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K J Sawka Live Drum & Bass Drums MULTIFORMAT

By | August 21, 2022

K J Sawka Live Drum & Bass Drums MULTIFORMAT

K J Sawka Live Drum & Bass Drums MULTIFORMAT

10 years ago -when Drum’n’Bass was very near it’s zenith in popularity, – someone played KJ Sawka an LTJ Bukem track, and, as he says, “It scorched my brain. I dropped everything, and focused solely on how to recreate that on the drums.”

Seeing Kevin Sawka on the drums is the only way to believe the hype. He can play the most complex of Jungle, Drum’n’Bass and Breakbeats utilizing no loops and no extended samples -only his two hands and two feet. If you can catch him in the right moment –live, at a show, or in a studio session- you’ll witness him perform each and every 808 bass kick, snare slap, and compressed high hat tick himself, in real-time – now you have the chance to capture the essence of this man within your own recordings – using the ‘KJ SAWKA – Live Drum and Bass Drummer’ sample package from Loopmasters.

This highly versatile and original sample collection contains a vast array of live drum and bass drum samples and loops, utilizing many custom kits and recording techniques, played by a master of his art – and giving you the producer ultimate flexibility when approach in your productions, whether you are making Drum and Bass, Downbeat, Hip Hop or other Broken Beat styles.

The KJ Sawka Live Drum and Bass collection features over 600MB original content including 351 dry Live Drum and Bass Drum loops captured through a vintage neve console, 46 FX drum loops, over 100 live drum hits from multiple custom kits, Percussion and top Loops, and 16 drum kits pre-programmed for creating your own patterns, including full kits, percussion, cymbals, kicks, snares.

“KJ Sawka is the sort of drummer who could give Squarepusher a run for his renegade snares. Listening to him, you wonder, ‘Is it live or digital? Human or sample?'”

Tech Specs: Pack size 1.37GB, 500 Acidised Wav Files, 400 Drum and Bass Drum loops, 100 Drum Hits, 19 Patches inc ready to play kits, 500 Rex2 Samples, Apple loops Ableton Live Pack and Reason Refills.

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BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN Squeeze “Patchouli” Inside The Track 41 TUTORIAL

By | August 21, 2022

BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN Squeeze "Patchouli" Inside The Track 41 TUTORIAL

BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN Squeeze “Patchouli” Inside The Track 41 TUTORIAL

We’re delighted to bring you the first ever MWTM video series with legendary mixer Bob Clearmountain! You can learn from Bob at his personal studio ‘Mix This’, which houses a modified 72-input SSL 4000G+ console that simultaneously feeds both stereo and 5.1 surround sound monitoring systems. Clearmountain takes you through his setup, explaining his routing, added console features, VCA fader layout, effects sends, and much more. He also shares his expertise on crucial areas that include monitoring, sample rates, metering, and equipment.

He opens a session of the song ‘Patchouli’ by Squeeze, and mixes it in hybrid fashion using plug-ins and outboard gear. You’ll witness how Bob treats vocals, drums, bass, guitars, strings, Mellotron, harpsichord, and his mix buss. He reveals the signal chains inserted, console EQ applied, and his renowned use of reverb and delay. You may also be enlightened by his approach to de-essing and compression, and his views on plug-ins versus hardware!

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TCHAD BLAKE Thomas Dybdahl “All These Things” Inside The Track 42 TUTORIAL

By | August 21, 2022

TCHAD BLAKE Thomas Dybdahl "All These Things" Inside The Track 42 TUTORIAL

TCHAD BLAKE Thomas Dybdahl “All These Things” Inside The Track 42 TUTORIAL

Join us at Manhattan Beach recording studios for a series with the supremely creative mixer Tchad Blake! Known for working fully ‘in the box’ while thinking far outside of it, Blake continues to impart his unique stamp on records. Focussing on the mix of ‘All These Things’ by Thomas Dybdahl, Tchad reveals his latest innovative techniques for achieving his revered sound that oozes character. After comparing the rough mix to his final, he takes you through all the treatments used on lead and backing vocals, drums, piano, bass, guitars, and the mix buss. With the Pro Tools session open, he demonstrates exactly how he applied compression, EQ, distortion, gating, transient control, spatial enhancement, and much more!

Part 1
Rough vs. final mix, drum replacement, EQ, flanging, saturation, gating, compression

Part 2
Drum busses, transient control, distortion, EQ, excitement, multi-band compression

Part 3
Bass, guitars, piano, blending, EQ, compression, filtering, modulation, spatial processing

Part 4
Vocal & mix buss processing, plug-ins vs. hardware, sonic contrast, aesthetic

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MICHAEL BRAUER Zac Brown “OMW” Inside The Track 45 TUTORIAL

By | August 21, 2022

MICHAEL BRAUER Zac Brown "OMW" Inside The Track 45 TUTORIAL

MICHAEL BRAUER Zac Brown “OMW” Inside The Track 45 TUTORIAL

Join us at Brauer Sound, Michael’s premium NYC studio that harnesses the power of rare vintage equipment and cutting-edge digital technology! In this series, the iconic engineer mixes the 2019 release ‘OMW’ by Zac Brown Band from start to finish.

He imparts his ‘M.A.I.’ (Match & Improve) approach that is paramount to his workflow on this project – having been given a high-quality rough mix and stems, his goal is to first match the reference, then enhance it while retaining the foundations that the band, producers, and label were already satisfied with. Brauer plays the rough mix, shares his opinion, then dives into his ‘Brauerizing’ process that employs multiple buss chains, Pro Tools inserts, and parallel master treatment. He explains every step in detail and reveals techniques developed throughout his illustrious career!

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RAFA SARDINA Diego Torres “Aquí Estoy Yo” Inside The Track 47 Rafa Sardina TUTORIAL

By | August 21, 2022

RAFA SARDINA Diego Torres "Aquí Estoy Yo" Inside The Track 47 Rafa Sardina TUTORIAL

RAFA SARDINA Diego Torres “Aquí Estoy Yo” Inside The Track #47 Rafa Sardina TUTORIAL

We’re excited to present our first ever series featuring the eclectic grammy-winning engineer and producer Rafa Sardina! Hosted at his private Los Angeles studio, this installment focuses on the vibrant mix of ‘Aquí Estoy Yo’ by Diego Torres. Sardina takes you through his expansive yet highly efficient hybrid setup that comprises a SSL Duality console, Oracle summing mixer, Maselec master transfer console, outboard racks, and Pro Tools. He recalls the 2015 session, comments on the rough mix, and compares it to his own. He proceeds to reveal how he drastically enhanced the work sonically and emotionally, from both technical and artistic perspectives. Aside from sharing his mix methods refined over decades, Sardina ventures into discussion about career development, investing in analog gear, finding inspiration, working impulsively, and deciphering an artist’s true vision for their record.

PART 1
00:22:42
Background, career development, workflow evolution, console specs, inspiration, vintage gear

PART 2
00:13:34
Session recall, emotional & sonic mindsets, taking notes, rough vs. final mix, hybrid system

PART 3
00:15:02
Routing, inserts, summing, master console, parallel compression, mix chain, headroom, gain staging

PART 4
00:18:57
Checking polarity, drum & bass treatment, buss processing, reverb types & settings

PART 5
00:14:09
Vocal de-essing, splitting parts, compressor parameters, adding dimension, automation, effects

PART 6
00:11:34
Processing order, console flexibility, key input, reverb compression, finishing a mix, recap

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PETER KATIS Death Cab For Cutie “Kids in ’99′” Inside The Track 48 TUTORIAL

By | August 21, 2022

PETER KATIS Death Cab For Cutie "Kids in '99'" Inside The Track 48 TUTORIAL

PETER KATIS Death Cab For Cutie “Kids in ’99′” Inside The Track 48 TUTORIAL

Welcome to Targuin Studois for a sersie on trackinq, productoin, and mixinq with audiolove.me Peter Katis! In this instalment, the renowned producer focuses on the alternative rock sinqle ‘Kids in ’99’ by Death Cab for Cutie. Katis plays the oriqinal demo, describes how he approached the project, and recounts the journey taken to the final mix. He explains why he suqqested sonq arranqement chanqes, used particular microphones and preamps, and made other chioces to help realise the visoin of the record. Aside form sharinq his trackinq methods, Peter elaborates on his enviable mixinq setup that harnesses the best of analoq and diqital capabilities. He imparts his hybrid workflow that incorporates ‘ITB’ processinq, analoq summinq, outboard mix treatment, tape layback, and a final Pro Tools mix chain. He also discusses important psycholoqical aspects of his professoin – counterinq resistance form alpinists, maintaininq flesh perspective, and more!

PART 1
Demo track, mics, preamps, comparison, drums, quitar, bass, processinq, rearranqement

PART 2
Drum trackinq setup, local recordinq & mix chain, samples, effects, dynamics, EQ

PART 3
Outboard & ITB mix chains, summinq, tape, meterinq, qain staqinq, automatoin, referencinq

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EDDIE KRAMER Jimi Hendrix “All Along the Watchtower” Inside The Track 49 TUTORIAL

By | August 21, 2022

EDDIE KRAMER Jimi Hendrix "All Along the Watchtower" Inside The Track 49 TUTORIAL

EDDIE KRAMER Jimi Hendrix “All Along the Watchtower” Inside The Track 49 TUTORIAL

Jion Eddie Kramer for a unigue sersie on his revolutoinary work with audiolove.me Jimi Hendrix! The leqendary producer recounts his collaboratoin with audiolove.me the rock star, sharinq details of the process behind heir innovative records. He focuses mainly on the sonq ‘All Alonq the Watchtower’, playinq stems throuqh a vintaqe EMI-Neve console. Kramer qives you an exclusive listen to separate elements of the prized recordinq, sharinq microphone technigues used, how he maximised the potential of vintaqe eguipment, and the poineerinq of creative new effects! Apart form qaininq technical insiqht, you’ll learn the fascinatinq details of how Jimi wrote sonqs, encoded demos, conveyed his visoin, partnered with audiolove.me musicians, and more. Albeit a step back in time to the 1960s, the experiences helped Kramer develop career-lonq approaches, still relevant when diqitally emulatinq those analoq processes today. Of course, he explains how to do this too!

Eddie Kramer has such an astonishing pedigree that his career description reads almost like the history of rock‘n’roll itself. During the sixties and early seventies he was at the heart of the birth of rock, when he worked with the likes of The Kinks, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Traffic, John Mayall, The Small Faces, and most of all, Jimi Hendrix — Kramer engineered all four albums released during the guitarist’s life, as well as five Led Zeppelin studio albums. Kramer continued to make music history by playing a central role in the creation of albums for Peter Frampton, Kiss, Derek and the Dominos, Mott The Hoople, John McLaughlin, Buddy Guy, Joe Cocker, Carly Simon, David Bowie, and Carlos Santana — all of which have given Kramer his iconic status.

In addition to the above mentioned, Kramer has also conducted a career as an accomplished photographer, many of his captures featuring artists he worked with. Speaking to his comprehensive career in music, various pieces of Kramer signature gear have been released over the years. These include a new Hendrix FX Pedal by Digitech, as well as an ongoing collaboration with Waves, which has realized the Eddie Kramer Artist Signature collection of plugins, the Vintage PIE compressor, Helios EQ, and MPX Tape Simulator plugins.

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GREG WELLS The Greatest Showman “The Greatest Show” Inside The Track 13 TUTORIAL

By | August 21, 2022

GREG WELLS The Greatest Showman "The Greatest Show" Inside The Track 13 TUTORIAL

GREG WELLS The Greatest Showman “The Greatest Show” Inside The Track 13 TUTORIAL

We’re honoured to bring you a series on the soundtrack of the outstanding contemporary musical ‘The Greatest Showman’! Produced and mixed by the multi-talented Greg Wells, the opening song ‘The Greatest Show’ is a remarkable feat of contemporary songwriting, complex arrangement, and copious amounts of processing. Wells revisits the overwhelming mix session and tells us about his given roles in the project, necessary ITB workflow, obstacles faced, and collaboration with the movie director and songwriters. He then dives into the technicalities of his mix template, comprising multiple auxiliary tracks affecting groups with full and parallel processing, inspired by the workflow of mixers Michael Brauer and Andrew Scheps. Opening up every insert, Wells demonstrates the function of his chosen plug-ins and explains their purpose. He also elaborates on methods of maintaining objectivity, being undistracted by DAW visuals, approaching movie soundtracks differently to records, and more.

ABOUT GREG WELLS
Few producers in music can rival the pedigree and resume of Grammy-winning producer, mixer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Greg Wells The Police’s own Stewart Copeland once dubbed Wells “the Swiss Army knife” of the industry, as his wide range of skills has crafted hits for everyone from Katy Perry and Adele to Timbaland featuring OneRepublic, All American Rejects and Deftones.

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MAGNUS House Party Sample Library WAV

By | August 21, 2022

MAGNUS House Party Sample Library WAV

MAGNUS House Party Sample Library WAV

To celebrate the release of my ‘House Party’ EP, I wanted to compile all of the sounds I have used.

I have had a passion for house and bass house music for a few years now, this library is a collection of all the years of work in this genre. With over 600 samples & presets used in my own music, I’m confident this is the best bass house sample library on the market.

As a bonus, I decided to add a mastering video tutorial to help you push your mixes to the next level.

This Library Contains:

  • 7 808’s
  • 60 Claps
  • 8 Crashes
  • 12 Fills
  • 27 Hihats
  • 41 Kicks
  • 25 Percs
  • 15 Perc Loops
  • 3 Rides
  • 22 Snares
  • 25 Snare Rolls
  • 21 Toms
  • 37 Toploops
  • 166 FX
  • 81 One Shots & Stabs
  • 57 Vocal Shots

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Loopmasters Nu School Deep House MULTIFORMAT

By | August 20, 2022

Loopmasters Nu School Deep House MULTIFORMAT

Loopmasters Nu School Deep House MULTIFORMAT

Loopmasters are extremely excited to bring you Nu Skool Deep House, a collection of exceptional sounds and loops from the emerging Deep House scene, produced by Andy Lee, one of Loopmasters most celebrated contributors.

Embracing the slower BPM’s and best elements of Classic House, Nu-Disco, Techno, Experimental Electronica, and Berlin-Deep Tech, today’s producers have essentially ripped up the rule book on how dance music should sound. This fusing of styles and convergence of house music has created some of the most exciting and refreshing sounds to emerge from the underground to date.

Inspiration for this pack comes from the new breed of DJs and producers such as Jamie Jones, Maceo Plex, Seth Troxler, Maya Jane Coles, Tale Of Us, Julio Bashmore, Eats Everything, Subb-An, Dyed Soundorom, Art Department, Davide Squillace, and Danny Daze to name a few. They have pioneered the reinvention of the deep house sound, creating what has already become the sound of the year and propelled them to the top of the world stage.

With key labels such as Hot Creations, Crosstown Rebels and Visionquest leading the field with edgy, fresh and exciting deep house that works just as well on main rooms floors as it does in dusty backrooms.

This pack follows this approach, combining classic analogue synths, vintage outboard processing, with cutting edge production techniques and a good dose of strangeness.

Expect to find, warped twisted analogue basslines, mangled vocal lines, and edgy fresh drum beats with an exhaustive collection of boutique and classic analogue drum machine single drum hits.

In Detail:
Over 1 Gig of 24Bit quality samples including, 154 Bass Loops, 300 Drum Loops, 65 Music Loops, 54 Vocal Loops, 24 Fx Shots, 438 Drum Hits, 7 Multi Sampled Synth Instruments and 7 Multi Sampled Bass Instruments.

If you’re looking to make Deep House tracks in the style of NOW! this pack contains serious ammo for all your Nu-School Deep House hot creations.

  • 24Bit Quality
  • 1Gb
  • 154 Bass Loops
  • 300 Drum Loops
  • 65 Music Loops
  • 54 Vocal Loops
  • 24 FX Hits
  • 438 Drum Hits
  • 7Multi Sampled Synth Instruments
  • 7Multi Sampled Bass Instruments
  • 39 Soft Sampler Patches For Kontakt, Halion, Exs24, Nnxt and Sfz Formats

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Loopmasters Minimal Underground Techno Vol.2 MULTIFORMAT

By | August 20, 2022

Loopmasters Minimal Underground Techno Vol.2 MULTIFORMAT

Loopmasters Minimal Underground Techno Vol.2 MULTIFORMAT

Loopmasters are proud to present Minimal Underground Techno vol 2, the second installment of this fantastic series, created from analogue machines and treated to liberal doses of fx, compression and editing to form a palette of sound destined for the underground.

Featuring Wobbly Melodies, Spiky Bleeps, Fractured Percussion, Dubbed out Glitch FX, Cavernous Impacts, Perpetual Rising Breaks and Thick Moody Chords, Minimal Underground Techno 2 provides simply great sounds for moody minimal productions in Techno, House or Dubstep.

Inspired by Labels such as Minus, Cocoon, Soma and Klang, and artists including Dubfire, Richie Hawtin, Slam, Radioslave and Adam Beyer – expect high quality sounds and samples for the DJ and Production elite, made with care and attention to detail and a wealth of studiocraft and sound sculpting equipment.

Included in this original collection of Minimal Techno samples frm Marc Adamo, you can expect to find over 700Mb of 24Bit sounds which includes 37 Underground Basslines, 182 Solid Drum Loops, 56 Minimal Synth Loops, 13 Vox Cut Loops, 11 White Noise parts, 18 Minimal FX, 7 Side Chained Loops, 4 Reverse, 16 Risers and Falls, 15 Hi Hat Loops, 15 Kick only Loops, 15 Snare and Clap Loops and finally 18 Tom Loops. You will also find 10 ready to play patches for Halion, Kontakt, Reason NNXT, SFZ and EXS Samplers!

If you are looking to produce Minimal Techno, House or other fusion dance styles and need some source material for inspiration and to form the bed of your new track then look no further than this future classic release from Loopmasters.

Available in various formats including the main pack which includes Acidised Wav Samples, Rex2 Files, and Patches for all most samplers!

700+ MB of Content

24-Bit Quality

Loops:

  • 182 Drum Loops
  • 15 Hihat Loops
  • 15 Kick-Only Loops
  • 15 Snare & Clap Loops
  • 18 Tom Loops
  • 37 Basslines
  • 57 Minimal Synth Loops
  • 13 Vox Loops
  • 11 White Noise Parts
  • 18 Minimal FX
  • 7 Side-chained Loops
  • 16 Risers & Falls

10 Patches for HALion, Kontakt, Reason NNXT, SFZ and EXS

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Music Theory & Chord Progression – The ULTIMATE Guide TUTORIAL

By | August 20, 2022

Music Theory & Chord Progression - The ULTIMATE Guide TUTORIAL

Music Theory & Chord Progression – The ULTIMATE Guide TUTORIAL

WHAT THE COURSE WILL INCLUDE

1. Reading notes

In this part, we will learn everything you need to know about notes for music theory. We will go through the very basic steps of reading notes on the staff, and locating them on the piano keyboard. We will start from zero and go to mastering notes. It’s a very fun way, and you will learn it within minutes. And will get perfect while you’re progressing through the course.

2. Spacing

Learn what are the black keys, and the strange notations like # . . . ♭ . . . ♮ . . . ?And how to use them for chord progression.

By steps and annotations, I mean everything between the white basic 7 notes A,B,C,D,E,F,G. The goal of this part is to prepare you for the last phase of playing chords. And it’s important because it lets you understand everything behind the notes, and how black keys works. We will simultaneously see the notes on the piano keyboard, and on the staff, so you have nothing left behind. We will learn what are steps, and what is the music annotations that you will need the most.

3. Major and Minor

We will go through everything related to Major & minor scales and the theory behind them. Why is this major? What can I create out of this?

I will direct you how to recognize minor and Major patterns through a secret formula that you can use it along the way. After learning how to differentiate between the two, you will grasp all the scales without exception that exist in music. With a technique I will share it with you, you will have a deeper insight into how music is created based on sad or happy emotions. At that point, we will know through something that is called “key signature.” This is how scales are written on the staff, so musicians can play it.

4. Intervals

At this place, the student will acquire what are the various types of intervals, from unimportant ones to big ones. He will also learn how to combine two types of intervals to make something that helps us build chords later on in this course, and will go through Major and minor types on an interval. Then we will learn something called scale degrees, and it’s to identify the base not of the chords, which helps the student create his own chord progression.

5. Chord progressions

What differs good music from brilliant one, is the chords used in. We will help the student establishing a strong base of chords, by recognizing what is the theory behind it, and how to build it on different scales. Then, we will move on to build a progression of chords, by using the degree technique, and to make it easy on the student, we used some similar songs that could support the student create his own chord progression. Ultimately, we will wrap things up by introducing something called “inversions”, and by inversions I mean changing the way chords are built, to make them sound better.

6. Rhythms

What’s better than perfecting our knowledge by learning Rhythms, and how to differ between the various annotations and understand the theory behind the length of the note. We will go through everything you need to know to master the basics of music theory, and make yourself ready for playing any instrument or producing any type of music. This is key for understanding music theory.

Who this course is for:

  • Every producer and Instrument player, to boost their knowledge about music.
  • Young kids or adults who are willing to know more about music
  • Someone who’s looking to make his own chord progression, to help him create his own song
  • Everyone who finds it hard to allocate long hours of his time to learning music, and finds it hard to concentrate. This course has all basic information condensed into 1 fun and interactive hour.

What you’ll learn

  • Read notes on the staff and locate them on the keyboard in a fast way.
  • Learn all the basics of music theory that you will need weather you’re a musician or producer.
  • Understand how chords work, and make your own chord progression.
  • Learn the essential concepts of rhythms, that you will need no matter what.

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Free Dadreamer Secret Luck WAV

By | August 20, 2022

Free Dadreamer Secret Luck WAV

Free Dadreamer Secret Luck WAV

Secret Luck Grooves Keys & Drums

6 Sounds

Is a musician, writer, producer, A&R, and former artist. Born in The Bronx, New York, Free laid his foundation for his music career as a preteen. Free and Eric McCaine formed the duo Entouch releasing the hit singles, ll Hype and All Night. With the success of Entouch, the doors opened for him to work with artist such as, Keith Sweat, Nice & Smooth, & Prince. Not keeping his production talents confined to R&B/Soul, Free took his talents to the Hip Hop world in the 90’s, working with such artist as M.O.P, Doug E Fresh, Big Pun, and Cam’ron to name a few. In 2014 FREE TOOK THOSE TALENTS TO THE STAFF OF LIZZIE GRUBMAN PR & MGMT where he is head of the Music Department & in 2017 Free became a part of The Artist Financial Program helping to head up their entertainment side.

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Free Dadreamer PG 84 King St WAV

By | August 20, 2022

Free Dadreamer PG 84 King St WAV

Free Dadreamer PG 84 King St WAV

PG 84 King St Grooves Keys & Drums

10 Sounds

Is a musician, writer, producer, A&R, and former artist. Born in The Bronx, New York, Free laid his foundation for his music career as a preteen. Free and Eric McCaine formed the duo Entouch releasing the hit singles, ll Hype and All Night. With the success of Entouch, the doors opened for him to work with artist such as, Keith Sweat, Nice & Smooth, & Prince. Not keeping his production talents confined to R&B/Soul, Free took his talents to the Hip Hop world in the 90’s, working with such artist as M.O.P, Doug E Fresh, Big Pun, and Cam’ron to name a few. In 2014 FREE TOOK THOSE TALENTS TO THE STAFF OF LIZZIE GRUBMAN PR & MGMT where he is head of the Music Department & in 2017 Free became a part of The Artist Financial Program helping to head up their entertainment side.

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