Jazz legend Gary Burton discusses his life in music, just as he is about to walk away from it. His farewell tour—featuring Makoto Ozone—begins in March.

Even though Mark Cross composed three pieces of music for the brand new Fifty Shades film, it’s unlikely that he and his wife will be sitting in the cinema on Valentine’s Day.

If you haven’t heard the name Nathan East before, you’ve heard his bass. He’s played on upwards of 10,000 songs by the likes of Beyoncé, MJ, Lionel, Clapton, Phil Collins, and thousands more!

When I read about R.E.M. for the first time in 1983, I had no idea that they would become one of the bands that defined my life.

When I heard “Cello Song,” I felt that everything would be okay. How could it not be, when I was working with something so beautiful?

As we say farewell to a truly weird year, let’s revisit the collection of songs that allowed Bowie to say goodbye in a way that only he knew how.

Kip Winger humbly refers to himself as “a rock guy who had some hits in the ’80s,” which is only part of the picture.

In PT II of this podcast, Prince Charles Alexander shares how he walked away from fame (but not fortune) and how his path eventually led to Diddy, and engineering iconic albums.

Beyoncé is hitting the Grammys hard this year, so we look to her (and a whole bunch of other Grammy grabbers) for advice on songwriting.