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Random music news for Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Back to school, back to work. The next three months are, as usual, going to be insane. Here’s music news

This was the date in 1993 of the truck bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York. Worse was

Who knew that a technology first conceived to search for oil and gas deposits would end up revitalizing Cher’s career?

[Shane Alexander over at brother site Geeks and Beats took at look at some devices that changed the very nature

I highly disapprove of Auto Tune unless the circumstances are exceptional. This is one of those times. There’s plenty more here.

After you watch this video on tricks employed by music producers, you will never listen to a pop song without

Yep. This pretty much explains everything you to know about Auto Tune.

Back in the day, singing or playing an instrument into a microphone was as state-of-the-art as recording got. Not anymore.

I’m going to beg for your indulgence this week. You know how when things piss you off you try to

Yes, the US election is still a year off, so there’s plenty of time for us to amuse ourselves with

I almost never, ever condone anything involving Auto-Tune, but in this case, I’ll make an exception with this new production

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver