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Signing Story: My Crazy Girlfriend
In its formative years, times were tough for Hollywood pop outfit My Crazy Girlfriend. Indeed, shortly before their signing, the band were kicked out of the small studio apartment the ... -
Industry Profile: Pensado's Place
Pensado's Place Answering Audio Questions in Real Time By Rob Putnam Pensado's Place is a weekly mix-themed web series hosted by Grammy-winning mix engineer Dave Pensado and his best friend ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Nick Raskulinecz
Nashville-based producer and engineer Nick Raskulinecz’s career began in Knoxville, TN. Hungry for higher stakes, he relocated to Los Angeles in 1995 and landed a runner gig with famed Van ... -
Crosstalk With Composer/Producer Jack Wall (Patti Smith, Call of Duty)
Los Angeles-based composer and producer Jack Wall got his start in Boston as an apprentice in 1988 at Syncro Sound, made famous by the Cars and “Shake It Up.” ... -
Signing Story: Lucy Hale--How She Got Signed
When actress and country singer Lucy Hale first came to Los Angeles, her primary aim was to be a singer. But life won’t be force-fed a prescribed path. In Hale’s ... -
Signing Story: Grand Analog--How A New Label Signed Them
Toronto hip-hop outfit Grand Analog was signed to Brooklyn-based indie Feel Up Records in late 2013––the first band signed to the fledgling label. But they've been kicking it since 2006 and ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Salaam Remi
By Rob Putnam New York-based hip-hop producer Salaam Remi was born into a musical family and started mixing and producing in the early ‘90s. In 2013 alone he was nominated ... -
Producer Crosstalk - Cruzmatik
By Rob Putnam Santa Cruz hip-hop and production duo Cruzmatik—J-Willz (Jason Williams) and Famouz (Reggie Stephens)—became friends in high school. Their careers diverged down different paths soon after: Famouz attended ... -
Signing Story: Allen Stone--How He Got a Label Deal
Soul artist Allen Stone laid substantial career groundwork before signing with Capitol. In 2011 he self-released Allen Stone, which broke into the Top 10 of Billboard’s Heatseekers Album chart as well as ... -
Producer Crosstalk: the Cataracs
Writer and producer Niles Hollowell-Dhar began recording hip-hop for himself and friends under primitive conditions on his low-end PC during middle school in Berkeley, CA. It wasn’t long until he ...
