Listeners, no longer interested in buying music? - Welcome to the throw away culture.

Myspace: looking to cut into the record label space.

Musicians are ditching studios for cheaper solutions, but clearly achieving the same result. One step closer towards total independence.

Songwriters looking to get paid: Market research and Song Pitching go along way.

Leave it up to a porn reviewer to have a Bong Guitar. That's exactly what Mike Edison is sporting. Check the antics out in the vid.

Looking for some new USB speakers for recording on the go? Then these new LaCie Sound2 speakers seem like your new best friend.

Musfy, Musicians Wanted, Myspace and Craigslist are all viable option when it comes to connecting with other musicians looking to form bands.

The secret to creating a good marketing video is to throw a lot of stuff out there to find something that sticks. Regular output hones your craft, and being bold and specific helps.

2009 Future of Music Policy Summit CCC: California Copyright Conference NARIP: National Assn. of Record Industry Professionals AIMP: Association of Independent Music Publishers PMA: Production Music Association NMPA: National Music Publishers Association Record companies often earn money that cannot be paid to artists, managers, songwriters, or publishers because of paperwork problems. I know what you're thinking: yeah, right, paperwork problems. NMPA president and CEO David Israelite and Special Master/lawyer Kenneth Feinberg, who will be overseeing the distribution of nearly $300 million to music publishers from the big four record companies.

Anyone looking for a new drum synthesizer.

Could this be the future of music creation? DYI instruments, an alien version of the Blueman group. If you are remotely close to Austin Texas this would be something very cool to check out. October 18 is the full event.

Demands have changed in the last decade, too. Volume levels have increased in concerts, although the key to good sound is not volume, according to Wyland. What is important is the dynamic range, or being able to hear the softer and detailed sounds just as clearly as the louder riffs. - A good piece for our is music getting too loud segment.

Is Radio now synonymous with Gas Station. Jerry Del Colliano seems to think so. Big. National. Impersonal. That being said to bring positive results to radio is for the stations to remember the 80/20 rule. 80% live and local, 20% national or voice tracked (if at all). The number one way to start turning radio around right now is to abide by the 80/20 rule. It's not really that costly to do. Brings immediate live and local results. Returning to live and local rights a lot of wrongs.

As a songwriter it it important to learn where the next big shift is going to be in the industry, that way when it hits you'll be fully prepared to take full advantage of the future of radio.

These two indie musicians came up with a wonderful idea. Remixing video game soundtracks!

Are indie bands getting screwed on iTunes, or Saved.

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Short quirky video of the two synthesizers, Mamma synth and baby synth.. (FACEBOOK)

cool video showcasing the omega 8 drum sequencer. (Facebook Vid)

The noisy sibilance of the speech. Piano Learns to speak english at the expense of 5 yr old.