
Yeah yeah, we know: we’ve already showcased great guest posts of 2010, but there was too much to chose from, and we just couldn’t leave these out.

Yeah yeah, we know: we’ve already showcased great guest posts of 2010, but there was too much to chose from, and we just couldn’t leave these out.

Behind The Blogs was one of our first recurring features, and with it we tried to provide a look at how bloggers, some of the newest and most important players in the digital music ecosystem, viewed the industry.
Originally, we expected to spend a lot of time chatting with a lot of lonely dudes who live in their parents’ basements. Boy were we wrong.

Professionals in the music industry love to get together to share ideas with each other. After all, like The Beatles sang, we get by with a little help from our friends.
Festivals and conferences this year have been fantastic ways to network with all sorts of people and learn from each other. We were lucky enough to be able to attend some of those events this year and share with you, our loyal readers, what went down.
One of the biggest coups we had this year was securing the services of Simon Langford.
If you don’t follow dance music, Langford’s name might not ring a bell. But Langford, who’s produced several top 20 hit remixes, including official releases for artists like Britney Spears and Rihanna, knows his way around a studio, and we’ve compiled his best work for you. [click to continue…]