This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on May 6th, 2013.
Over the past few decades, the costs of recording equipment have plummeted. Today $5,000 to $10,000 in funds can allow you to assemble a recording system that might have required a half-million dollar investment in 1993. Read more...
This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on April 15, 2013.
If you page through the calendars of South American music festivals, the lineups may seem familiar. Whether in Santiago, Monterrey, Bogotá or San José, you’ll find bands like The Killers, Pearl Jam, DIIV, The Black Keys, Read more...
It’s no secret that recorded music sales have dwindled dramatically since the dawn of the Napster age, more than 15 years ago. When adjusted for inflation and population growth, U.S. recorded music sales in fact dropped by an astonishing 64% between 2000 and 2009, and they have been slow to Read more...
This article was first published in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist on February 4th, 2014.
“We favor the inclusion of music in the curriculum on an equality with other basic subjects. We believe that with the growing complexity of civilization, more attention must be given to the arts, and Read more...
If you ever have the good fortune to be a nominee or a performer at the GRAMMY Awards, chances are it will stand as one of the biggest nights of your career.
With over eighteen thousand in attendance at Los Angeles’ Staples Center (plus nearly thirty million peering in from Read more...
