A U.K. man has been jailed for four years after an argument with a friend in the back of a cab escalated into a fistfight and a death. The cause? A "poke" on Facebook. The U.K. Mirror reports that Nottingham man Scott Humphrey, 27, got into a verbal altercation with his friend, Richard Rovetto, 29, in a cab on the way home from a bachelor party. The cab driver told the court that he heard Humphrey angrily ask Rovetto, "If you're such a good friend then why did you poke my missus?" According to the cab driver's testimony, Humprey repeatedly punched Rovetto in the cab,...
- 10/7/2014
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Music collaboration site The Public Record just kicked off their next big remix contest... and who better to participate in the hacking, chopping and Frankenstein-izing of a few select grooves than Rob Zombie and his fans? The "Remix Massacre" project launched this week by welcoming ambitious mix maestros to download stems from two Zombie singles and graft their own ideas onto Rob's evil creations. Find out more about the contest and watch the promo video on the flipside! The creation of acclaimed producer and frequent Rob Zombie collaborator Scott Humphrey, The Public Record has invited artists like Deadmau5, Tommy Lee and Shooter Jennings to participate in high-profile remix projects (with Rob's lead guitarist...
- 4/28/2010
- FEARnet
By Adam Stewart
It's no secret that deadmau5 (born Joel Zimmerman) has completely changed the game for electronic music. A true master of his craft, mau5 has set out to move away from the norm to invent new methods of obtaining that perfect harmonious blend that has made his distinct sound popular. But what are some of the more organic approaches that Zimmerman uses to spice up his sets?
"One thing I strive to do when I'm producing something original is to do a lot of field and line recording with synths and Casios and stuff," deadmau5 told us during the annual Winter Music Conference in Miami. "Lord knows there's enough sample libraries to get a clap sound, but you can take an SM57 [microphone] and slap your ass and record it and then put that on the track. It sounds like a normal clap!"
With awesomely organic approaches to a...
It's no secret that deadmau5 (born Joel Zimmerman) has completely changed the game for electronic music. A true master of his craft, mau5 has set out to move away from the norm to invent new methods of obtaining that perfect harmonious blend that has made his distinct sound popular. But what are some of the more organic approaches that Zimmerman uses to spice up his sets?
"One thing I strive to do when I'm producing something original is to do a lot of field and line recording with synths and Casios and stuff," deadmau5 told us during the annual Winter Music Conference in Miami. "Lord knows there's enough sample libraries to get a clap sound, but you can take an SM57 [microphone] and slap your ass and record it and then put that on the track. It sounds like a normal clap!"
With awesomely organic approaches to a...
- 4/8/2010
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
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