This is the incredible soundtrack to the new book!
"In Free the Music Business, Adam Cruz, an 'indie music nerd,' offers readers informative, insightful tips and interesting tales on the world of contemporary music. I completely enjoyed it!"
— Valerie Wilson Wesley, author
In Free the Music Business: Tips and Tales from an Indie Music Nerd (audiobook), author Adam Cruz takes you on a fast-paced journey through the complicated world of streaming music. In his distinctive narrative style, he details the effects that manual interplay has had on royalties and chronicles the diminishing value of music, the rise of streaming services and the changing attitudes of music lovers. Cruz also shares tips and tales from his days of running a widely popular NYC disco label at the turn of the millennium. Free the Music Business . . . is the culmination of his experience working and recording with some of house music's biggest talents as well as research collected for the Freedom Radio Hour, a music business radio show he produces and co-hosts with longtime collaborator, Eddie Nicholas.
For the soundtrack, Cruz selected 11 choice tunes to accompany the 11 chapters. Enjoy songs that shaped the sounds of Mixtape Sessions, his own label. These jams are also immensely inspiring for the book. Songs like "Let the Sunshine Out," "Soul Size Love and "Ghumbah" make this soundtrack a must own!
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released December 21, 2018
MUSICAL CREDITS:
1. Jaidene Veda - Soul Size Love (Original Mix)
Written by Jaidene Veda.
Vocals performed by Jaidene Veda.
Produced by Josh Milan for Honeycomb Music.
Guitar performed by Josh Milan.
All other instruments performed by Honey Sweet.
Published by Jaidene Veda (SOCAN).
2. Flora Cruz - Overcome
Written by Flora Cruz and Adam Cruz.
Produced by Adam Cruz.
All vocals performed by Flora Cruz.
Published by Mixtape Sessions Music (ASCAP) and Flora Marie Rodriguez (ASCAP).
3. Adam Cruz - Travelin
Written and produced by Adam Cruz.
All vocals performed by Adam Cruz.
Published by Mixtape Sessions Music (ASCAP), Adam Cruz (SESAC) and Adam Cruz Music (SESAC).
4. Manchildblack - Outtasight
Lyrics written by Derek Deeocie Dentry.
Music written and produced by Adam Cruz.
All vocals performed by Manchildblack.
Published by Manchild's Mind Music (ASCAP) and Mixtape Sessions Music (ASCAP).
5. Adam Cruz - Mantra
Written and produced by Adam Cruz.
All vocals performed by Adam Cruz.
Published by Mixtape Sessions Music (ASCAP), Adam Cruz (SESAC) and Adam Cruz Music (SESAC).
6. Flora Cruz - Let the Sunshine Out
Written by Flora Cruz and Adam Cruz.
Produced by Adam Cruz.
All vocals performed by Flora Cruz.
Published by Mixtape Sessions Music (ASCAP) and Flora Marie Rodriguez (ASCAP).
7. Eddie Nicholas - Ghumbah (Original Guaguancó)
Written and produced by Adam Cruz.
Lead vocals performed by Eddie Nicholas.
Background vocals performed by Eddie Nicholas and Adam Cruz.
Published by Mixtape Sessions Music (ASCAP), Adam Cruz (SESAC) and Adam Cruz Music (SESAC).
8. Adam Cruz and queen AaMinah - Really Love You
Lyrics written by Adam Cruz and K. AaMinah Hassell.
Produced by Adam Cruz.
All vocals performed by queen AaMinah.
"Really Love You" samples "Need To Be Loved" performed by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.
Used with permission granted by the estate of Art Blakey.
Published by Mixtape Sessions Music (ASCAP), Adam Cruz (SESAC) and Adam Cruz Music (SESAC).
9. Adam Cruz - Quien Será Mi Santo?
Written and produced by Adam Cruz.
All vocals performed by Adam Cruz.
Published by Mixtape Sessions Music (ASCAP), Adam Cruz (SESAC) and Adam Cruz Music (SESAC).
10. Adam Cruz - 11:11
Written and produced by Adam Cruz.
All vocals performed by Adam Cruz.
Published by Mixtape Sessions Music (ASCAP), Adam Cruz (SESAC) and Adam Cruz Music (SESAC).
11. Josh Milan - The Dogon People
Written and produced by Josh Milan.
Two hard-hitting tracks from the New Jersey club pioneer showcase harrowing rave breakdowns, freaked vocals, and insidious melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 23, 2020
