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Native Instruments Kontrol D2 review

By October 19, 2015 | Category_Buying Guide>Recording Gear DJ Controller Native Instruments Kontrol D2 Review

Native Instruments' flagship DJ device, the Traktor Kontrol S8, really impressed us when we reviewed it at the end of last year. With its combination of flexible and intuitive features, broad connectivity and all-round versatility, it was certainly the most powerful and effective DJ controller we've had the opportunity to...

How to use serial compression

By October 19, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Musicians Arena Serial Compression Studio Tech Tips

Learn how to use multiple compressors in series and capitalise on their combined strengths. Serial compression means using multiple compressors in series (ie, one after the other), and it's a great way to combine the most desirable attributes and/or capabilities of two or more plugins. A practical example would be...

Sam Smith drummer Jamiel Blake on big gigs, pop grooves and miming for TV

By October 19, 2015 | Category_News>Industry Jamiel Blake Sam Smith

Jamiel on… Sam Smith “Sam’s gig is really authentic, simple. It’s about feel. There are certain things that Sam likes and when we rehearse he’ll be like, ‘Can you play this lower at this time?’ When you’re playing a song there are times you have a big chorus where you...

How the Electric Guitar Was Invented

By October 19, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Guitars Electric Guitar. Tech Tips

For as far back as we are able to look into the prehistory of the human race, music has been a crucial part of the life of humans. Some scholars even speculate that human music may have come before language. From the beginning, people living in little groups sang and...

The 5 Best Budget Electronic Drum Kits In The World Today

By October 19, 2015 | Beginners Budget Guide Buying Guide Category_Buying Guide>Drums Drums Electronic Drum Kits

Few areas of drumming have changed as rapidly over the last few decades as that of electronic kits. Go back a few years and e-kits were often sneered at, but today, everyone from the bedroom drummer to the stadium-filling session sticksman is using electronics, whether it be in a hybrid...

Stagg Continues To Grow Artist Line-Up

By October 19, 2015 | Artists Category_News>Industry Simon Whitney Stagg

Stagg has expanded its artist family with the addition of Alter Eden drummer Simon Whitney. As part of his new partnership with the firm, Whitney will be using a mixture of Stagg products, including a 20" Myra Rock Ride, 13" DH Fat Hats via a 16" DH China and a...

ALBUM REVIEW - FUZZ – II

By October 19, 2015 | Album Releases Album Reviews Category_News>Industry Fuzz

Artist: Fuzz Album: II Release Date: October 23, 2015. Label: In The Red. Formats: Digital, Vinyl, CD. Ty Segall produces music at such a relentless clip that it’s fair to ask when he has the time to actually sit down and absorb his influences. To picture him patiently digging through...

A 23 Year Old Suffocated To Death At The Skrillex Gig In Gurgaon.

By October 14, 2015 | Category_News>Events Fans Gig Music Skrillex

Aanchal Arora, 23, had come to Gurgaon's Sector 29 on Sunday evening to watch American electronic music star Skrillex (real name Sonny Moore) perform live. During the concert, however, the Delhi resident collapsed while dancing and had to be rushed to a nearby hospital in an ambulance provided by the...

Wiz Khalifa's 'See You Again' video hits one billion views on YouTube

By October 12, 2015 | Category_News>Industry Music Record Breaking See You Again Wiz Khalifa

Khalifa's is the tenth music video to hit the elite mark Wiz Khalifa's 'See You Again' video has become the tenth YouTube video to top one billion views. 'See You Again' featured on the Soundtrack to Furious 7, and the movie is at the heart of the video. The track...

Taylor Swift's Extraordinary Career In Numbers - Infographic

By October 12, 2015 | Category_News>Industry Music Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has achieved more in her relatively short career so far than most artists do in a lifetime. Of course, you've heard about the massive sales and the awards. Put into perspective her massive success with this infographic guide to her rise and rise. image: http://nme.assets.ipccdn.co.uk/images/2015TSInfographic_02_081015.jpg image: http://nme.assets.ipccdn.co.uk/images/2015TSInfographic_03_081015.jpg Source.

David Bowie has 'retired from touring', says promoter.

By October 12, 2015 | Category_News>Industry David Bowie Music News Updates World Tours

image: http://nme.assets.ipccdn.co.uk/images/2014Bowie_Press_311014.article_x4.jpg David Bowie will never tour again, according to one of the UK's biggest festival organisers. Although the iconic singer hasn't toured since a medical emergency in 2004, his 2013 album 'The Next Day' reignited rumours that he may return to the stage. Now, speaking to Music Week, Isle...

12 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT EMINEM

By October 12, 2015 | Category_News>Industry Eminem Facts Music

1. As a nine-year-old, Eminem was beaten so badly by a school bully that he spent over a week in a coma. His music has since been credited with helping to bring more than one fan out of similar states, including a twelve-year-old girl who was hit by a car...