More bad reviews for Amsterjam.
Earworm’s hometown of Iowa City has a nice feature on his rising career as a mash-up DJ. I had no idea he was scheduled to DJ at the MTV Video Music Awards! I’m always the last to find out these sort of things.
InTime is a device which generates MIDI time from non-MIDI sources — a “reverse metronome.” Imagine incorporating a live drummer into an electronic act without the need for a click track. Check out what Remix Magazine has to say about this cool little device.
Normally karaoke disc manufacturers hire studio musicians and vocalists to produce their wares. However, Beatmixed reader Corporation was kind of enough to share some fantastic news about the recently released Motown Karaoke Collector’s Set. These discs have been designed to allow easily isolation of vocals and instrumentals — original vocalist acapellas and instrumentals! I’ve heard [...]
Local San Francisco TV station KTVU has posted an interview with Z-Trip on their web site.
According to the New York Daily News, AmsterJam — the world’s first mash-up music festival held last weekend on Randalls Island — came up short in the mash-up department.
Has technology transformed the sound of music? Alex Ross at the New Yorker attempts to answer the question.
Nathan Winer has written a nice (albeit old) tutorial on removing vocals from tracks.
Interested in learning more about promoting yourself as an independent artist? Check out this GarageSpin interview with Nathan Albee, CTO of HotLocalMusic. They seem to have their own unique spin on how to bring artists closer to their fans.
The Beastie Boys are officially distributing a number of acapellas on their web site. They will be releasing a new one each Friday. How nice of them!
(via Mashed)