The Octave Podcast

The Octave Podcast

The Octave is a Community of Host from across the country who get together to talk Music Culture. From Dj’s to Engineers, Producers to Songwriters, and the impact that their body of work has on our lives. We pay respect to the "Talent behind the Talent." Follow The Octave Podcast on Instagram: @Theoctavepodcast & Twitter:@TheOctavePodcst

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November 12, 2021 38 mins

WE'RE BAAAAACCCCKKKKK!!!!!!!! The Crew Returns to the Round table in our SZN 3 opener to discuss the differences with Legends vs Artist that fit the Icon category and a topic sure to stir the pot is brought to the table... IS THE WORLD TOO QUICK TO PUT ARTIST IN THE LEGEND CATEGORY??!!??

Come kick your feet up and chill with your Podcast Besties here at The Octave ..and let's talk about it.


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On this episode of The Octave the crew goes in on the Music Business and it's need to own the artist work. Right now there are plenty of artist in all genres fighting to get control back of their Master recordings. We take a look into why the record labels will always fight to keep your Master recordings, The big business and financial gain behind it and how new artist can avoid the pitfalls they see their OG's going through. Pull ...

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February 12, 2021 55 mins

The Crew sits down to discuss their favorite Blue Eyed Soul Artist... Artist who have brought heat to the R&B/Soul genre .... and do we feel that these artist are "Culture Vultures" or are they in it for the Love of the genre. Come kick back with your favorite crew and Lets talk about it. 

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Welcome Back to "Season 2" of The Octave. In this season opener, the crew sits down to discuss how and why your favorite music channels and video programs went away. Why Music television is everything but Music based and how online services like youtube may have been the last ditch effort to keep music videos alive. Come through & chill with your favorite friends at the round table. 

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On This Season Finale The Crew gets a Chance to discuss their own personal favorite artist that never quite made it to the level we once thought they would, but these artist are worth putting on your list to explore their entire body of material. Some we agree on, some we don't but at the end we hope you take a listen to these artist and decide for your yourself. Welcome to the roundtable discussion at THE OCTAVE!!!

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The Crew sits down to talk about one of the last forms of creativity in Music,.....Sampling!....or is it? Is Sampling Music stealing or Paying Homage? What has sampling become and where is it going? And most importantly: what role does it play today? Come chill at the round table and let's talk about it. 

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The Octave Crew Sits down to discuss the changes in R&B, The Shift of the genre over the last two to three decades and if that shift in R&B has been to the genres detriment. Come chill at the roundtable with your favorite crew. Welcome to Episode 8.

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The Crew sits down to talk about some of the greatest female MC's of the past and how styles have changed through the years to the Female MC's we have today.  From Queen Latifah to Cardi B..........MC Lyte to Megan The Stallion, come explore how the game has changed for the Female MC. 

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Tig and The Ladies of the Crew sit down to talk about Unpopular Opinions in Music. Artist that the Majority of Fans like... but did not make the cut of our own crews list ....nor the list of our listeners who gave their Unpopular Artist Opinions. Come grab a glass of wine and relax with the crew as we go through everyones list in this episode of: Who's The Bad Guy?
 

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The Core Crew returns in Episode 5 to finish out their top producers list. We always wanna recognize the talent behind the talent and the gang returns with some great convo for Dr. Dre, No ID, Scott Storch followed by Salaam Remi, Pharrell Williams and Kanye West. Come sit back and chill with your favorite friends at The Octave and don't be shy.. join in the convo by leaving us a message and be featured at the round table discussio...

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The UpNext Crew returns to discuss some more super producers in the Game. An old school versus new school...A North Versus South of the Builders  behind your favorite Bangers!!! Today's Production Architects include Swizz Beatz, Just Blaze and DJ Premier reppin the NAWF along with Mike Will, London on the Track & Metro Boomin Reppin The Dirty South. Come Sit down, relax & chill with your new friends at THE OCTAVE!!

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On this Episode,  "When That Beat Drops", The Crew sits down to discuss the Backbone of a song and the roles that super producers play on music culture. In this Part 1 Episode, the Octave crew comes back to the roundtable to discuss seven heavy hitters in the world of production. Come vibe with us as we get into the songs that shaped and shifted music culture from Quincy Jones, Babyface, Teddy Riley, Timbaland, Pete Rock, Didd...

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The Collective sit's down to talk about a special piece of Music Culture...The Mixtape. How the Mixtapes Humble Beginnings have evolved into something much bigger. How artist use Mixtapes to introduce themselves to the world and use them as a marketing tool to create a buzz or maintain a buzz even when the Label pulls back their support. Grab a glass & kick back and chill with your new friends at The Octave!

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On this Debut Episode, The Core Crew relaxes at the Round Table to discuss Originality in Music, Longevity of artist or the lack thereof, Streaming Services vs. The Radio Business, Genre lines being blurred the crew & we play "Diversity Trips". A good time with your new friends about all things Music from the consumer viewpoint. Grab yourself a glass of your favorite "Something-Something" and come relax with the crew at The Oct...

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March 30, 2020 33 secs
Come Join the Music Community for Roundtable discussion on the state of the music culture
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