Sampling has become a huge part of music production. However, you must choose a sample that matches other aspects of your song. Sampling has become one of the most influential strategies in modern ...

Although music sampling—the reuse of previous music in a new song or piece—is a rich, centuries-old tradition, we seldom hear about its successes. On one hand, the mass media seems to have drawn a ...

Jimmy Jam reflects on the major technological shifts that changed music, from early fears about synthesizers to the rise of ...

Dean Garfield, president and CEO, Information Technology Industry Council, Washington, D.C. Kembrew McLeod, associate professor, department of communication ...

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The musical output of George Clinton hinges on an unimpeachable run from 1970 to 1982. During that time, Clinton slapped together doped-up, proto-disco like “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the ...

Do you keep hearing people talk about sampling rate in music? But aren’t certain what that actually is?? Well, friend, you’ve come to the right place. On a fundamental level, sampling rate is a result ...

The mere mention of Madonna conjures many images and associations: feminism, reinvention, Kabbala, the cone bra, and her many memorable performances. But today we have yet another thing to associate ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs is one of the most successful (and richest) men in the music business. He has many to thank for this success. When he launched Bad Boy Records, the Notorious B.I.G. was one of the ...

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This is sure to put a damper on his weekend plans. R&B hitmaker The Weeknd is named in a copyright lawsuit over his top charting song, “The Hills,” according to documents obtained by The Hollywood ...