Primary Wave strikes deal with Village People for publishing, recorded music, name and likeness rightsFounded in 1977, Village People have sold more than 100 million records worldwide
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From Rod Stewart’s $100m catalog sale to a takeover bid for Believe… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
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Music in YouTube Shorts triples the total reach of the Artists usedYouTube Shorts featuring an artist's music tripled the average artist's total reach, according to YouTube global music chief Lyor Cohen. ..
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DistroKid staff seek Union affiliation via Communications Workers Of AmericaStaff members at digital music distributor DistroKid have elected to join the National Association of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians (NABET Local 16), a union within the Communication Workers of America...
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Futurebirds and Building a Loyal Fanbase: #1 Ditch the Discount CodesDiscounts encourage impulse purchases, not meaningful relationships. But there are proven ways to build a supportive community of fans...
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Anthropic trained its AI to rip off copyrighted lyrics, music publishers allege in escalating court battleUMG, Concord and ABKCO allege that Anthropic's AI chatbot is still spitting out copyrighted lyrics, despite Anthropic's claim to the contrary
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Knice Gives NYC Hip-Hop a Fresh Voice with Lauten Audio MicrophonesAudio engineer and scene curator Devonne ‘Knice’ Knight has been one of the key sonic and community architects of the modern New York hip-hop scene. As senior engineer of Platinum Sound Recording Studios, Knice’s production work on breakout tracks by artists such as French Montana, Rich the Kid, and Desiigner have given a fresh sonic signature to hip hop’s hometown. In addition to his work in the studio, Knice has also been a passionate advocate for up-and-coming talent, generating a welcoming atmosphere in his studios and hosting vibrant, community-focused events such as Pass the Aux to encourage young artists to get involved. As part of his mission to give this new generation a fresh voice, Knice has made the Lauten AudioEden, Atlantis, and Clarion a key part of his recording workflow.

The sound of beliefFor more than 18 years, Knice’s workflow has been built around delivering high-quality tracks to his clients at an often astonishing level of speed and quality. A major component in his recipe for success has been his focus on building the confidence of his artists and collaborators from the ground up and encouraging them to deliver their best in a very competitive space. “You don’t want to have to convince people to wait until the mixing stage for them to start believing in the potential of a track,” he explained. “You need something close to the end product as quickly as possible to get people to believe in the record and if you aren’t an engineer, you aren’t used to listening to ‘rough’ versions of music. For me, I’ve always focused on delivering the best that I can from the get-go.”

“Our job as engineers is to inspire artists with sounds to get a quality performance,” he continued. “We have a lot of influence in that way, and if an artist is inspired on a sonic level in the headphones, that feeds back into the performance you get.”

Inspiring belief in his collaborators also extends to giving them confidence in their own voice by curating a sound that is both cutting and powerful on a track. Having exhausted the standard microphone choices, Knice found himself looking for something fresh that could provide a new sound for his artists. “By the time I was working with Brandy and J. Critch I knew we needed a new sound in the studio,” he said. “I was so tired of the same microphone collection and I needed something that could cut through a track without too much processing.”

“That was when I tried my first Lauten Audio Mic, the Eden, and we immediately fell in love with it.”

A new sonic signatureIn his search for the right vocal microphones, Knice favors those that fit into his high-speed workflow without needing additional processing to get the sounds required. In Eden, Atlantis, and Clarion, he found a trio of useful variations on a specific sonic flavor that serve that exact purpose. “It’s that warm tube sound right away, but it has a cut that you don’t find in other mics,” he explained. “The clarity and the diction you get on them immediately cuts through and that matters more than anything when making music like this. Clients want to hear themselves sound good and you get that right away with Lauten.”

“You get addicted to the feeling of pressing play and hearing the finished thing and you don’t have to saturate them or use EQ to get it.”

Although he’s found himself using less processing since he began using Lauten, part of the signature sound has been his strategic use of Lauten’s Multi-Voicing modes on Eden and Atlantis specifically. Not only has this given him the signature ‘cut’ that his tracks have, it’s also allowed him to give performers a different variation of the same, inspiring sound to suit different ways of performing. “The tone (Multi-voicing) switches give you the ability to get an artist comfortable with a mic while also helping them to better understand their own voice,” he said. “‘Forward’ sounds amazing on rapping and gives you all that cut and clarity, but if they want to sing, you just switch it to ‘Neutral’ and it’s that smooth, warm sound you want.”

“Having it right there in the artist's hands to help make that choice brings them into the process even more, and you’re able to learn together while creating something.”

Creating something together remains at the core of Knice’s enterprise. Between cutting tracks, training artists and engineers, and hosting events in New York City that champion new artists, fresh sounds, and a sense of vibrant togetherness, he remains a passionate advocate for the community that is at the core of New York’s hip-hop culture. “There’s a huge ecosystem in New York City specifically for music and when I say we want to curate the sound of a particular area, I mean that we want to do something with cultural significance where we’re all making art with each other and everyone can play a part in it,” he said. “I feel very empowered with Lauten products – building community, sonic imprints, education, and just being able to excite people outside of the audio community about all of this stuff. That’s what it’s all about for me.”

About Lauten Audio Lauten Audio is a family-owned maker of original, inspiring microphones. Currently available products include the flagship “Eden” tube microphone, the award-winning “Atlantis” FET condenser microphone, the groundbreaking “Synergy Series” of noise-rejecting condenser microphones, and the new Series Black family of condenser microphones. Lauten Audio and its diverse family of users can be found in studios, on stages, and in homes worldwide.  

 For more information, visit http://www.lautenaudio.com or call 1-877-721-7018. 

87.6% of all musicians releasing music are ‘Undiscovered’A new Chartmetric report puts grim stats to just how difficult it is to make it in music, with the vast majority classified as "Undiscovered" - which it defines as artists that have yet to establish a brand or following...
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Book Smart vs. Street Smarts: Why you need both in the music businessIt is very important to get an education, but it is equally important to learn from experience. You can learn a lot from books and courses, but an evening spent at a band's merch table can be as instructive as a full semester of learning...
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A musician’s guide: What are UPC and ISRC codes and why you need to know about them?Did you know that whenever you release new music, you need a UPC for every album or single and an ISRC for each individual track? by Chris Robley from the. Continue reading
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Rod Stewart sells catalog to Iconic Artists Group for around $100m; company raises $1bn to buy more music rightsIrving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group has secured a strategic investment from HPS Investment Partners (HPS)
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Tony Orlando Discusses Farewell Tour, Showbiz in the '70s, His Biggest HitsOrlando spoke with AllMusic a little over one month before what will be his final concert, and was up for discussing such hits as "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" and "Knock Three Times," a famous close friend who died far too young, and how he got involved in radio.

Live Nation and Music Forward Foundation Launch 2024 Scholarship ProgramsLive Nation Entertainment, the world’s leading live entertainment company, and Music Forward Foundation, today launched their 2024 scholarship application period for college students pursuing careers in the music and live entertainment industry.

Five $10,000 scholarships will be awarded to outstanding college students—in either their junior or senior year—majoring in music, music business, production, and/or related fields at an accredited college or university in the U.S. The opportunity is specifically designed to support students interested in the core aspects of the concert business, including concert promotion, venue operation, ticketing, sponsorship, hospitality, artist management, etc. Applications for 2024 must be submitted online by March 31 at http://musicforwardfoundation.org/scholarships. 

“We are happy to once again work with the Music Forward scholarship program as we continue to invest in talented, driven, and dedicated young people pursuing careers in live entertainment," said Jordan Zachary, Co-President of US Concerts, Live Nation. “Our ongoing partnership with the Music Forward Foundation reinforces our commitment to champion and empower the next generation of leaders in our industry,” added Omar Al-joulani, Co-President of US Concerts, Live Nation.

“Scholarships remain a pivotal part of our community outreach and recruitment programming,” said Nurit Smith, Executive Director, Music Forward Foundation. "Music Forward’s mission is to support young people hoping to enter the music and live entertainment industry and this program expands our reach to a wide range of students who may not otherwise be afforded the opportunity to pursue dream careers.” 

Scholarship recipient selections will be made by a panel of industry executives and thought leaders across academic, entertainment, civic, and corporate sectors. Criteria for selection include academic achievement, essay responses, and recommendations. Scholarships will be announced in June 2024, and awards will be given for the Fall 2024 semester.

The five scholarships will be awarded to students nationwide in the following areas: 

Governors Ball Scholarship: Established to support students native to the five boroughs of New York City, with preference to Queens, pursuing a degree in live entertainment, with a focus on music. The $10,000 scholarship will help further the student’s career pathway in performance, live production, music engineering, music business, and related fields of study. 

Steven J. Finkel Service Excellence Scholarship: Established in memory of a Live Nation employee who went above and beyond to improve the concert experience for fans, artists, and staff, this $10,000 scholarship is designed to support the ever-growing customer service expectations within the live entertainment industry. 

Tiffany Green Operator Scholarship: Established in memory of one of Live Nation’s first female concert production specialists, this $10,000 scholarship is designed to support women pursuing a career in live entertainment. 

Live Nation Scholarship: Established to support students interested in the core areas of Live Nation’s business, this $10,000 scholarship is designed to support students focused on concert promotion, venue operation, sponsorship, ticketing, and artist management. 

David E. Ballard Scholarship: Established in 2019 in memory of David E. Ballard in partnership with Inherit the Music, this $10,000 scholarship supports youth who have experienced homelessness and/or been part of the foster care system and are pursuing a career in live entertainment.  

For more information on additional scholarships offered by Music Forward Foundation, please visit: https://musicforwardfoundation.org/programs/scholarships/. 

Transgressive Records expands to the US, names Jack Hedges General Manager, North America and brings Canvasback Music imprint into the foldNews arrives just over a year after Transgressive partnered with Firebird Music Holdings
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Ron Perry, Chairman and CEO of Columbia Records, named UJA-Federation’s Music Visionary of the YearPerry joins such previous honorees as Rob Stringer, Michele Anthony, Steve Boom and Daniel Ek
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