NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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Seen taking a break from social distancing are, from left, in front, Mono Music Group CEO Gary Marella and Apex Martin. Back, from left: PULSE A+R Coordinator Shannon Choi, PULSE SVP A&R Ashley Calhoun, PULSE Co-CEO Josh Abraham, Mike Dean; and Def Jam SVP, A&R, Marisa Pizarro.
PULSE Music Group has signed a JV with hip-hop producer Mike Dean. The first signing is Houston prodigy Apex Martin.
Dean has recorded and mixed songs for Kanye West, Jay-Z, 2Pac, Beyoncé, and many others. After pioneering the Dirty South sound in the 1990s, he became known for his work with West, initially as a mixer and then as a producer. Dean launched his own label, M.W.A., in 2017.