find out why Sound Forge Pro has long been the tool of choice by professionals.

Master your Video and Audio Projects Using Vegas Pro 9 and Sound Forge Pro 10
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Choose 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. OR 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
B&H New York Superstore
420 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001

Space is limited. Register today!
For the 11am seminar go to: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/eventDetails.jsp/id/541
For the 3pm seminar go to: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/eventDetails.jsp/id/543

In this seminar you will learn how to:

Integrate Vegas Pro 9 software into your existing workflow
Build a complete video project with high-definition footage
Utilize advanced editing tips and techniques
Easily create complex composited video sequences
Quickly create a multi-camera edit
Create a compelling surround-sound audio mix
Natively edit your AVCHD, XDCAM, XDCAM EX,HDV, and RED footage
Integrate Sound Forge Pro 10 into your existing video editing workflow
Repair damaged audio including clipping, noise, out-of-phase, and bad levels
Easily create new sounds and sound effects by layering multiple sounds and effects

About the Presenter

Michael Culbertson, Director of Sales and Director of Worldwide Customer Service for Sony Creative Software, has been an accomplished software presenter for five years. A valued senior member of Sony's premier software division, Mike has demonstrated and taught Sony Creative Software products to broadcast professionals, academic personnel, retailers and colleagues within the Sony Corporate family. From the lake side offices in Madison, Wisconsin, Mike has educated guests at the Sony Creative Software on-site training facilities as well as at off-site at industry events such as NAB, NECC and IBC in Amsterdam. A knowledgeable, enthusiastic speaker, Mike gives dynamic demos of all Sony Creative Software products with a special interest in the Vegas family of digital video production applications.

NYC interest: Beast of the Beats III

Griffin Avid — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:40:41 GMT

http://blog.istandardproducers.com/2009/10/beastofthebeatsiii/

WHATTUP iSTANDARDPRODUCERS.COM!

You knew it was coming, you could smell it in the brisk Autumn air…

A baseball fan may think it’s the World Series, but for the music world it’s something much more impactful and potentially life changing….

This weekend,

iStandard is about to raise the bar in the production world as we once again get ready to unleash the BEAST!

On Sunday, November 1, 2009, BEAST OF THE BEATS III – presented by Roland, Rane/Serato, Ableton, & IK Multimedia, is iStandard’s year-end Super Producer Showcase, where all the winners of our nationwide events from July ‘08 – October ‘09 will come back to CLUB TOUCH in NYC to compete for a MAJOR prize package. This year we are giving the new “Beast” a ROLAND FANTOM-G6, RANE SERATO SCRATCH LIVE & SL3, ABLETON LIVE 8 SUITE, IK MULTIMEDIA TOTAL STUDIO BUNDLE & ARC SYSTEM, A MIX BY GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER KEN LEWIS, 5 A&R MEETINGS, & a whole lot more…

Plus we will be holding our first ever Celebrity Beat Battle, where YOU Contact First Name will decide on the winner! All the participants are below…

If you missed the previous 2 years, you will make sure you don’t miss this year…

Big Fish Audio Partners With Cinesamples

xodus phoenix — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:01:02 GMT

Big Fish Audio Partners With Cinesamples

Big Fish Audio announces its new partnership with Cinesamples. Big Fish Audio will serve as a worldwide distributor of Cinesample libraries. As an industry leader, Big Fish Audio is excited to offer these high quality libraries to the many composers and producers that look to us for award winning sounds.

The US based Cinesamples has produced some of the industry's most unique products including Drums of War, Cine Harp, Cine Toms and the new Hollywoodwinds. These titles and more are now available through Big Fish Audio.

www.bigfishaudio.com/

***********************************************************************

COMPLIMENTARY DUCK DOWN SAMPLER

Griffin Avid — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:36:23 GMT

COMPLIMENTARY DUCK DOWN SAMPLER "DOWNLOAD THE RIGHT THING"
PRE-ORDER SEAN PRICE'S "KIMBO PRICE"
DUCK DOWN CMJ NYC SHOWCASE

LATEST NEWS

COMPLIMENTARY DUCK DOWN SAMPLER "DOWNLOAD THE RIGHT THING"

PRE-ORDER SEAN PRICE'S "KIMBO PRICE" MIX CD

SKYZOO'S "THE SALVATION" ALBUM DEBUTS AT #14 ON BILLBOARD HIP HOP CHART

SEAN PRICE & BUCKSHOT PRESENTS "CAN'T FIGHT THE FEELING"

DUCK DOWN CMJ SHOWCASE

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Skyzoo "The Beautiful Decay" Music Video

Watch the music video for Skyzoo's "THE BEAUTIFUL DECAY" off his upcoming album THE SALVATION, in stores September 29th on Jamla/Duck Down Records. Directed by Artemus Jenkins

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

PRESIDENT OBAMA ENDORSES "SURVIVAL SKILLS"

The time for a change in who produces ones Hip Hop album has come.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

UPCOMING SHOWS

Oct 23rd: Duck Down In-Store with Buckshot, Blue Scholars, and Sean Price - NYC @ Fat Beats, 406 Avenue of Americas
Oct 24th: Duck Down CMJ Showcase - NYC @ The Gramercy Theater, 127 E 23rd St (Click Here To Purchase Tickets: http://bit.ly/3cNUSj)

Oct 27th: Sean Price's KIMBO PRICE Mix CD In Stores (Click Here To Pre-Order: http://bit.ly/3yjvNJ)

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COMPLIMENTARY DUCK DOWN SAMPLER DOWNLOAD THE RIGHT THING

PRE-ORDER SEAN PRICE'S KIMBO PRICE MIX CD

SKYZOO'S THE SALVATION IN STORES NOW

SEAN PRICE & BUCKSHOT PRESENTS "CAN'T FIGHT THE FEELING" CO-PRODUCED BY 9TH WONDER & DAN THE MAN

DUCK DOWN CMJ SHOWCASE AT NYC'S THE GRAMERCY THEATER
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COMPLIMENTARY DUCK DOWN SAMPLER DOWNLOAD THE RIGHT THING:

This past year Duck Down Records has remained active with a onslaught of quality releases from a growing roster of artists. Rather than force fans to scour the Internet looking for low quality MP3s on our product, we have taken it upon ourselves to provide you with a collection of music from various MCs on Duck Down through the DOWNLOAD THE RIGHT THING sampler mix cd.

Hear music from KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT, Sean Price, Kidz In The Hall, Blue Scholars, DJ Revolution, Heltah Skeltah, Random Axe (comprised of Sean Price, Guilty Simpson and Black Milk), B-Real of Cypress Hill, Skyzoo, Team Facelift, Naledge, Smif N Wessun, Marco Polo & Torae, Ruste Juxx, General Steele and Boot Camp Clik.

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE RIGHT THING:
http://www.duckdown.com/downloadtherightthing/

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PRE-ORDER SEAN PRICE'S KIMBO PRICE MIX CD:

The highly anticipated Mix CD from Sean Price is now available for pre-order. This 23 track project features Sean Price in all his glory. Combining a mix of pure humor with hard body street content, KIMBO PRICE is the proper prelude to his next national release, MIC TYSON in 2010. Stay tuned for Sean Price's future work as part of Random Axe, his newly formed super-group comprised of Guilty Simpson and Black Milk.

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO PRE-ORDER KIMBO PRICE:
http://store.duckdown.com/seanpricekimbopricemixcdpre-ordertoday.aspx

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SKYZOO'S THE SALVATION DEBUTS AT #14 ON BILLBOARD HIP HOP CHART:

Album Production from 9th Wonder, Just Blaze, Nottz, Ill Mind, Black Milk, Needlz, and More

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE AT iTUNES
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE FULL CD STREAM ON AOL MUSIC

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SEAN PRICE & BUCKSHOT PRESENTS "CAN'T FIGHT THE FEELING"

Exclusive Track Co-Produced By 9th Wonder & Dan The Man From The Film BLACK DYNAMITE
Film In Theaters October 16, 2009

Legendary hip-hop artists Buckshot and Sean Price collaborate with Grammy award winning producer 9th Wonder & Dan The Man to release an exclusive song, "Can't Fight The Feeling" for the much buzzed about film, BLACK DYNAMITE.

Directed and co-written by Scott Sanders, BLACK DYNAMITE stars Michael Jai White as a gun-toting, nunchuck-wielding ladies' man and soul brother. After "The Man" murders Dynamite's younger brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite is the only hero willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.

To remain true to the theme of the film, 9th Wonder & Dan The Man used the song "Shot Me In The Heart" by Adrian Younge from the Black Dynamite (Motion Picture Score) to lay down music for Sean Price and Buckshot.

Click On The Link To Hear "Can't Fight The Feeling (Black Dynamite)": http://bit.ly/golNR

Black Dynamite Trailer: http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809959827/video/15468225
Home Page: www.BlackDynamiteMovie.com
Original Motion Picture Score available on October 20th, 2009 through Wax Poetics

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DUCK DOWN CMJ SHOWCASE:

Duck Down CMJ Showcase at The Gramercy Theater
(127 East 23rd street between Park Ave & Lexington Ave)

Date: Saturday October 24th

First 100 CMJ Badge Holders enter for free

Co-Hosted By Shade 45's Angela Yee and J Hatch

Showcase Line Up:

Buckshot with 9th Wonder, Kidz In The Hall, Blue Scholars, Sean Price ft. Heltah Skeltah, Smif N Wessun, Marco Polo & Torae, Skyzoo, Team Facelift, and many more surprise guests.

Tickets for the event are now on sale through Gramercy's Site via Live Nation:

http://bit.ly/3cNUSj

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Cakewalk Sonar goes to 8.5- Here's what's up.

Griffin Avid — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:35:06 GMT

SONAR 8.5: What's in a name?
Cakewalk's Chief Technical Officer, Noel Borthwick walks you through everything added to SONAR 8.5. Literally. If you're looking for information on SONAR 8.5 that's detailed, complete, and at times, downright geeky, this article is for you. This is your opportunity to get all the facts, all the fiction, all the updates, all the enhancements, and then some, from one of the leading experts in SONAR.

"What's in a name? That which we call SONAR 9 by any other name would sound as sweet."

Read Noel's SONAR 8.5: What's in a name?

Session Drummer 3

Matrix view

VX-64 Vocal Strip

Step Sequencer 2.0

Get current with SONAR for the same low price
As Noel mentioned in his article, SONAR 8.5 is much more than just a point version release, including a host of amazing new features that will instantly upgrade your studio with the latest cutting-edge technology.

What's new in SONAR 8.5 Producer:

Session Drummer 3 with content from Ocean Way Studios, Steven Slate, Sonic Reality, and Groove Monkee
PX-64 Percussion Strip—dial in your drum sound
VX-64 Vocal Strip—make ordinary vocals sound golden
Matrix view non-linear arrangement tool—now experience a whole new approach to creating music
Step Sequencer 2.0—create drum tracks, beats, bass, and synth lines with a click of the mouse.
AudioSnap 2.0—new look, easier-to-use with improved audio timing features
Arpeggiator—create new sections for your songs, breathe life into stale chord progressions, more
Windows 7—tested and ready
And much more

Plus thousands of dollars in other new features
When you upgrade to SONAR 8.5 you also get all the new features that went into SONAR 8 Producer. These new features include:

Critically-acclaimed Dimension Pro virtual instrument
New content for Dimension Pro including Garritan Pocket Orchestra, Digital Sound Factory Classic Keys Expansion Pack, and the Hollywood Edge Sound FX
Innovative Beatscape looping instrument with 4 GB of content
Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3 LE amp simulator
TruePianos Amber VSTi for world-class, playable piano sounds
New 64-bit effects like TS-64 Transient Shaper and the TL-64 Tube Leveler
Channel Tools for easy and powerful zero-latency channel processing
Dedicated Instrument Tracks
New Loop Explorer view
Tons of editing, recording, mixing, and control enhancements
New engine optimizations that will allow SONAR 8 to run even more efficiently on your existing computer

Best of all, you get all the features in SONAR 8 plus 8.5 Producer for the same price of SONAR 8 -- A true value at $449/€399/£349

Upgrade to SONAR 8.5 Producer today: US, Worldwide

Upgrade to SONAR 8.5 Producer today: Europe, UK

Learn more about SONAR Producer 8.5.

Cakewalk Takes the Stage at Intel Developer Forum
Cakewalk was recently on the west coast in sunny San Francisco, California taking part in the Intel Developer Forum (IDF). Intel honored Cakewalk by making us the only audio company featured in the launch of their new Mobile Core i7 Processor and the keynote presentations at the conference.

Learn more about IDF and the keynote in the Cakewalk Blog

SONAR 8.5 feature videos from Mix Magazine: Online now
Cakewalk's Brandon Ryan got together with Mix Magazine to show them some of the amazing new features in SONAR 8.5. In these videos Brandon goes over some Producer Exclusive features like Session Drummer 3, PX-64 Percussion Strip, VX-64 Vocal Strip, Matrix View non-linear arrangement tool, as well as other new features that are available in both version of SONAR 8.5 including AudioSnap 2.0, Per-Track Arpeggiator, Step Sequencer 2.0, and more.

Watch the videos here.

Cakewalk's Carl Jacobson interviewed on "Into Tomorrow" radio show
At the 2009 Intel Developer Forum, Dave Graveline of “Into Tomorrow” – the consumer electronics & technology radio show – interviewed Cakewalk’s Vice President of Marketing Carl Jacobson on the new Core i7 mobile processor and its benefits when using SONAR for music production.

Listen to the interview (labeled hour 1) here.

*The SONAR 8.5 Download is only available as a download to SONAR 8 Producer customers. Other versions will receive the boxed version which includes DVDs and a manual.

THE ZRO HOUR Returns With Sixth Season Podcast!

Griffin Avid — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:34:09 GMT

THE ZRO HOUR

Hip Hop / R/B Soul / Indie Radio
Members: EDAYE-Creator/Host

> PLAY SONGS > SHARE SONGS

THE ZRO HOUR podcast mixshow is back! After a long hiatus and taking time off to promote the release of THE ZRO HOUR: RESPECT THE ARCHITECTS promo CD, I am proud to announce that the show has resumed production. The music is banging as ever and expect a few surprises and new addition to the format. New episodes of THE ZRO HOUR will be available every Tuesday beginning today. You can now subscribe to THE ZRO HOUR podcast on iTunes, download from podomatic.com or preview and download from datpiff.com. If you subscribe to the show through iTunes, you will also receive exclusive new singles from some of the best in independent hip hop.

I pay tribute to hip hop radio pioneer Mr. Magic and lace this week's show with bangers from Marco Polo & Torae, Krs One & Buckshot, Camp Lo, Brown Bag Allstars, Murs & 9th Wonder, Doug E Fresh, Whodini, Wu-Tang and others. Also featuring freestyles by MC Lyte and Cymarshall Law. R.I.P. Mr. Magic! I also premiere a new feature, "BLAST IT or SMASH IT!", where I drop a couple of new tracks that you decide if its a winner or headed for the recycle bin. Many long time fans of the show and regular listeners will notice the absence of my co-host Alexie F. Alexie F. has a few new projects up his sleeve and I wish him much success in his next movement.

THE ZRO HOUR S06E01

As always THE ZRO HOUR needs your support to keep bringing you quality programming. If you love the show, please hit our paypal link with a suggested donation of $2 or more. THE ZRO HOUR remains free, uncut and uncensored. Enjoy the show!

DOWNLOAD HERE (90MB)

PLAYLIST

Holy war-Divine Force
Free-Murs & 9th Wonder
Ha-Camp Lo
Wordplay-Marco Polo & Torae
Cymarshall Law Freestyle
Kill Too Hard-Inspektah Deck, U-God & Masta Ace
Do Over-Ghostface Killah feat. Raheem Devaughn
Smoke-Marco Polo & Torae feat. Lil Fame & Roc (Heltah Skeltah)
League of Intoxicated Gentlemen RMX-Brown Bag Allstars
Watcha Wan Do?-DJ Quik & Kurupt feat. Yo-Yo
Nuthin'-Doug E Fresh
Connection-Krs One & Buckshot feat. Smif-n-Wessun
The Jungle (freestyle)-MC Lyte
Break Up-Saigon
Undeniable (Audible Doctor RMX)-Brown Bag Allstars
Hoochie Coo-The Black Keys feat. Mos Def & Jim Jones
My White Friends-Deuce Poppi
Better Letter-Educated Consumers
Ason Jones-Raekwon
Magic's Wand-Whodini

PEACE!!

-THE ZRO HOUR

http://www.returntozro.com

http://www.thezrohour.com

http://www.reverbnation.com/thezrohour

Critical Beatdown MASH-UP Show 5 presented by Mr CRF

xodus phoenix — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:40:56 GMT

CRITICAL BEATDOWN RADIO SHOWS UPDATE

Hows it going people...Hope your all well..Its been a while since the last update but we back..

Anyway heres the latest Critical Beatdown MASH-UP Show and HIPHOP Show to download..

Full tracklisting and D?L Link below..Enjoy....Mr CRF

Critical Beatdown MASH-UP Show 5 presented by Mr CRF

(Hiphop,soul,Ragga (old & New ))

http://www.sendspace.com/file/2176xk

Bluey Robinson --- I Know
Damani & Musiq Soul --- Im Just Ballin
Ghostface & Raheem Devaughn -- Baby
Queen Latifah & Mary J Blige --- People

Miss Jones & Doug E Fresh --- Dance With Me
Cooleys Hot Box --- Make Me Happy
Flipmode Squad --- Everybody On The Line
Black Rob --- I Dare You

Vybes Kartel --- Without My Own
Alison Hines & Shaggy ---Cant Let My Love Go
Queen Latifah & Serani -- If He Wanna
Jay Z --- Already Home
Raekwon The Chef --- Catalina
Shannel --- Smoking Session
Letoya & Estelle ---Take Away Love

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Critical Beatdown HIPHOP Show 15 Presented By Mr CRF

http://www.sendspace.com/file/pkdoyi

Deams & Ice T ---Underground
Positive K --- Straight Fire
Raekwon The Chef ---- House Of Flying Daggers
Apathy,B-Real & Celph Titled --- Shoot First
Bekay --- I Am
Deams & Jeru The Damaja --- Collateral Damage
Milo --- Wardrums
Ice Cube --- Raider Nation
Mop --- Crazy
CRF & Ad -1 Random Beatdown
Pete Rock --- When I Need It
The Closers ---East Coast Renaissance

Back In The Days Selection........
Mannish --- Mannish
Brand Nubian --- Black & Blue
Top Quality ---Someone Softly
Busy Bee --- Converse
First Frontal Assalt --- Blood Fire Assalt
End Of Back In The Days Selection....

Mikey D --- The Chosen One
Grand Puba Freestyle
Grand Puba --- Hunny
The Unexpectable ---- Mic Jacker
Raekwon,Slick Rick,Gza --- We Will Rob You
LL Cool J --- No Crew Is Superior

New York Interest Queens! Join IK at Guitar and Bass Clinics happening in NY!

xodus phoenix — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:39:35 GMT

Join IK at Sam Ash New York Locations

For In-Store Guitar & Bass Software Clinics

	LOCATION: Sam Ash Forest Hills ADDRESS: 113-25 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills, NY 11375 DATE: September 23, 2009 TIME: 7 - 8:30 pm
Register for a Class Today!	LOCATION: Sam Ash Carle Place ADDRESS: 385 Old Country Road, Carle Place, NY 11514 DATE: September 24, 2009 TIME: 7 - 8:30 pm

This is a friendly reminder to come and join us at Sam Ash NY locations so you can get a first hand look at IK Multimedia's newest guitar and bass amp modeling software, AmpliTube Fender^TM as well as IK's new audio interface and controller - StealthPedal!

Now is the time to learn what your computer can do for you as a guitar or bass player. The technology has never been better or more realistic. See for yourself!

PLUS - Buy any IK Multimedia AmpliTube product and get a second one free! Limited time only!

Stay Tuned.

IK Multimedia. Musicians First

Beats for Beats Sake - Notes from the Desk

Drew Spence — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:34:53 GMT

[b]Notes from the Desk[/b]

[b]Beats for Beats Sake[/b]

[b]I [/b]was involved in a debate about the motivation behind making music. One of my producer mates had the opinion that [i]“today’s beatmakers”[/i] are in it to become the next [i]supa produca[/i] and have no heart behind their work. So in other words, it’s all about the fame and fortune and not the art form. Is it wrong to go into a field of human endeavor because you were inspired by another’s achievements? Is it wrong to have an idol…someone you aspire to be (like)?

Another producer said they would be making music no matter what and if they never sold a beat, it wouldn’t matter. He went on about the line between being fairly compensated for one’s work and talent and just plain being greedy. I wanted to say something about making music ONLY for one’s self smacks of being selfish and giving it away for free may be selfless, but doesn’t necessarily mean the decision to give your music away makes you a purer artist.

Then the third cat turned to me and said [i]“Well, your whole deal is based on big-time producers so I can see where you’re coming from.”[/i] I thought this dude don’t even know me or understand Producer’s Edge. I asked all of them [i]When was the last time you made a beat for a rapper?[/i] It’s fine to make beats for your music profile page or to get feedback from your favorite forum, to beat battle or to just pass the time – really, it is. It will always be nice to express yourself through music, but perhaps the nobler motivation is to provide the music another artist can express themselves over. That’s about as selfless as it gets. What do you think? Let me know on the Producer’s Edge forum. Stay safe and productive.

Drew Spence

Musicplacements.com is a scam!!!!

lisa2456 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:02:17 GMT

Producers beware!!! Get ya beats off there

musicplacements.com is a scam!!!!

Producer's Edge Magazine / Producer's Edge Magazine Forums / General Music Discussion

Connecticut interest:Meet A Cakewalk Rep This Week At Guitar Center

Producer's Edge Digital Magazine has a Blog!

Emcee Spot: Lyte (Part 1 of 3)

Emcee Spot: Lyte (Part 2 of 3)

Emcee Spot: Lyte (Part 3 of 3)

If you feel like exchanging practical knowledge about Steinberg products with fellow users...

Critical Beatdown Hiphop Show 2 (2010) for Planet Hiphop & Mixlawax Internet Radio

Hello Griffin Avid!

iZotope Atticus Ross Update and Alloy Video Demo from NAMM

NEW! THE ZRO HOUR Episodes 12

EastWest Sales Voices of Passion and Gypsy $195!

Pick up some new Cakewalk hardware this weekend and save up to $500

http://www.nodfactor.com/

THE ZRO HOUR Hip Hop / R/B Soul / Indie Radio: HAITI NEEDS YOUR HELP!

NEW! THE ZRO HOUR S06E10- TOP TEN

HAITI NEEDS YOUR HELP!

NEW Music From SAFARI

How Do I Become a Studio Musician?

How Do I Become a Studio Musician?

THE ZRO HOUR Download:Hip Hop / R/B Soul / Indie Radio

Get Another Chance to Save up to 54% on Pro Tools|HD

Nucleus SoundLab

Nucleus SoundLab January 2010 Newsletter

Pantheon II Refill Reviewed

Pandora Released for Rob Papen Predator

ReCombination and SoundCell 50+% Off Sale

Pure Synthesis Bundle Updated with Pantheon II

Nucleus SoundLab on Facebook

Ultimate Sound Bank

AES 127th news flash and info

EXHIBITION HOURS

REGISTRATION DESK

7 Effective Strategies To Get Your Music Noticed

7 Effective Strategies To Get Your Music Noticed

Roland Insider:If you’ve ever wondered who comes up with some of the sounds for Roland synthesizers...

Artemij Pavlov & Sinevibes

Creating Sounds for Roland Synthesizers

Dan Krisher (DK): Fill us in on your background and how you got started with Sinevibes.

DK: What products for Roland instruments does Sinevibes specialize in?

DK: What makes Sinevibes unique over other sound design companies?

DK: How do you approach making new sounds? Are you inspired by something particular? Do you have the sound in your mind already, or do sounds sometimes happen through experimentation?

DK: You are offering a special collection of Sinevibes sounds for people to sample. Can you tell us about these?

DK: What tips can you give people who want to start making their own sounds?

DK: What's coming up in the future for Sinevibes?

Rolling Stone's 100 best songs of the decade

Grand Puba has long had legendary status with over 20 years in hip hop.

Win $30,000 Cash & Prizes from Beat Kangz & Rockwilder

News from Scratch DJ Academy

NEW! THE ZRO HOUR S06E06 Available for download

WORLD PREMIERE: KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT'S "SURVIVAL SKILLS" VIDEO

Happy Holidays from Heavyocity

Holiday Special

Heavyocity's Holiday Giveaway!

Join the Heavyocity Team

Check Out Heavyocity's Sister Site

Defriending can bruise your 'digital ego'

Sony Creative Vegas Pro 9 and Sound Forge 10

NYC interest: Beast of the Beats III

Big Fish Audio Partners With Cinesamples

COMPLIMENTARY DUCK DOWN SAMPLER

Cakewalk Sonar goes to 8.5- Here's what's up.

THE ZRO HOUR Returns With Sixth Season Podcast!

Critical Beatdown MASH-UP Show 5 presented by Mr CRF

New York Interest Queens! Join IK at Guitar and Bass Clinics happening in NY!

Beats for Beats Sake - Notes from the Desk

Musicplacements.com is a scam!!!!

Dan Krisher (DK): Fill us in on your background and how you got started with
Sinevibes.