Rising: Kingdom

March 10, 2010 No comments yet

Rising: Kingdom
The 27-year-old Brooklyn-based dance producer Ezra Rubin, known to the world as Kingdom , does not do subtle. On his “Mind Reader” EP , gigantic, crashing basslines share space with diva howls and chest-imploding snares. His is a melodically generous dance music sound, one that prizes immediate hooks and dizzy adrenaline over patience or [...]

New Neon Indian Track Co-Produced by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor

March 10, 2010 No comments yet

New Neon Indian Track Co-Produced by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor
Rising chillwave forerunner Neon Indian just dropped a new single called “Sleep Paralysist” all over the internet, via Mountain Dew’s Green Label Sound imprint . And even though Neon mastermind Alan Palomo produced the song with Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor, it’s still got that 80s-video-game vibe [...]

I want to improvise/compose music, so which course should I take; Keyboard or Music Theory?

March 7, 2010 2 comments

I completely do not have any music knowledge and background but I am interested in producing my own music!
I have a software, a DAW, called FL Studio, which I can use to improvise. However, since I do not know anything about notes, chords, scales, modes and so on, I cannot use this software!!! [...]

Need to learn what i need to do “professional” music composition?

March 7, 2010 3 comments

Ever since i was younger i wanted to do music composition, preferably for video games, but movies, film, and tv would be fine too.
I have been taught piano for 10 years starting when i was 6, and there was a heavy emphasis on theory when i took lessons. I quit lessons at [...]

apple mac help! Apple mac help?

March 7, 2010 1 comment

I am 14 years old and really enjoy music. I sing and play the piano and i have recently used garage band. This has made me want a mac but as they are so expensive i do not no if i am spending my money on the right reasons. I just want it for pleasure [...]