Lil\’ Wayne, Stique – Can\’t Miss (PopMy Trunk Mixxtape-Stique/Lil\’ Wayne)07 Pop my Track 7 This mixxtape is a previously unreleased treasure from the Exchange Currency vault. Released in 2009, the Pop My Trunk Mixxtape features several features with legendary recording artist Lil Wayne andPop My Trunk Mixxtape -Can’t miss (Jason Blasco Says, Lil’Wayne, Stique, Nikki [...]

Producer Ryan Greene’s new program ALT Drums is set to revolutionize the way music is produced.. Blasco: How did the state of the music industry inspire you to build ALT Drums? RG: One reason why I ended up building ALT Drums was because we are finding more and more people are recording records at home instead [...]

  By Jason Blasco Lady Gaga Ever since Stephania Gabriella Germanotta, better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, was four-years-old, she was enamored with music and would bang on the piano for hours, even though she didn’t know how to play. “My mom told me that I just basically hoisted myself up on a [...]

Ryan Greene didn’t hesitate when he received the call from Steve Ouimette to produce and mix tracks for Guitar Hero III. Greene, who has been involved in producing a multitude of multi-platinum artists, embraced the opportunity to flex his creative muscles with restrictions. “When Steve called and asked me to do it, I was like [...]

By Jason Blasco Technology and new methods of distribution were major catalysts that sparked a significant shift in the hierarchical structure of the recording industry and damaged the “big four” (Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, EMI, and Warner Music Group). The first major shift occurred in the late 1990s when internet programs such as Napster, [...]

  Easy digital distribution, the development of high-quality, consumer-based recording programs, and the progression of technology have played an integral role in changing the logistics of standard operating procedure in the music industry. The new relevance of a digital product has helped independent labels gain ground on the majors, and created opportunities that weren’t available [...]

Veteran Radio personalty Sammi G’s vision spawns innovative streaming radio concept By Jason Blasco One would think veteran radio personality Sammi St-John Martinez had a detailed strategy in place when she created the Fishbowl Network. With streaming media currently grabbing headlines in radio, television, and music, you might think Sammi G had the gift of [...]

Antagonist makes contact with new retail album and SEO  By Jason Blasco CaliFlorida Productions CEO Anthony “Antagonist” Masters knows owning an independent imprint is like having manual transmission in your car. It’s constantly shifting gears in an area of congestion like independent music. Masters, a hip hop artist known as Antagonist, is trying to find the [...]

By Jason Blasco Even as a one-woman band, the San Fransisco native’s Zoe Keating’s musical tools consist of a cello, A Mac Book Pro, and her relentless drive for creating music. Her music has become the definition of avant-garde by incorporating a multitude of electronics with an unparalleled depth, and has fans worldwide clamoring for [...]

 DJ Awesomo 3000 talks about how technology has affected the business of making a living as a DJ Publishers note: This interview was conducted at the video shoot of Travis McCoy’s latest hit featuring Bruno Mars called “Billionaire.” Kyle Collins was supposed to be invovled in the video production, but it was it was cut [...]