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Marsh Explains Why Home Had To Start His New Label

Marsh (@marshmusician) is starting Marshan Records with the kind of statement most artists spend years working toward: a fourth studio album, two major headline shows, and a label name drawn from the fan community that has helped carry the project this far. Home, out November 3, marks his first full

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Apos ARGOS Brings Electrostatic Listening Back Into Focus

Images All Courtesy Of Apos A lot of producers spend so much time checking mixes that they forget how to listen. There is a difference between analyzing a track and letting a system reveal it. The first is work. The second is where taste develops. That is why the SJY ARGOS Electrostatic Headphones f

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Tupac Murder Trial, Biggie Estate Ruling, Ellie Goulding Lawsuit & More Top Music Law News

In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, a long-delayed Tupac trial, a decision on Biggie's catalog, an explosive lawsuit from Ellie Goulding and much more.

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Tupac Murder Trial, Biggie Estate Ruling, Ellie Goulding Lawsuit & More Top Music Law News

In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, a long-delayed Tupac trial, a decision on Biggie's catalog, an explosive lawsuit from Ellie Goulding and much more.

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Death On The Balcony Discuss Human Touch In The Studio

Death on the Balcony (@deathonthebalcony) return with Cycles Of Desire, a four-track EP out August 14 on SATYADGTL that splits the duo’s sound across two names and two related club instincts. Mark Caramelli and Paul Hargreaves use the Death on the Balcony side for deeper, groove-led material,

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Harrison Flex-10 Puts Console Color on the Desk

A lot of audio interfaces are sold on clean conversion, more I/O, and low-latency performance. Those things matter, but they do not always answer the more interesting question for producers: what happens before the sound ever reaches the DAW? That is where Harrison Audio’s new Flex-10 feels m

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Def Leppard abandoned Hysteria sessions with Jim Steinman due to production issues

“The food budget for the Steinman sessions was probably as much money as The Dark Side Of The Moon cost to record”

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Beatport has banned AI-generated music: "There is a difference between a tool that assists human creation and a system that replaces it entirely. Beatport is built on the former"

Platform is latest to get tough on slop

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Def Leppard replaced Jim Steinman as producer due to lack of progress

“The food budget for the Steinman sessions was probably as much money as The Dark Side Of The Moon cost to record”

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“That was a classic example of hiding the meaning of the song in a whole glorious backdrop of crazy arrangements and cutting-edge synthesizers”: Roland Orzabal on the hidden depths of Tears for Fears’ first hit

It's one of the most affecting songs in the Tears for Fears songbook, but many missed Mad World’s emotional undercurrents when hearing it on the radio back in 1982

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Fancy recording an EP at the world-famous Real World Studios?: “Our goal is to find talent and provide the facilities and support to let them flourish in a way they wouldn't be able to otherwise”

You have to be over 16 and based in the South West

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“As soon as I started writing music with computers, I got so addicted to it”: Tom VR on his creative process, "game-changing" Ableton Live tips and the hardware synth he can't stop talking about

We visited the London-based producer in the studio to hear about the making of third album Don't Know How Fast I'm Moving Until I Hit Something

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Def Leppard replaced producer Jim Steinman during Hysteria sessions

“The food budget for the Steinman sessions was probably as much money as The Dark Side Of The Moon cost to record”

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Def Leppard Replaced Producer Jim Steinman During Hysteria Sessions

“The food budget for the Steinman sessions was probably as much money as The Dark Side Of The Moon cost to record”

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Def Leppard's 'Hysteria' Production Challenges

“The food budget for the Steinman sessions was probably as much money as The Dark Side Of The Moon cost to record”

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Def Leppard's Hysteria Production Challenges

“The food budget for the Steinman sessions was probably as much money as The Dark Side Of The Moon cost to record”

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Ricky Martin & Pedro Sampaio to Headline NFL Halftime Show in Rio

The Puerto Rican megastar & Brazilian DJ/singer/producer will perform at the Sept. 27 Ravens vs. Cowboys game.

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Rick Ross Claims Unbeaten Madden Streak

Who's going to step up and challenge Ross to Madden?

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Ricky Martin & Pedro Sampaio to Headline NFL Halftime Show in Rio: ‘There’s Nothing Quite Like the Energy of the Brazilian People’

The Puerto Rican megastar & Brazilian DJ/singer/producer will perform at the Sept. 27 Ravens vs. Cowboys game.

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Inside Weirloom Jeans for DJs and Artists

Dance music has no fixed dress code, even if black T-shirts and denim remain common in studios, airports, press photos, and DJ booths. The clothing has to work across a job that constantly changes location. An artist can spend eight hours at a computer, carry equipment into a venue, and play a late