In the mid 00’s, there was a sudden flurry of innovation in the field of controller design. Manufacturers started working with artists and programmers and a flood of homebrew builders appeared on the scene, all spreading the word via blogs, websites and viral videos. A handful of these devices were [...]
By now, you’ve heard Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” the initial single from their first studio album since 2005. With its slowed down tempo, upbeat character, and prominent guitar groove, “Get Lucky” – and Daft Punk’s upcoming album Random Access Memories, out May 21 in the U.S. – has served as [...]
I know most of you won't read this...but I'm a 16-year-old house producer from Nigeria and... The bane of many upcoming artists—regardless of level of talent—is the oftentimes difficult process of making their name known in their respective entertainment world. As many unknown artists can tell you, level of talent [...]
So you learned how to DJ. You’re devoted, you practice often and hell, you’ve got good taste. You’ve got a set on soundcloud that has gotten some play and you’re beginning to be noticed by more of your friends. Some have even asked you to play at their parties. You’re [...]
Will.i.am is, perhaps, the most repugnant person in the modern EDM cannon – even more so than David Guetta, whom the Black Eyed Peas rapper introduced to this side of the Atlantic. Bad lyrics supported by clichéd house beats and an undeserved spot on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Songs Chart give EDM [...]
For all the hoopla around dance music’s second mainstream ascent in the U.S., there’s one aspect that hasn’t returned: the clubbing movie. Sure, filmgoers have sat through painful efforts like those Step Up movies, but the confluence of culture and sounds of late ‘90s/early ‘00s efforts Human Traffic, Party Monster, [...]
So you want to take your involvement in music to the next step. You've been DJing for a couple of years and have been producing music that's unique; your own style or take that the industry might not be ready for- not yet at least! You've got a crew of [...]
Back when we attended the 2013 Winter Music Conference, we spent some time during days one and two wandering through the opening exhibits – with the exception of Pioneer’s table, this aspect was the most underwhelming of the conference. However, even just browsing, one booth caught my attention – a [...]
This is a valuable production topic, and one that is sometimes overlooked by new producers in the mixing process: speaker placement and room acoustics. Just to be clear here: A proper understanding of room and recording acoustics can be the subject of years of study, as a whole science—the science [...]
Back when we attended the Winter Music Conference in March, workshop after workshop emphasized one point: artists have to put their music out for free to get noticed. Speakers at panel “Mad Men & Women: Marketing Campaigns” even pointed to Deadmau5’s early days at WMC, passing out his tunes to [...]