Sunday, September 7, 2008
Starting and Financing an Independent Record Label
Syd Butler, founder of French Kiss Records, talks about the various strategies by which he financed his independent record label. He goes into detail about working with the label’s first signings, the different income streams labels have available to them, and the importance of saving money for future expenses. He also shares his thoughts on the mutual commitments between the artist and the label that signs them.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Grammy Award Winning Engineer Kahliq Glover Interview Pt. 4
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Grammy Award Winning Engineer Kahliq Glover Interview Pt. 2 & 3
Monday, August 4, 2008
Grammy Award Winning Engineer Kahliq Glover - Fitting Vocals into a Mix
Friday, August 1, 2008
Grammy Award Winning Engineer Kahliq Glover Interview Pt. 1
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Thedy B interviews Cappriccieo Scates from SESAC
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Cappriccieo Scates from SESAC interview Pt. 1
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Danjahand's Interview
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Melrose Interview Pt. 5
Monday, July 21, 2008
Melrose Interview Pt. 2
Melrose is the next R & B/pop group that is about to explode onto the music scene. They've gotten production and writing help from Grammy-Award winning producers and/or multi-platinum-selling producers, such as Bryan-Michael Cox, Adonis Shropshire, Rodney Jerkins, Swizz Beatz, and Danja. They are sure to succeed on their road to national and international stardom. Thedy B, Attorney/Songwriter with Hits A Million, LLC and interviewed.blogspot.com, interviews Melrose in a multipe-part series of interviews to help new producers and songwriters learn to write for recording artists and in particular girl groups. If you missed the previous interviews I did with the singing sensation girls' group named Melrose, please check out those video interviews by clicking here! In Part 2, Melrose talks about song placement for artists, and why they call themselves swagger queens.
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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Vernon Reid's Video Interview on Songwriting
Friday, July 18, 2008
Norah Jones Interview on Songwriting
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Chris Brown Interview on Songwriting!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Steve Schur's Video Interview Pt. 6
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Steve Schur's Video Interview Pt. 5
Steve Schur's Video Interview Pt. 4
Monday, July 14, 2008
Steve Schnur's Video Interview Pt. 3 on EA Games
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Video Interview with Steve Schnor, Worldwide Executive for EA Games Pt. 2
Saturday, July 12, 2008
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Steve Schnur's Video Interview on getting your music into film and video games
Think outside the box: get your music into film or video games! Here's some tips from Steve Schnur, the Worldwide Executive for EA Games.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Songwriting from the Artist's Perspective: Danity Kane
Thursday, July 10, 2008
John Kellogg talks about sampling music in this interview
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
J. Starr's Interview!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Keri Hilson Interview!
Monday, July 7, 2008
Writing Rap Hooks - Interviews with Some of Today's Hottest Rappers
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Production Secrets from Veteran Producer, David Kershenbaum
For my Dj readers - here's some video interviews for you!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Jack Knight's Interview
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Thedy B, Attorney/Songwriter interviews Melrose, a new R & B/pop group Pt. 4
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Melrose's Interview Pt. 3
In Part 3, Melrose talks about their upcoming single, "Trade Up," we talked about how Trade Up is a different message from Upgrade U by Beyonce, why they decided to record Trade Up, and much more!
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Songwriting from the Artist's Perspective: Introducing Melrose!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Grammy-Award winning songwriter and producer, Adonis "A.D." Shropshire's interview
Thedy B, Attorney/Songwriter with Hits A Million, LLC interviews Adonis "A.D." Shropshire about his start in the music business, his advice for new songwriters and producers, his new projects, and his contact information.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Cri$tyle aka The Ink's Interview Pt. 5
Another exclusive interview with Thedy B and Hits A Million, LLC. In part 5, I interviewed Cri$tyle aka "The Ink" about her creative process as a songwriter, and about the importance of understanding and learning the music business.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Cri$tyle aka The Ink's Interview Pt. 4
Another exclusive interview with Thedy B and Hits A Million, LLC! In part 4, I interviewed Cri$tyle aka "The Ink" about how Cri$tyle was able to get recognized by Jermaine Dupri, about getting her songs placed with Mariah Carey and Usher, and about the importance of having a team as a songwriter.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Cri$tyle aka The Ink's Interview Pt. 3
Another exclusive interview by Thedy B and Hits A Million, LLC. In this segment, Cri$tyle aka "The Ink" reveals her songwriting secrets. These secrets enabled her to get several songs placed on mutiple artists' albums, including Mariah Carey, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Chili from TLC, Natasha Bedingfield, Teyana Taylor, Keke Palmer,and Tiffany Evans. She's also in the studio working with Brandy and Beyonce!
Friday, June 6, 2008
Cri$tyle aka The Ink's Interview Pt. 2
Another exclusive interview by Thedy B and Hits A Million, LLC. In part 2 of this interview, Cri$tyle aka "The Ink," a EMI Publishing/So So Def songwriter, talks about signing with Jermaine Dupri, writing with Usher, Mariah Carey, and Brooke Valentine, and perfecting her craft as a songwriter.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Cri$tyle aka The Ink's Interview Pt. 1
Another exclusive interview by Thedy B and Hits A Million, LLC! Cri$tyle "The Ink" Johnson is a songwriter signed to EMI Publishing and So So Def. She is responsible for co-writing "Touch My Body," for Mariah Carey, "Angel" for Natasha Bedingfield, "I'm Grown" for Tiffany Evans, and "Hood Anthem" for Keke Palmer. She's also written songs for Janet Jackson, Usher, Chili from TLC, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, Teyanna Taylor, and the list continues to grow as she steps into the recording some songs with Beyonce and Brandy!
In this interview, I asked Cri$tyle aka "The Ink," about how she got started as a songwriter, how she developed her songwriting craft, and what and who inspired her to become a songwriter.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean's Interview
Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean talks about how he became a producer, why he decided to leave his job to pursue music, how to create music while writing for artists, and what makes a hit record.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Bill Jabr from the Clutch's Interview Pt 2
Bill Jabr, the newest producer signed to The Clutch, gives up and coming producers cutting edge advice on how to become the hottest producer in 2008, how to be a successful producer, and how to withstand the pressures of the music business, and how he got started as a producer.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Bill Jabr from the Clutch's Interview Pt 1
Here's another Hits A Million, LLC exclusive interview! This time, Bill Jabr, the newest producer signed to The Clutch, talks about how his grind got him signed as a new producer for The Clutch.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Candace Nelson from the Clutch Interview
Candace Nelson from the Clutch talks about how she and the members of the Clutch come up with their song concept ideas.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Balewa Muhammad from the Clutch's Interview
Another Hits A Million exclusive interview! This time, Balewa Muhammad from the Clutch gives advice to songwriters on how to stay current as a songwriter and produce hit records!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Dirty Swift and Bruce Waynne from Midi Mafia and Erika Nuri Interview Pt 4
The producers in Midi Mafia and Erika Nuri, writers of the hit single, "When I See You" off of Fantasia's self-titled album, gives new songwriters tips and advice on being successful in the music business
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Dirty Swift from Midi Mafia and Erika Nuri Interview Pt 3
Friday, May 2, 2008
Dirty Swift from Midi Mafia and Erika Nuri Interview Pt 2
Erika Nuri, who, along with Midi Mafia, co-wrote, "When I See You," Fantasia's second hit single off of her self-titled album, talks about her grind in the music business as a songwriter and how it paid off! Dirty Swift, standing next to Erika, is one of the producers in Midi Mafia, who also co-wrote that single.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Dirty Swift from Midi Mafia and Erika Nuri Interview Pt 1
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Interview with Chris Blackwell, President of Island Record
From artistmusichouse.org,
Here's an interview from Chris Blackwell about how to get your music heard as a new and up and coming artist, how to get a music executive's attention, and how to create your own buzz. It's a great video!
Chris Blackwell is the founder of Island Records and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in music-industry history. From relatively humble beginnings in an office in Jamaica, Blackwell grew Island into an international force, finally selling the label to A&M records in 1989. Along the way, Blackwell and Island were responsible for changing the face of pop music repeatedly. Bob Marley was an Island discovery, and the label was the driver of reggae’s rise to a global cultural phenomenon. The label was also home to U2 from 1980-1997, and shepherded them from their Dublin pub beginnings to the apex of their stardom. Under Blackwell’s long tenure, Island became known as a haven for creative and quirky artists, releasing landmark albums from artists as diverse as Traffic, Tom Waits, Fairport Convention, Robert Palmer, The Pogues, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Anthrax. Blackwell now heads a new venture, Palm Pictures, which is a film, music and new-media company that focuses on world and electronic music, independent film, and internet-delivered content.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Stephen Hill's Interview on How a Hit Becomes a Hit
Recording artists, musicians, garage bands, rock groups, rappers, and singer-songwriters often ask how a hit becomes a hit song. Watch this November 2006 video of Stephen Hill, who is the Vice President of Entertainment and Music Programming for BET (Black Entertainment Television). As noted on artistshousemusic.org, in 2004, Stephen Hill was named number one on The Source magazine's 2004 "List of Most Influential Executives" in the music industry. His responsibilities at BET include managing, directing, developing and producing music programming for the network.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Irv Gotti on How To Get Your Music Heard
From artistshousemusic.org,
Many artists, songwriters, rappers, and producers ask how to get their music into the right hands and be heard. Well Irv Gotti talks about how he discovered Rapper Rick Ross.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Irv Gotti's Interview on Running A Label
From artistshousemusic.org, check out this video of Irv Gotti as he talks about wearing multiple hats as the head of a record label! Want the full 411 on who Irv Gotti is? Click here
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Jimmy Iovine's Interview
In this interview, Jimmy Iovine gives artists tips on making it now under the new music business model. This is truly some good info!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Kanye West & Timbaland in the studio, making Stronger
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
Jermaine Dupri Making a Beat for Nas
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Johnta Austin's Interview and Performance
Watch this video and discover his songwriting tips:
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Ne-Yo's Interview
Monday, April 14, 2008
Timbaland Interview
Timbaland and Keri Hilson in his mobile studio, a Verizon Wireless Mobile studio, demonstrating the equipment he has and uses in his mobile studio.
P. Diddy Interview with Westwood
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Jason Blume's Interview
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Big John Platt's interview
- What advice would you give a young songwriter?
- What do you think the landscape of the music industry is right now? and
- When should a songwriter seek out a publishing deal?
Go here to see the interview!
Swizz Beatz's Interview
- What is the best lesson you've learned in the music business?"
- What mistakes do you see new artists and writers in the music industry make?
- Do you have some words of advice and encouragement? and
- Where do you see music going?
Go here to see the interview!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Bryan-Michael Cox' s and Sam Thomas' Interviews
Lil' Wayne Interview with DJ Vlad
Doug E. Fresh's Interview with JaWar
My first interview
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