Hip-hop producer Just Blaze talks about "demo-itis," the affliction you have when you are so attached to the original demo/idea of a track, that you have a hard time making peace with the final version of a track.
UK dubstep producer Kode9 talks about sampling fodder and debates the value of recording live musicians versus sampling and what's necessary to recreate the original sound.
Claude Mitchell, Coordinating Director of Music at ESPN, discusses the day-to-day life of a music supervisor at a popular cable network and how artists can get their music licensed to TV.