Snap is finally ready to compete with TikTok and will pay creators to post on the platform. The company is officially announcing a new section of Snapchat today called Spotlight that’ll surface vertical video content from users that’s more meme-like and jokey instead of the day-in-the-life content Snap previously encouraged. Imagine, basically, TikTok [...]
11-24-20 Sad news. For real, can this year just be done already? Today, Garrett Lockhart, better known by his stage name i_o passed away. i_o made a big name for himself by breaking into the scene and redefining what techno meant. His sound was the strongest inside his genre, and he redefined where techno could be played and who would listen [...]
Grammy Nominated Electronic Artists The CoCreators vow to delay, not cancel tour plans so they can celebrate with fans after Covid 19 subsides. (PRUnderground) April 1st, 2020 Covid 19 has been a challenge internationally in all industries. In a compensation structure that heavily relies on the live performances of artists and labels to survive and [...]
The 1972 track was a favorite at David Mancuso's Loft and sampled by the pop giants like Michael Jackson and Rihanna BILL BREWSTER 26 MARCH 2020 Saxophonist Manu Dibango, who died on March 25 of COVID-19, was an early champion of African sounds in Europe and worldwide, long before the notion of so-called “World music” [...]
Source: PhonoCut Mixtapes will never be the same. Though it’s been something of a wax-obsessive’s pipedream for the better part of a century, pressing your own vinyl is (hopefully,) soon to be the new norm. READ: Vinyl Sales Projected to Surpass CDs for The First Time in More Than 30 Years According to a recent feature [...]
Biography: Denise Renee Caplock is a true renaissance woman: a Recording Artist, Songwriter, Producer and Publisher with songs currently charting in the Hip Hop realm, she is also the President and CEO of Collinscrest Entertainment Group. Born into a musical family, she grew up surrounded by passionate musicians, most notably her mother who was a [...]
Stacey Hale Courtesy of Stacey Hale Techno and house are widely regarded as distinct musical genres these days, but in the beginning, there was more overlap than anyone might realize. While Detroit artists eventually developed their own style, the Belleville Three (Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson) have always acknowledged Chicago’s influence and the fruitful musical dialogue between [...]
Music has proven time and again to be an important component of human culture. From its ceremonial origin to modern medical usage for personal motivation, concentration, and shifting mood, music is a powerful balm for the human soul. Though traditional “music therapy” encompasses a specific set of practices, the broader use of music as a [...]
