Sampling Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This is the most-sampled song in hip-hop and how it came to be that way

In 1985, Slick Rick and Doug. E. Fresh released a track called “La Di Da Di.” Since then, it’s become

Tracklib, a company that offers legal clearance of samples for use in songs, has released its State of Sample 2019

TrackLib is a service that allows creators of music to discover and license original recordings for use as samples in

If you’re counting the minutes until the weekend starts, burn up half an hour to watch this fantastic lecture on

Writing history takes a very long time. Sure, you could write everything down as it happens, but that’s only really

Can you guess the title and who performed the most sampled song in history? According to WhoSampled.com, 1969’s “Amen, Brother”

How much time do you spend on YouTube each month? One-man electro-pop act, James Hinton, aka the Range, spent over

Remember “Vogue,” Madonna’s hit song from 1990 that introduced the world to a hand-swirling, hip-gyrating dance craze? The courts haven’t.

June? Already? Here’s your music news. Here’s how things work in the US when it comes to the music business.

Every morning at 8:45, I do a break with Fred and Mel on the morning show on 102.1 the Edge.

Sampling–the art of surgically excising a sound and implanting in as part of creating a new piece of music–goes back

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver