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Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II  has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.

 

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Real Talk Tuesdays: Amanda Palmer vs. Steve Albini

DateTuesday, September 18, 2012 at 9:00AM

If you're not aware, recently producer (and general grump) Steve Albini took shots at rocker Amanda Palmer over her crowd-sourcing musicians for her new album. Apparently Palmer sent out a call for fans to play on her new record and offered to pay them in beer. Albini thought this was somehow against everything recording artsists should stand for and took to the message boards to chastise her for it. Real talk? I think this is an excellent (and innovative) way to connect with fans. I guarentee if Michael Penn, Beck or Atmosphere gave me a chance to record guitar licks for their next album - and wanted to pay me in beer - I'd gladly oblige. Simmer down, Steve. Not everything has to be your fight.

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