Sales Of Hip-Hop Decline 21% – Industry Takes A Good Look At Itself
After 30 years of growing popularity, Rap music has finally hit its tipping point. Though music sales are down overall, Rap sales have declined 21 percent from 2005 to 2006, and for the first time in 12 years, no Hip-Hop album was among the top 10 sellers of the year. Many have forecasted the death of Hip-Hop over the years, but it appears that the umpteenth drug-dealing anthem, chest-pounding boast, gun-play recount or soft-core,...
JazzMutant’s New Dexter Touchscreen DAW Controller Ignites The Imagination
JazzMutant displayed their new Dexter touchscreen Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) controller at MusikMesse 2007 igniting the imaginations of musicians worldwide. Not that their previous product, the Lemur, didn’t spark quite a few discussions, but the multitouch Dexter, which is DAW specific, has inched the industry closer to the future of music production. Or what we hope the future holds… As many online debates now rage...






