Yogi Horton Drum Lesson Funk/R&B

This is absolutely fascinating. Yogi Horton was a true master of his craft. This is a must watch if you're a drummer. Its even a much watch if you're any musician, producer, or drum programmer. Watch and learn. Incorporate these ideas and grooves into your drum programming. Thanks to Dan Konopka for sharing this with me.

Daniel Andrade La Vie En Rose

"La Vie En Rose" was written and originally performed by french cabaret Édith Piaf.

It has some of the most beautiful melodies I've ever heard.

I knew the song from the Louis Armstrong version which is definitely

worth checking out.

There are lots of covers out there but this one by Canadian Singer 

Danielle Andrade is simple and spectacular. 

Enjoy!

So Happy For You

Dr Dre made as much money this year as these nine other musicians combined.

Bose -- Fatboy Slim on his hit single 'The Rockafeller Skank' (Film - En...

CYMATICS: Science Vs. Music - Nigel Stanford

Rick Rubin

"I never decide if an idea is good or bad until I try it. So much of what gets in the way of things being good is thinking that we know. And the more that we can remove any baggage we're carrying with us, and just be in the moment, use our ears, and pay attention to what's happening, and just listen to the inner voice that directs us, the better."
-Rick Rubin

We'll all be dead soon.....

Tove Lo - Moments (Lyrics)

This song!!!

Inquisitr.com Covers the Stars Dance remix

An excerpt of the inquisitr article. 

In addition to signing a new management deal with Brillstein Entertainment Partners, the actress-singer recently inked a new record deal with Interscope. For You is expected to drop on November 24.

Until then — and before more is revealed about the films and TV series Selena is involved in — a terrific, official, dubstep remix of “Stars Dance” by Dubkiller featuring Mark Victor as Ca$hizz Klay has arrived.

A deconstructed remix showcasing Joao Pedro Mourao on acoustic guitar is also on tap.

Selena Gomez - Stars Dance Dubkiller remix featuring Ca$hizz Klay

I helped in the production of the original album version of Stars Dance. I wanted to take it a little further with the remix. Mark Victor aka Ca$hizz Klay provides some dope bars too. Enjoy. Be sure to get the free download on my soundcloud. Be sure to friend me in Facebook and follow me on twitter if you like it.

Wait For This

Heres the artwork for my new song "Wait For This". The artwork is done by my incredibly talented brother Joshua Smeaton. Check him out at  www.JoshuaSmeaton.com

 And here's a free download of the song. Be sure to tell your friends.
 

OK Go - I Won't Let You Down - Official Video

Stop What You're Doing RIGHT NOW and Watch this amazing video!!!!

Bill Fricking Murray

In 1998, I packed my life into my Nissan 240SX and hit the road to California with dreams of becoming a rock star. My brother Josh was cool enough to make the cross country drive with me. It was an exciting trip, with America whizzing past me and visions of my new life in Los Angeles firing through my synapses. The second day we were in L.A., we went to the In-N-Out Burger on Sunset. (There’s a rule that all new arrivals have to go there). Right when we sat down with our food, Josh did a double take. He finally leaned forward and whispered, “That’s Bill Murray.” Of course Josh was so excited that it was more like a shout straining with the hoarseness of a whisper. I looked over my shoulder, expecting to see someone vaguely (but not at all) resembling Bill Murray. But sure enough, Bill Murray, comedy God, was standing in line, waiting to order his double double. Without missing a beat, Josh went over to him and told him that he’s a fan. He then asked Bill if he would mind taking a photo with us. Bill said he’d be glad to – success! Josh told him he had to go back out to the car to get the camera. Bill said, "No problem. I’ll be right here." So as Josh went to retrieve the camera from the car, Bill came over to the booth and sat down with me. We started talking about something, but for the life of me I can’t remember what. My thoughts were “holy crap that’s Bill Murray be cool holy crap that’s Bill Murray oh wow wait is he asking me something holy crap Caddyshack Ghostbusters Groundhog Day no one will believe this I don’t believe this ” What I do remember is that out of nowhere he nonchalantly started eating my French fries without asking, which I thought was so Bill Murray! BILL FRICKING MURRAY is eating my fries!!!! Josh came back with the camera, and Bill – that’s right, he was “Bill” to me by this point - took a few more minutes to hang out and B.S. with us. We told him about our cross-country road trip and that I’d just moved out here. He asked me why I’d moved to L.A. I told him that I was a drummer and that I came here to break into the music business. He wished me luck and told me he was sure it would happen for me. In case you’re skeptical that this actually happened, I give you Exhibit “A.” You can see from this photo that Josh, Bill and I were magically color coordinated that day, clearly a sign that this encounter was meant to be. Of the three of us I’d have to say that my shirt is the most fashionable (for 1998), and is sure to come back in style any day now. As for Bill’s prediction about my career trajectory? Fast-forward a hop skip and jump (and 16 years). I have a song with Mark Victor, a.k.a Ca$hizz Clay, in the new movie St. Vincent, starring my dining companion Bill Murray. The song, “You Da One,” is on the soundtrack to the movie, which is now available on iTunes. (That’s right, I’m working a plug into this story.) St. Vincent opens nationwide this Friday. I saw it a few weeks ago and loved it. Bill is of course great in it. And Bill: Thanks for sitting down with my brother and me, and thanks for the encouragement. Those were the best damn French fries of my life.

Mayhem Dirty Dubstep

I have a new collection of insane dubstep loops and construction kits out on Bigfishaudio.com, Mayhem: Dirty Dubstep. The last collection of dubstep loops Dubkiller released went straight to number 1 and became the best selling Dubstep loop and construction kit of all time on Bigfishaudio!

Passion Is Best

Blessed are the......

Fear

Character

Selena Gomez - Stars Dance - Dubkiller Deconstruct Remix

I wanted to do something very different than the original and this is what happened. Enjoy the fantastic acoustic guitar work of Joao Pedro Mourao.

How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita Collins

Cleaning a Record with Wood Glue

This trick works because the glue and record are somewhat chemically similar, so the glue only sticks to stuff that's not supposed to be there.

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Bob Marley

In the Studio!

Why Music?

Awesome

Albert Einstein

Dave Grohl on Off Camera - On Playing the Guitar & Drums

School of Rock Hawaii 5-0 Drum Fill

YES!

Drum Replacement

Did you know your favorite rock song has sampled/fake drums? Check out this interesting article.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmessitte/2014/04/30/drum-replacement-the-dirty-little-secret-that-changed-rock/

DIY Project: On-Air Studio Light

I'm one of the least handy guys out there. However even I can do this. Heres a cheap and easy DIY project for an On-Air studio light.

Introducing the Pro 2 the new synth from Dave Smith

This looks pretty sick. I wonder how much its going to cost........

Introducing the Pro 2 the new synth from Dave Smith

This looks pretty sick. I wonder how much its going to cost........

Can You Trust Your Ears? (Audio Illusions)

Can You Trust Your Ears? (Audio Illusions)

Free Plug In Until July 8th!!!

Announcing the Eventide UltraChannel Native Channel Strip
Free through midnight July 8, 2014

http://eventideplugins.elasticbeanstalk.com/ultrachannel.jsp

OK Go - The Writing's On the Wall - Official Video

Man!!!! OK Go continues to amaze! Do yourself a favor and check out this amazing new song and video. Then go check out all of there other amazingly creative videos!

Henry David Thoreau

What's Your Calling?

Jeremy Ellis plays MASCHINE STUDIO

WOW!!!

Artist Life

Need digital distribution for your latest hit?

Click the link below to see all the different options you have.

http://www.songhack.com/blog/how-much-are-musicians-paying-for-digital-music-distribution/

Asian Small-Clawed Otters Celebrate Enrichment at the Smithsonian's Nati...

Clearly better at the keys than I am.

Studio Science: Lucy at 4DSOUND

Studio Science: Lucy at 4DSOUND

808 Cube Secret Feature #1 Drag and Drop One-Shot Samples

A turn table that plays tree rings.

Drummers are Smarter

Science Shows How Drummers' Brains Are Actually Different From Everybody Elses' by Jordan Taylor Sloan http://www.policymic.com/articles/89363/science-shows-how-drummers-brains-are-actually-different-from-everybody-elses

Nik Nowak: The Shape of Sound. Presented by Sennheiser MOMENTUM.

I need a Sound Tank

SET GOALS, SMASH THEM

Missy Elliot & Timbaland Talk's How Music Changed

Mendelssohn Effektorium - Virtual Orchestra for Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Mu...

Have you ever wanted to conduct an orchestra?

How to make a hit EDM song! & top the beatport charts!

HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!

Nils Frahm - Toilet Brushes - More (Live in London)

This guys amazing. Enjoy.

Nils Frahm - Toilet Brushes - More (Live in London)

This guys amazing. Enjoy.

FIVE/FIVE

So this isn't exactly music related but its life related. Everybody fails. The only way to get to succeeding is failing. You have to learn how to succeed.

Its not over until you believe it is

Birds on The Wires

There is music everywhere.



"Reading the newspaper one morning, I saw this picture of birds on the electric wires," says video creator Jarbas Agnelli."I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating."

Lily Allen - Sheezus (Official Video)

RTFM

When all else fails.... Read the manual!







http://www.attackmagazine.com/features/improve-your-creative-process-on-a-budget/10/

Bitwig Studio vs. Ableton Live

http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/bitwig-studio-vs-ableton-live-a-head-to-head-daw-battle-597761/1

Man Of Steel Soundtrack - Sculptural Percussion - Hans Zimmer

Now this is metal!

FRACT

FRACT is a musical exploration game. Players arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of an abandoned world that was once built on sound. As they start to make sense of this strange new environment, they work to rebuild its machinery and bring the world back to life by exploring sound and creating music within the game. FRACT is being developed by Phosfiend Systems, a small indie game studio based in Montreal, Canada.



http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/22/5625828/fract-is-a-trippy-game-that-tricks-you-into-making-music

PUC: Free Your Music From The Tyranny Of Wires

Oh Snap! It's just $129 kids! I may need this......

fucking protools

Amazing 2D Rubens Tube Visualizes Sound with Fire

40% off all FabFilter Products until April 24th!

Nows great time to upgrade your plug ins!

http://www.fabfilter.com/news/1397462400/fabfilter-celebrates-tenth-anniversary-milestone-with-one-time-discount-sale

Dave Grohl on Off Camera - Advice to Aspiring Musicians

Katy Tiz "The Big Bang"

Introducing the talented Katy Tiz! So I had a hand in some of the production of this song. Check it out!

Robotic Drumming Prosthesis

Pretty Cool

The Beginning Of The End As Guitar Center To Be Ac...

Bobby Owsinski's Big Picture Music Production Blog: The Beginning Of The End As Guitar Center To Be Ac...: As if one blockbuster business deal in our industry isn't enough (see my blog about Avid yesterday), today the news came from the Wal...

04 Joe Hisaishi - Kaze no Torimichi (The Path of Wind) (from My Neighbou...

Lana Del Rey - Once Upon A Dream - Gold edition

So Good!

Repeat Stuff

This guy spits the truth about the pop music industry. Enjoy!

37 Things You'll Regret When Your'e Old

Head on over to buzzfeed.com and check these out. It's worth your time.






http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/37-things-youll-regret-when-youre-old