Producer and Keyboardist Jason Miles Reimagines Chuck MangioneAccording to news on Tuesday, "Grammy-winning producer, keyboardist, and composer Jason Miles, whose five-decade career includes collaborations with icons such as Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, and George Benson, has long been an influential force in jazz fusion and contemporary music. In his latest project, Miles reimagines Chuck Mangione’s 'Doing Everything With You' as a tribute to his late friend, using the Rhodes V8 Pro virtual instrument plug-in to blend modern production with classic Rhodes tone."

"Rooted in the New York City jazz scene of the 1970s, Jason Miles built a reputation as a forward-thinking keyboardist and producer who embraced the Rhodes as both an expressive instrument and a platform for innovation. He owned and customized multiple Rhodes pianos, including a Suitcase 73 and a Mark I, which he modified by rewiring outputs and experimenting with effects like wah and phase shifters. By routing the instrument through multiple outputs and EQ’ing each section separately, he was able to craft distinctive tones that set him apart from other keyboardists of the era."

"That studio-driven curiosity led to landmark collaborations with artists including Miles Davis and Luther Vandross, where his warm, song-first approach to electronic keyboards helped shape crossover recordings."

Miles explains, “Every great keyboard player had their own sound. They all had a distinct style on the Rhodes, and you could tell who was playing just by listening.” He adds that mastering the instrument requires a unique touch: “You have to let it breathe. It has to sustain or be short and funky. When you approach it like an acoustic piano, it loses what makes it special, because the Rhodes responds best when you play it with feel.”

"Now based in Lisbon, Portugal, Miles continues to explore new musical contexts, carrying the Rhodes language he helped define into contemporary work," a statement reads.

“I was very progressive in my thought pattern about how to get these sounds where they could work with music, yet be interesting sounds that nobody really was hearing before.” For “Doing Everything With You,” he kept the focus on feel and touch, learning the tune by playing it over one hundred times before recording a full pass. He set a click for the first eight bars only, then performed the piece straight through and made minimal fixes afterward, describing it as a “hybrid performance” that preserves the groove while using software for light corrections.

"The sound is centered on the Rhodes V8 Pro plug-in, performed on a MIDI keyboard with subtle delay, gentle panning moves, and a light phase shifter, all created within the plug-in itself. Miles praised the V8 Pro for its authenticity and flexibility, noting that its sampled design captures the unmistakable character of the Rhodes."

“What I like about the V8 Pro is that it’s sampled in a way that feels true to the original,” he says. “It allowed me to create the sound I was looking for

“The V8 Pro brings that classic sound into the present,” Miles adds. “It has the warmth, the vibrato, and the musicality that make the Rhodes sing.”

"The V8 Pro made that balance possible, delivering the classic Rhodes character he knows intimately while giving him modern precision where it counts."

“Doing Everything With You” is available now on streaming platforms and via Jason Miles’s Bandcamp page.The post Producer and Keyboardist Jason Miles Reimagines Chuck Mangione first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Baby Shark creator Pinkfong’s shares soar, fall back to earth in stock market debutThe company that made a fortune in preschooler content now aims for an audience of older kids and teens
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NTS Thrives in the Spaces That Streaming Leaves BehindFrom our friends at MIDiA Research, a story about online radio and community building through NTS' Don’t Assume Day.
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Grant Applications Now Open for Family Alliance in Music SupportThe FAM Support Grant is open now through Dec. 1, offering $25,000 to help individuals and small businesses balance caregiving responsibilities while working in music.
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Late To the Party - Albums You Wish You'd Discovered EarlierSometimes an album can sneak up on you and become a part of the soundtrack of your life, even years later. We at AllMusic embrace these late discoveries and proudly (and in some cases abashedly) present some of our personal "late to the party" albums. Don't let them pass you by.

Genelec, Dolby Atmos, and Composer Niles Luther Bring Venice to Life at the Brooklyn MuseumThe Brooklyn Museum’s Monet and Venice, the largest exhibition of Monet’s work in New York in over 25 years, is offering visitors more than a visual experience. The exhibition culminates in an immersive 4.1.4 Dolby Atmos® sound installation designed by composer-in-residence Niles Luther and powered by Genelec monitors, blending sight and sound to create a multisensory encounter with Monet’s Venetian masterpieces.

Co-curated by Lisa Small, the Brooklyn Museum’s Senior Curator of European Art, the exhibition presents Monet’s 1908 Venetian paintings alongside centuries of depictions of the city, from Canaletto to the early 20th century. “This is the largest museum presentation of Monet’s work in 25 years in New York City,” Small said. “We wanted to create something that felt both emotional and innovative, something you can feel as much as see. The Genelec system and Niles’s score made that possible.”

In the final gallery, visitors are enveloped by Luther’s original composition, rendered in a 4.1.4 Dolby Atmos format. The system includes four Genelec 8330 two-way studio monitors at ear level (front-left, front-right, rear-left, rear-right), four Genelec 8320 overhead monitors, and a Genelec 7350 subwoofer, all calibrated via Genelec Loudspeaker Manager (GLM) software. The configuration allows the music to flow naturally throughout the space, overcoming the challenges of a large, reverberant gallery.

As Luther explained, “I wrote a symphonic multi-channel, 4.1.4, down-rendered Dolby Atmos installation in the final room where Monet's Venice paintings reside... When you use sufficiently advanced technology and it’s deployed in a very careful, meticulous and thoughtful way, you get to this point where it almost becomes an illusion. … When you walk into that space, does it stop your heart? Does it make you catch your breath? We have achieved that in the final gallery room.”

The composer described the creative challenge of translating the paintings into music. “From the creative side, as a composer, part of the challenge was how do I take what’s contained in these paintings, and then translate them into the language of music. … All of this was possible because we were able to calibrate it within GLM, and I was able to take my master file and just come into the museum and it just plays back beautifully on the calibrated system.”

The use of Genelec’s Smart Active Monitoring system was critical in creating a natural and transparent listening environment, allowing Luther and the museum’s technical team to refine frequency balance and control reverberation. Paul Stewart, Senior Technical Sales Manager at Genelec Inc., highlighted the importance of precision monitoring. “This installation beautifully demonstrates how precision monitoring can elevate the emotional impact of art. Genelec systems are designed to disappear sonically, and what remains is the artist’s intent,” he said.

Small emphasized the uniqueness of the installation within the museum setting: “It sounds incredible. I mean, the symphony is beautiful. The paintings are beautiful. The design in the gallery and the speakers just makes the experience what it is... You won’t get too many other Monet exhibitions where a full-scale symphony is part of the experience.”

Monet and Venice runs through February 1, 2026, at the Brooklyn Museum. The exhibition offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience one of Monet’s most iconic series not only visually but through an enveloping, symphonic soundscape.

Read the Monet and Venice Genelec case study HERE.

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Musixmatch owner seized on rival’s Russia connection in Spotify talks, alleges court filingDispute may relate to LyricFind's historical provision of lyric services to Russian service, VKontakte
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TIDAL Introduces “Upload,” “Spotlight,” and a $100k Contest for Indie ArtistsTIDAL's new feature gives creators direct access to the platform, bypassing traditional distributor gatekeepers, and incentivizes artists with contests and editorial coverage.
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: AI Artists Galore & a Human Artist With 1B StreamsEpisode 276 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart's podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.
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GRAMMY Nominations 2025: Best Dance Pop RecordingThe 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here and we're going to help you to untangle it all right up until the big event, continuing with the Best Dance Pop Recording category.

Take a listen to the nominated recordings below--who do you think will win?

See the full list of nominees in every category here.

Bluest FlameSelena Gomez & benny blancobenny blanco, Dylan Brady & Cashmere Cat, producers;benny blanco & Cashmere Cat, mixers

AbracadabraLady GagaCirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer

Midnight SunZara LarssonMargo XS & MNEK, producers; Tom Norris, mixer

Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)Tate McRaeTyler Spry & Ryan Tedder, producers; Manny Marroquin, mixer

IllegalPinkPantheressAksel Arvid & PinkPantheress, producers; Nickie Jon Pabon

Zara Larsson photo by Charlotte Rutherford

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GRAMMY Nominations 2025: Best Dance/Electronic RecordingThe 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here and we're going to help you to untangle it all right up until the big event, continuing with the Best Dance/Electronic Recording category.

Take a listen to the nominated recordings below--who do you think will win?

See the full list of nominees in every category here.

No CapDisclosure & Anderson .PaakDisclosure, producer; Guy Lawrence, mixer

Victory LapFred again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMaxBlake Cascoe, Berwyn Du Bois, Fred again.., Darcy Lewis, Dan Mayo & PlaqueBoyMax, producers; Tom Norris, mixer

SPACE INVADERKAYTRANADAKAYTRANADA, producer; KAYTRANADA, mixer

VOLTAGESkrillexJohn Feldmann & Skrillex, producers; Luca Pretolesi, Skrillex & Virtual Riot, mixers

End Of SummerTame ImpalaKevin Parker, producer; Kevin Parker, mixer

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GRAMMY Nominations 2025: Best Pop Vocal AlbumThe 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here and we're going to help you to untangle it all right up until the big event, continuing with the Best Pop Vocal Album category.

Take a listen to the nominated pop albums below--who do you think will win?

See the full list of nominees in every category here.

SWAGJustin Bieber

Man's Best FriendSabrina Carpenter

Something BeautifulMiley Cyrus

MAYHEMLady Gaga

I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)Teddy SwimsThe post GRAMMY Nominations 2025: Best Pop Vocal Album first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

‘I see an explosion of hybrid sounds coming from Africa. The next big global hits will come from these cultural crossovers.’MBW’s World Leaders series meets Nuno Rocha, Head of Business Development for MENA, Lusophone, and Francophone markets at ONErpm
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TuneCore Surpasses $5 Billion in Indie Artist EarningsIndependent artist development platform, TuneCore, announced that artist have now earned over $5 billion since the company started.
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The “Tiny Desk Boom” Is Real: Here’s How NPR Helps Boost Artist InfluenceLuminate Data helps quantify the influence of NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts on artists' digital reach.
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