Posted on 11 August 2009
From Pro Sound News
By Clive Young.
Fans weren’t the only ones shocked and dismayed by the passing of Michael Jackson on Thursday, June 25; colleagues in the recording and live sound industries were likewise saddened by the news that the pop idol had suffered cardiac arrest at age 50.
“Michael was, in my estimation, the greatest musical [...]
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Posted on 05 August 2009
Herbie Hancock new LA Phil jazz creative chair
By SOLVEJ SCHOU, Associated Press Writer Solvej Schou, Associated Press Writer Tue Aug 4, 4:23 pm ET
LOS ANGELES – Herbie Hancock has grand plans for his new position as the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s creative chair for jazz.
The two-year stint, which begins in 2010, includes overseeing jazz programming for [...]
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Posted on 10 June 2009
By Khaliq Glover aka Khaliq-O-Vision
I was watching TV recently and I saw a movie that I hadn’t seen in a long time that changed musical history. Wow! Where has the time gone? Can you believe that it’s been
almost 30 years since the movie “Saturday Night Fever” came out and broke all records at the [...]
Posted on 10 June 2009
One of the greatest memories in my musical career is witnessing the making of USA For Africa’s “We Are The World” project. This project was (and still is) the biggest collection of Stars coming together to make a recording for a charitable cause. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie (better known as [...]