Aspiring producers, singers/songwriters bands and rappers alike, dream to have their music discovered by “big league” record companies and have their singles released and heard on the radio- it’s the dream; isn't it? We've come a long way from the old days where mixed tapes of artists’ demos are somehow [...]
According to ehow.com, the duties of a DJ are limited to “providing entertainment”, “familiarity with equipment” and being “knowledgable of music”. I must have clicked the refresh button half a dozen times before I realized the entire post was fully loaded, and the internet is seriously lacking answers for the aspiring [...]
Much has been written about the music industry’s downfall, it’s failure to adapt and the onset of the digital music revolution. The subsequent rise of digital music retailers has, in many ways, democratized access to electronic music that never would have made it onto the shelves of major music retailers [...]
The Winter Music Conference is all about finding out the latest trends in the electronic music industry and, for artists, taking a career to the next level with workshops, advice, and networking. The other half of the week is the events. Even with the Ultra Music Festival bookending the festival, [...]
On day three, we attended panel “WMC & The Recording Academy Present – The Producers Forum,” which featured Laidback Luke, Sander Van Doorn, and Jimmy Douglass as speakers and Greg “Stryke” Chin moderating. All three began talking about their backgrounds in the industry: Van Doorn touched on his first Groovebox, [...]
The International Dance Music Awards, or IDMAs, have been around as long as the Winter Music Conference and now span roughly 50 categories ranging from music to artists to events to gear. Upon entering the Colony Theater in Miami Beach for the March 21 ceremony, we noticed Lee Dagger of [...]
The frenetic atmosphere of days one and two began to die down at WMC, but that’s not to say the panel content wasn’t important. In fact, the future of EDM was a significant focus of these two days. The Music Industry is About to Make a Comeback With a nod [...]
Although the state of the industry is the focus of the Winter Music Conference, gear plays a sizeable part, with brands showcasing their products at a two-day exhibit and doing demonstrations. Along with checking out the exhibits, we stopped by the Gibson Pro Audio (Stanton and KRK) and Pioneer demonstrations [...]
While yesterday’s focus at the Winter Music Conference was trends, today’s was managing your career. Considering a move toward remixing or getting your track added to film and television scores, or looking to have a better understanding of social media? The following points were brought up during the day: It’s [...]
Crossfadr’s present at the 28th Winter Music Conference from March 18 to the 22. The first day was spent listening to and reporting on panels “Future Retro: Shades of House & EDM,” “Indie Culture: What’s Next?”, “D.I.Y. – The New Model for Launching Careers,” and “Sound Strategies: The Evolution of [...]