Category Archives: The Music Industry

Sampling and Music Composition- A “Fresh” Perspective. Pt. 3: Presently Speaking

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Fresh

Native Instruments’ Maschine Crew, Hello. Here I am, back with the final installment of this blog post. Took the day off (Happy Birthday to me), sitting in Starbucks, finishing up this blog post. Listening to Foreign Exchange’s “Authenticity” (superb new … Continue reading →

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Sampling and Music Composition – A “Fresh” Perspective. Pt 2 – Sampling/Interpolation/Legalities

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Fresh

Photo Credit: Akai MPC 2500 w/black pads by: ficusrock Greetings crew… Hope all is well with you. I’ve finally gotten around to Pt 2 of this series. In Part 1, I gave a brief history of sampling and, specifically, the … Continue reading →

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Sampling and Music Composition- A “Fresh” Perspective. Pt. 1: In The Beginning

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Fresh

Akai MPC 2000 Photo Credit: Dan Medhurst Welcome readers. I hope this post finds you well. The topic of this post is something I’ve been meaning to write about for quite some time. Sampling has been a long time tool … Continue reading →

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“Don’t Call It A Comeback” – Sade

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Fresh

No long blog post here. Many of you know how big of a Sade, not just her, her being, but her band. I bring to you the making of the album. Very exciting about the CD dropping tomorrow. Enjoy! SOLDIER … Continue reading →

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Kenny Burrell – 2010 Grammy Jazz Honoree of The Year.

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Fresh

Kenneth Earl “Kenny” Burrell was born July 31, 1931 in Detroit, MI and by 12 years old, started playing guitar (similar to yours truly who started playing at the age of 14). Little did he know that he would be … Continue reading →

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I’ll be on BlogTalk Radio this afternoon – The Creators Parrot

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Fresh

Hey everyone…I’ll be on Blog Talk Radio with my boy EJ Flavors this weekend. We’ll be talking about the Grammy Nominees of Jazz and R&B with Val Oliver on The Creator’s Parrot. Tune in and check it out if you … Continue reading →

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We’ve Got The Jazz: 2009 Year End In Review

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Fresh

Greetings listeners. As we are nearing the airing of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, those nominated in the category of Jazz have provided the fans a wide and exciting array of great jazz music. There is a color of jazz … Continue reading →

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It’s coming…this Sunday, Jan 3rd…Stay tuned!

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Fresh

Crew…It’s coming. Stay tuned for a special Sunday Soundtrack, this Sunday, January 3rd! Happy 2K10!! Peace! F!

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Dedicated to You – Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman – 2010 GRAMMY Awards/Best Jazz Vocal Album

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Fresh

Greetings Readers… Over the weekend, I got a chance (while putting together the last podcast) to listen to another one of the nominees for Best Jazz Vocal, Mr. Kurt Elling. I listened not only to the release for which he … Continue reading →

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We’re ALL Fans! Tune in, Turn it UP!

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Fresh

Click it! —-> We’re ALL Fans!

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