Archive for December, 2010

Crack beats to stay warm to

God, I am over this weather. Every time I open the door, I want to run back inside and cuddle with my computer and some nice beats. Wait, what’s that I just said? Yes, some nice crack beats, the kind I find over at SERVEmeCRACK\.

Moses Michael Levi may ‘Shyne,’ but his new single doesn’t shimmer

You could say that Moses Michael Levi (formerly Jamal Michael Barrow) has been through plenty. Spending nine years in jail plus an additional two and a half on parole can really take a chunk of time out of one’s life. Before his incarceration for the involvement in a high profile shooting, ‘Shyne,’ as he is [...]

T Bone Burnett and Greg Kot at Summit10

T Bone Burnett and Greg Kot @ Summit10 from Future of Music Coalition on Vimeo. Check out this interesting Q&A with producer and musician T Bone Burnett as he talks with Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune about today’s digital technology and the effects it is having on music.

Dormitory Sound: POD Farm 101

When creating a dorm studio, you can only go as far as your software. Without a relative mastery of your programs, creating quality recordings can be very difficult. As I mentioned last week, my recording setup is driven by a small handful of computer applications, none more important than the one I will discuss this [...]