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July 10, 2018
Vinyl Surges Again, Jazzmaster Is The New Strat, And Engineer Ed Seay On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
Imagine that you’ve been given the task of taking the vocal from an album by one of the biggest artists of all times and tasked with putting more modern music around it, but you have to make it as seamless as possible. That’s what influential Nashville engineer Ed Seay did in working on a new […]
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July 9, 2018
Best Buy Winding Down CD Sales Pounds Another Nail Into The Format’s Coffin
On July 1st, Best Buy was supposed to end its long history with the Compact Disc (better known as the CD). The company had announced months ago that it had set that date as its deadline for ending sales completely, but according to several reports, is still is selling them, although with greatly reduced inventory and floor space. […]
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July 6, 2018
Indie Labels Now Account For 14 Billion Streams Per Month
Most artists and bands would prefer to be signed to a major label instead of an indie, but the fact of the matter is that indies are gaining strength, especially where streaming is concerned. Indie label association Merlin (which consists of more than 20,000 indie labels, imprints and small distributors) reported that its member’s streams have […]
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July 5, 2018
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What Is A YouTube Art Track?
You may have wondered if there was a way to just upload a song to YouTube without having to make a video, even a simple one with just a photo or cover art. It turns out there is a way to do this, and to submit to the new YouTube Music streaming service at the […]
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July 4, 2018
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Happy July 4th With The US Marine Band And “Stars And Stripes Forever”
Happy July 4th to all my American friends. To my readers from other parts of the world, nothing signifies this holiday celebrating the birth of our nation like the John Philips Sousa march “Stars And Stripes Forever.” It caps off our holiday festivities amid great fanfare and fireworks, especially when played well. No one plays […]
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July 3, 2018
Grammy Refinements, JBL Pro Changes, And Engineer Clark Germain On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is engineer Clark Germain, who started in the business doing live sound around Hollywood for the likes of X, Circle Jerks, Agent Orange and Social Distortion to name a few. Eventually he began working at some of Hollywoods most prestigious studios, gaining credits on records by Michael Jackson, […]
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July 2, 2018
Stem Makes Life Easier For Artists And Their Collaborators
There are a number of digital aggregators that all provide roughly the same services. They’re a one-stop shop that will send your music to Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Pandora, Tidal and any other digital streaming service, then collect your royalties and pay you. The problem is that the artist or manager receives the payment, and […]
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