Sampling is ubiquitous in music and in addition to being a lot of fun to use, can add a lot to your work. That said, if done incorrectly, sampling can quickly put you on the wrong side of Johnny Law.

The ‘70s fusion movement brought A Tribe Called Quest much inspiration on The Low End Theory. Weather Report’s ’78 deep cut “Young And Fine” was the wavy basis for “Butter,” while Grover Washington, ...

Pianist and composer Joe Sample, a founding member of the genre-crossing Jazz Crusaders who helped pioneer the electronic jazz-funk fusion style, has died. He was 75. Sample died of complications due ...

Big Fish Audio has released a new round of music samples for users of Logic Pro’s EXS24, Steinberg’s HALion and Native Instruments Kontakt. The Jazz and Elektro House samples come in REX/WAV/Acid ...

Senior year of high school is only as memorable as its soundtrack. For the Class of 1992, it was raining masterpieces our senior year: Nevermind, Use Your Illusion I & II, Achtung Baby, We Can’t Be ...

Sample was a founder of the band the Jazz Crusaders and reportedly played with musicians from Miles Davis and B.B. King to Steely Dan and the... Jazz Pianist Joe Sample Dies At 75 ARUN RATH, HOST: ...

Why do hip-hop producers gravitate toward jazz samples? For a mood, for sonic timbre, for a unique rhythmic component. Swing is a precursor to the boom-bap. "If you're a hip-hop producer that wants a ...

Roy Ayers wasn’t just a musician. He was an architect who laid the foundation for a myriad of genres and helped bridge the gap between generations of music lovers. His family announced his death on ...