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On DJ-Sol

by | Dec 7, 2023 | All, Music

If you have a corporate job, do NOT talk about your outside initiatives to your colleagues. 🤫 I learned this the hard way. Is Kabir serious about working here? He’s off … fill in the blank (playing music, writing books, etc.) He clearly doesn’t have enough to do at...

Welcome to the Holiday music season

by | Dec 1, 2023 | All, Music

Have you started listening to holiday music yet? 🎄 Today is when most press play on this genre. I listen to this festive music every April because I record/produce/distribute lots of it. Welcome to the season for seasonal music. The music community has been waiting...
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TikTok’s music festival is coming

by | Nov 29, 2023 | All, Music

TikTok is going … offline. TikTok is hosting an in-person music festival called TikTok In the Mix, featuring artists like Cardi B, Anitta, Charlie Puth, and Niall Horan. Ok, so not entirely offline … the event will be livestreamed on TikTok. I think this is Tik Tok’s...
The vinyl revival has gone mainstream

The vinyl revival has gone mainstream

by | Nov 27, 2023 | All, Music

The vinyl revival has gone mainstream. It was bound to happen. Where there is money to be made, the large players will gather… The vinyl revival, now in its second decade, is attracting buyers across generations, genders, and genres. 25-34-year-olds in America are...
B.B. King visits a prison on Thanksgiving

B.B. King visits a prison on Thanksgiving

by | Nov 21, 2023 | All, Music

Would you spend Thanksgiving in a prison? 🦃 B.B. King did. And it turned into one of his most memorable & iconic shows. He said it was his greatest live performance ever. Takeaway: When you shine the light on others this Thanksgiving, the more it comes back on...
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U2 @ The Sphere

by | Nov 13, 2023 | All, Music

I’m all for over-the-top music spectacles. And this one takes the cake. 🎂 U2 is performing a 36-show residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, a 17,500-person capacity venue built for art, where the entire building acts as a speaker. The band received $10 million from the...
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Forgotify!

by | Nov 6, 2023 | All, Music

Is there too much music out there? Yes! A website calls Forgotify showcases ~4 million songs on Spotify that have never been played. Forgotify randomly selects & plays these unheard songs in an effort to uncover hidden gems and support lesser-known artists. When...
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On stem separators

by | Oct 30, 2023 | All, Music

Good music is greater than the sum of its parts. But what if you wanted to separate that sum into … parts? I’m talking about stem separation tools. Another innovation brought to you by AI. Load a song, press a button. Out comes the individual tracks (vocals, bass,...