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Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." wins 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music
Photo by John Francis Peters for the New York Times. Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.”, which features production contributions from Memphis native Teddy Walton, has won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for music, the first non-classical or jazz work to do so. More from the New York Times.
Ardent Taps Singer/Songwriter Keith Sykes as Chief Manager
Ardent Studios has tapped veteran Memphis singer, songwriter, and recording artist Keith Sykes as its new Chief Manager. Bob Mehr has the whole story at the Commercial-Appeal.
The Making of Kendrick Lamar's "LOVE"
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOciiz9WK5Y[/embedyt] Producer and Memphis-native Teddy Walton talks with Genius about the making of Kendrick Lamar’s “LOVE”, from the album DAMN, nominated for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards. Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. was one of the most acclaimed album releases of 2017, with all 14 tracks hitting Billboard’s Hot 100. With…
Yet Another 25-Year Old Memphian Produced Grammy-Nominated Work in 2018, Including Album of the Year
A few days ago I posted about 25-year old Memphis producer ThankGod4Cody who worked on several tracks on SZA’s CTRL, which is up for several 2018 Grammy nominations. Later, I published another post with what I hoped was a complete list of Memphis-related nominations for the 60th annual awards. This morning it was brought to my attention…
Memphis-Related 2018 Grammy Nominations - *UPDATED
*UPDATE, 12/5/17: I am updating this post to note that four more Memphis-related nominations have been brought to my attention since I first posted, in Album of the Year (!), Best Rap Album, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and Americana Album of the Year. These added nominations are listed below and noted by asterisk. I also added…
25-Year Old Memphis Producer Gets Multiple Grammy Noms for SZA's "CTRL"
Photo by Briana Wade, courtesy of Billboard 25-year old Memphis producer Cody Jordan Fayne, aka ThankGod4Cody, has gotten recognition this week for his work as a producer on SZA’s multiplatinum CTRL, which is up for multiple Grammy awards in 2018. In an interview with Billboard, Jordan tells how he went from a Memphis schoolkid performing…
Margo Price Talks With NPR About Recording in Memphis
Photo by Angelina Castillo Breakout Nashville Americana star Margo Price talks to NPR’s All Songs Considered about her new album, All American Made, and what it was like to record in Memphis at Sun Studio and Sam Phillips Recording Service with producer Matt Ross-Spang.
Sounds Around Town
Welcome to Sounds Around Town, a semi-regular column about who is recording what and where in Memphis. Photo courtesy of Dee Dee Bridgewater via Billboard.com. Grammy and Tony winner Dee Dee Bridgewater recently cut an album at Royal Studios, appropriately titled Memphis. Produced by Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell, Kirk Whalum, and Bridgewater’s daughter/manager Tulani Bridgewater, the…
Austin's Ameripolitan Awards Are Coming to Memphis in 2018
Austin, Texas honky tonk institution Dale Watson is bringing his 5th Annual Ameripolitan Music Awards to Memphis. The ceremony will be held February 13th at the new Guest House at Graceland and features awards for categories like Outlaw, Honky Tonk, and Rockabilly. Austin Music Source has Dale’s explanation for the move: “Austin has been great…
Memphis Business Journal: Nonprofit Arts Industry Drives $197m in Annual Spending
“You would not see the development and resurgence of the economy if it were not for the arts.” – Phil Trenary, Memphis Chamber of Commerce CEO, quoted in this impressive report in the Memphis Business Journal. I just did an interview this weekend with the Nashville daily, The Tennessean, about what an exciting time it…
Royal Studio's Boo Mitchell: The Tape Op Magazine Interview
Lawrence ‘Boo’ Mitchell. Photo by Larry Crane, Tape Op Magazine Here’s an epic interview with Royal Studio’s Lawrence ‘Boo’ Mitchell in this month’s issue of Tape Op Magazine. Boo gives a vibrant oral history of Royal Studios, Hi Records, and his father, the late Willie Mitchell, one of the greatest record producers in American musical…
Sounds Around Town, July 2017
Welcome to Sounds Around Town, a semi-regular column about who is recording what and where in Memphis. Pictured, L-R: Ken Coomer, Jeff Powell, Susan Marshall, Richard Alan Ford, McKenna Bray, Dave Smith, Wesley Graham, and David Cousar, at Sam Phillips Recording Service. Photo by Mary Brand. Plenty of activity over at Ardent Studios this month.…
#1 Records From Memphis' Matt Ross-Spang and Boo Mitchell
L: Lawrence ‘Boo’ Mitchell, photo by Charles Nardi. R: Matt Ross-Spang, photo by Austin Miller Congratulations to Memphis producer/engineer Matt Ross-Spang for a big week. Jason Isbell’s The Nashville Sound, which was engineered by Matt and produced by Dave Cobb, is the #1 Rock, #1 Country, and #4 overall record the week of July 8, according to…
Recording Academy - Memphis Chapter New Member Celebration
Photo by Greg Campbell/WireImage for The Recording Academy. The Recording Academy – Memphis Chapter had its New Membership Celebration Monday night at the Halloran Center. I’m happy to begin my first term as a chapter governor, and I’m honored to serve with such a great group of people, including our new chapter president, Gebre Waddell. Exciting…
Sounds Around Town
Welcome to our semi-regular column, “Sounds Around Town”, all about who is recording what and where in Memphis. (Pictured, Jackie Venson. Photo by Pooneh Ghana). Royal Studio‘s Lawrence ‘Boo’ Mitchell was working last week with Austin, TX-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Jackie Venson. Memphis by-way-of Louisiana swamp-soul chanteuse Marcella René Simien and her band, aka Marcella and Her Lovers,…
FOCUS: "Nothing Sounds Like Memphis"
I had the pleasure of writing this piece for the MAY+JUN 2017 issue of Focus Mid-South Magazine. Photos courtesy of Shenanigans Photography. In the summer of 2016, rising British folk star Emily Barker found herself passing through the Bluff City. A native Australian, she relocated to the UK several years ago and launched a career there.…
RED HOT Tribute to Sun Records Out 6/16; High/Low Moves to American East
RED HOT Tribute to Sun Records Out 6/16; High/Low Moves to American East @HLRecording @AmericanaSoc @SunStudio @639Madison @BobMehr
Coming from the Americana Society of Memphis on June 16 is Red Hot: A Memphis Celebration of Sun Records. The album was produced by Luther Dickinson and engineered by Matt Ross-Spang at Sam Phillips Recording and Kevin Houston at Sun Studio. Proceeds go to St. Jude. (Full disclosure: I played on it, and have my own track, a cover of Warren Smith’s “Red Cadillac And a Black Mustache”). Bob Mehr…
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