Ambassador of “Most Expensivest Sh*t” and College Park mayoral hopeful 2 Chainz has partnered with his Street Execs management company to form a new independent record label The Real University, or T.R.U. Immediately, the new imprint has a place to call home, as Chainz and The Street Execs simultaneously launched a recording studio in Midtown Atlanta. […]
Reservoir and Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design are pleased to kick off a new collaboration in the form of a hands-on music mixing course entitled Uncovering The Philly Groove. Utilizing never-released tracks from Philly Groove Records, the class will see music production and engineering students breathe […]
American rap-rocker Kid Rock dropped The Studio Albums: 1998-2012, a retrospective compilation release spanning a whopping six albums. With hit singles like “Cowboy” and “All Summer Long” included in the mix, The Studio Albums is sure to be a worthy investment for serious fans of the Kid. Another highlight track immortalized on the release is […]
Chris Brown and Tyga joined forces on Fan of a Fan: The Album, a follow-up to their 2010 collaboration by the same name. One of the album’s mid-tempo tracks is a luxe cut produced by Scott Storch, “Wrong In The Right Way”. Breezy fans may recall that Storch’s production prowess was instrumental in […]
EDM giants Tiësto and KSHMR have released their new single “Secrets”, written by Reservoir writer Phil Bentley. The cut’s dance-ready beat and polished vocal by Australian pop staple Vassy quickly turn into a dirty synth bash, as Tiësto and Vassy’s melodic mastery melds with KSHMR’s distorted bass drops. “Secrets” perfectly […]
Kingston, Jamaica based artist and MC Gavinchi Brown’s The Gavinchi Code sits at the peak of the Billboard Reggae charts this week, supported by production from Reservoir writer and Jennifer Lopez collaborator, Nyceboy. The six track EP, which leads with Nyceboy produced “One For Me”, debuted at #2 just three weeks ago before swiftly reaching the top […]
Ready or Not, here’s the uber creepy trailer for the critically acclaimed new video game Evolve, featuring the internationally renowned a capella group The Scala Choir performing their rendition of “Ready or Not.” You may already be familiar with The Scala Choir. Their interpretation of Radiohead’s “Creep” was used for the trailer for 2011 […]
Another day, another award nomination for MØ and her debut album No Mythologies to Follow. The indie wondergirl snagged a nom for the Phonofile Nordic Music Prize 2014, which recognizes the year’s best album from an artist based in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, or Denmark. Fellow nominees include Todd Terje, Neneh Cherry, […]
After a year of pseudo-hibernation, Drake released a collection of seventeen tracks titled, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late. As the name suggests, If You’re Reading This… features a darker sound and more pessimistic current than Drake’s previous releases. The album features Reservoir cut “6 Man”, which samples The Roots’ “You Got […]
Storch strikes again. The prolific hit-maker put another notch on his belt with the release of “Crazy” by Erika Jayne feat. Maino. The 120 BPM radio friendly cut features an electro-synth melodic melody and a groovy guitar-plucked bassline, tied together perfectly with Jayne’s bright airy hook and Maino’s tight bars. Jayne is no stranger […]