R-E-S-P-E-C-T (Aretha Franklin, Rest In Power)
I am thankful for her musical gift. NPR Tribute to The Queen Of Soul ::: oceans of rhythm ::: Fresh!
Category: The Music Industry
Jazz Funk Soul – An Interview w/Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, & Everette Harp
Greetings All. Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing three heavyweights in the genres of contemporary jazz, smooth jazz, and R&B. While each genre…
That’s The Way I Like It (B-side) – Slave/New Plateau (1984)
Crew… What’s up? Over the last month or so, I keep finding out real good things about Slave that I never knew about. Through the…
Future Music – In Studio With | Dennis Ferrer
Greetings crew… Hope all is well with you. Over the weekendI picked up the April 2011 edition of Future Music , my favorite magazine on…
Mint Condition – “7”: A review and sample flip
‘Sup crew… Being the BIG MC fan that I am, I picked up “7” the day it dropped. I got it at Best Buy for…
Jeff Lorber Fusion: Rams Head On Stage – 30 Mar 11
Greetings all… I had the pleasure, along with my recording, biz partner, and friend, Dan, in seeing Jeff Lorber Fusion at Rams Head On Stage,…
A Tribute to “The Hansolor” – Mark Adams of Slave
Mark Adams Tribute Intro Greetings fans… Many of you have heard of the passing of Mark Adams, THE bass legend of Slave. For fans and…
Apple’s Logic Studio 8 Tutorials
Though there are rumors of Logic 10 on the horizon, I thought I’d post tutes for Logic 8, the DAW of choice for me. Logic…
Sampling and Music Composition- A “Fresh†Perspective. Pt. 3: Presently Speaking
Native Instruments’ Maschine Crew, Hello. Here I am, back with the final installment of this blog post. Took the day off (Happy Birthday to me),…
Sampling and Music Composition – A “Fresh” Perspective. Pt 2 – Sampling/Interpolation/Legalities
Photo Credit: Akai MPC 2500 w/black pads by: ficusrock Greetings crew… Hope all is well with you. I’ve finally gotten around to Pt 2 of…