Why should music fans buy music when they can stream it for free? - at any of these music streaming sites: http://www.unifiedmanufacturing.com/blog/2010/07/independent-music-10-ways-to-share-music-on-twitter/ - and they're all intergrating with Twitter to make it even easier to freely share musi...
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Jul
19
Jul
01
MPG members - the organisation of the MPG Awards 2011 is underway, and we need your help. We would like to involve the membership by asking for suggestions for the Joe Meek Award For Innovation.This award represents production talent which, in the spirit of Joe Meek himself, has displayed tru...
Jun
24
Anyone heard about this?
http://www.endlessanalog.com/home
May
01
Discussion of the new Digital Economy Act
In relation to the Digital Economy Bill, now the Digital Economy Act, there has been much misinformation and confusion, and the board of the MPG has arranged two separate meetings with OFCOM, and Geoff Taylor, chairman of the BPI, in order to clari...
Apr
20
With Amy Winehouse reportedly back working with Producer Mark Ronson after a fall out. What are the benefits and pitfalls of working with the same producer throughout an artists career?
Mar
20
Have UK politicians got it right with the Digital Economy Bill?The British parliament is currently debating this bill, which, amongst other things, is intended to kurb the tide of illegal music file sharing.Some argue that this is an infringement of peoples' rights to internet access and privacy,...
Mar
18
The account of Charlie's involvement in music is well documented in the Guadian's obituary, quoted here, and originally published here.It is indeed a sad loss. I didn't know him that well, but we would bump into one another occasionally, and worked together some time ago, in the original Manor S...
Mar
15
How can music producers ensure quality control, or influence the audio quality of the music files made available by on-line aggregators, once masters have been delivered for distribution?
Mar
03
Well, it's 10 months now since I stepped down from the MPG Chair and moved to Brisbane and it seems like no time at all, and also like an age... it's been a pretty full on year, mind you. I came back to the UK after a month here and played some gigs with Gong in Norway, the USA, finishing with Gl...
Mar
01
Should the BBC abandon its plan to shut down BBC 6 Music?The BBC has announced plans to shut down BBC 6 Music (and the Asian Network) in a series of cost-cutting measures. Many MPG members strongly disagree with this plan.Read these press articles, and comment below:http://www.guardian.co.uk/medi...
Feb
24
Can anyone recommend an audio interface, preferably firewire, that has more than 2ins 2outs and anyone had any bad experiences with a particular interface. I'm running Logic on a MacBook Pro 2.6Ghz Intel Core Duo with 4GB memory so relatively limited CPU.ThanksBlue
Feb
22
We have recently started a new feature designed to give our members a chance to voice their opinions about the issues that matter: The Weekly Debate. Send your ideas for a weekly debate to vocal_booth@mpg.org.uk This week's debate kicks off with: Credit Where Credit Is Due. Who played ba...
Feb
17
Whilst it is very sad that Abbey Road is up for sale - should we perhaps avoid the outpouring of emotional hand wringing and just accept that this was the inevitable result of the greed and stupidity of speculators who hopefully will go off and bottom feed somewhere else? It was never a matter of...
Feb
13
Congratulations to all the winners!Producer Of The Year - sponsored by the BPI: Paul Epworth Recording Engineer Of The Year - sponsored by Prism Sound: Mick Glossop Mix Engineer Of The Year - sponsored by Avid: Cenzo Townshend Mastering Engineer Of The Year - sponsored by SADiE: Tony Cousins (Met...
Feb
12
I can't inderstand why there is no mention of Chris Jenkin's MPG Award on the Solid State Logic website.
Feb
07
I stumbled upon these photos in the house the other day. I have no information about this studio or the two guys in the second photo. Does anyone recognise it (or them)?Click here to view the photos....
Jan
28
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18440-aural-perfection-without-the-sound-engineer.html
Jan
26
This was announced at Midem and there was an unbelievably sycophantic, cloying interview with the guy.God help us if this guy is being favourably compared to Quincy Jones!ps Hope this post isn't too contentious.
Jan
05
Discuss!http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/dear-musicians-please-be-brilliant-or-get-out-of-the-way.html#comment6780104#comment6780104
Dec
22
Has anyone used the new Digidesign Eleven Rack yet and if so what were the drawbacks and benefits? They claim it is a major improvement on a POD regardless of the Pro Tools interface but I haven't met anyone who's used it yet.
Dec
18
Just thought that I'd post this up. No comment. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8420484.stm
Dec
15
A company that I used to love and was very proud to be part of, ruined by the greed and idiocy of men with no vision...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8411741.stm
Dec
05
Andrew Hall seems to be a person who not only has a sensible approach to the problems of copyright infringement, but is also prepared to act on his convictions.He has recently resigned from the BPI Rights Committee, and will do the same from the International Federation Of The Phonographic Indust...
Nov
27
I just wanted to let you know that EMI is releasing Kostas Maraveyas - Mayia (Constantin Remix) and from Monday 30th will be played in all the Greek major radio stations.This will be my debut single as a remixer starting from Greece and hopefully expand to UK.My aim is to catch the Greek market a...
Nov
24
We are successfully building the reputation and acknowledging the contribution that music producers are making within the music industry through our own MPG Awards and in conjunction with The Brits but we do not have any recognition within the film industry. Sound editors and composers get BAFTA ...
Nov
18
The role of the producer has indeed changed dramatically since the invention of the recording.Hearing Ken Scott on the APRS event talking about the past it seemed that the producer’s job was very similar to a more technical job. The producers had families and it was more of a ...
Nov
14
Since we've been discussing this I thought I would post this for anyone that hasn't seen it. Its from Nov 12th. I don't think I've seen it posted here.http://labs.timesonline.co.uk/blog/2009/11/12/do-music-artists-do-better-in-a-world-with-illegal-file-sharing/
Nov
12
Does anybody else feel that the vultures in the music business circling around an artist's publishing share is really distasteful? One of the albums I've finished recently even involves the A+R guy getting a cut of the artist's publishing and he didn't even know what songs were on the album until...
Nov
07
I subjected myself to this online discussion and asked a number of questions - none of which were even addressed!If you want to view the main session and the after broadcast discussion go here http://www.innovateuk.org/liveqasession/livewebcast.ashxLet me know if you manage to stay awake!
Oct
29
Hello Everybody, I may be out of step here but I sincerely believe that the FAC is getting it seriously and dangerously wrong. Yes the industry got it wrong with some of the new digital technology but they also embraced wholeheartedly certain aspects of it! Yes the record industry can be greedy...
