This was too good not to post
October 23rd, 2008 |
obama
nuff said
Insert KYTE's video player here.
In the studio this week…
October 23rd, 2008 |
Jessie J, Elliott Yamin, Jeremy Greene, Skateboard Squeez
Swift and Jessie J
MIDI Mafia, John Legend and Brandy!
October 13th, 2008 |
Make sure you BUY John Legends album “Evolver” and check out the track we produced called “Quickly”, a duet featuring Brandy. Unfortunately the album is leaked all over the internet but please support good music and buy the album on its release date!
Song Of The Week
October 5th, 2008 |
Heres a joint we did with Mack 10 on his “Hustlers Handbook” album…”Keep It Hood”
First Royalty Rates Set for Digital Music
October 2nd, 2008 |
From the NY Times -
In a decision closely watched by the music industry, a panel of federal judges who determine royalty rates for recordings ruled on Thursday to renew the current royalty rate for CDs and other physical recordings, while setting rates for the first time for downloads, ring tones and other services.
The ruling by the Copyright Royalty Board — a panel of three judges appointed by the Librarian of Congress — applied strictly to mechanical royalties, which are paid to the songwriters and publishers of music, not the performers. The royalty is paid by the entity licensing the music (which varies, depending on the format of the recording).
Despite a range of proposals from music publishers, record labels and digital music sellers, the judges kept the rate for physical recordings at 9.1 cents for each track. The board set the same rate for permanent digital downloads, effectively equating the value of physical discs with downloads from retailers like Apple, through its iTunes store, and Amazon.com.
The judges also set for the first time a mechanical royalty rate for master tones, ring tones made from a snippet of music from a full recording. That rate is 24 cents. Until now, copyright holders had negotiated royalty payments with users.
The new rates will be in effect through 2012.
Kweli “Grown Man” produced by MIDI Mafia
September 14th, 2008 |
An unreleased song we produced for Kweli. Hadn’t heard it for a while but came across it on YouTube, check it out…
Kayne Escaping On A Jet
September 12th, 2008 |
After posting bail yesterday, Kanye and Don C. got on a private jet to leave Los Angeles.
Kanye posted the on his blog: “We back in the lab!!! I’m cool with the paparazzi. This guy wasn’t cool. I gotta work now… I’ll rant later!”
