Academies and schools for the aspiring DJ seem to be popping up all over the place — even in India.
Victor @ Virtual Turntable has published a very informative review of Acid Pro 5.0. Give it a read!
I’ve yet to actually try it personally, but apparently Mackie is giving away free licenses to Tracktion, their powerful multitrack editing and sequencing tool. The price is right and from the screenshots it sure looks nice!
(via BradSucks)
Cameron Sinclair at World Changing discusses mash-up artists, albums, and the continental drift of this artform from European countries to American frontiers in this short article.
"[Y]ou’re in for a few anti-counter-culture rants," explains Darren in his rebuttal to the Mash the Planet call for civil disobedience. A number of excellent points to consider and worth reading.
Check out this article on the MTV site regarding the economy of the mixtape and its importance as a promotional tool for up-and-coming hip-hop artists. “While the ‘real’ music business is crumbling, the mixtape industry is thriving,” states the author, going so far as to claim that “mixtapes are outselling artists as big as [...]
Thanks to JonO for pointing me to this interview with publisher Tim O’Reilly in which he speaks about the idea of a "remix culture." Tim also touches upon some of the great things Creative Commons has been doing to empower the remix culture, even speaking specifically about the need for "systems that are designed better [...]
Okay, this is getting weird. People Magazine has a little blurb on the DJ RESET mash-up track, Frontin’ on Debra. So first let me say congratulations to RESET — who would have thought People Magazine would be pick up something like this? Roll with it, bro! However, I am scared that [...]
It’s official — Go Home Productions will be performing at the next Bootie! This guy is a production genius in my book, and I’m looking forward to seeing him perform live! If you need some convincing that this is a night not to miss, then read on …
"Mash the planet," suggests the text file forwarded to me by a concerned reader. I really appreciate everything this guy has to say, and will do my part to make it happen. For starters, I thought I’d reprint his message in entirety:
citizen engineers,
each week i do a series of how-tos here and there about [...]