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When visiting colleges and universities to talk to students, we’re often surprised by just how many tracks get used in some projects, even when only three or four musicians are involved...

Who benefits from wordy and expensive contracts in the world of music for media? Not the musician, that’s for sure.

Many still bemoan the demise of the large commercial studio — but what if music itself was to blame?

I love music. Of course I love music. Why else would I make it and record it and listen to it and write about it? But I also love silence...

Brush up on your listening skills, as we dissect some hits from a recording and production perspective. This month: Rudimental, George Ezra, Drake, Ariana Grande, plus Classic Mix: Cher ‘Believe’ (1998).