Producer Jaasu is gaining industry attention following his work on Don Toliver’s chart-topping album OCTANE. In a new interview, he discusses the mindset behind his production approach, touching on collaboration, leadership and the self-confidence he says is required to break through in the business.

The conversation offers a window into how one of hip-hop’s in-demand behind-the-scenes talents is navigating a fast-rising profile, as his credits continue to attach to major commercial releases.

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Composer and conductor Jennifer Jolley, chair of the music department at Lehman College, has opened the 2026-27 academic year with a string of premieres, commissions and residencies, according to the announcement. The Florida State University Wind Ensemble recently gave the world premiere of her piece “The Space Coast,” written for wind ensemble and soprano, which previews material from her forthcoming opera “Spacewalk,” based on the story of the first all-female spacewalk.

Jolley is developing two new commissions, including a project with hornist Steven Cohen and tubist Genevieve Clarkson, and recently taught at the Composer’s Sandbox Summer Intensive at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, where participants worked with members of Eighth Blackbird. Her upcoming schedule includes a residency at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute, a guest composer appearance at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s NuMu ’27 festival in March 2027, and faculty duties at the Alba Music Festival Composition Program in Italy in May 2027, followed by a premiere in Miami that June.

At Lehman College, Jolley has been named a CUNY Summer 2026 Archives & Open Knowledge Faculty Fellow and will work on digitally encoding the Deborah Pacini Hernandez Music Collection, continuing archival preservation research she began as a 2023 Fulbright Scholar in Egypt.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Skylar Peterson, tempo-comms.com.

Gibson has released a limited-edition collection of Flying V guitars marking the 50th anniversary of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, alongside a new line of apparel, accessories and collectibles. The “Flying Five” guitars draw on the Heartbreakers’ logo from the band’s 1976 self-titled debut and come in five gloss nitrocellulose finishes: Gainesville Gold, Graphite Metallic, Heartbreaker Red, Pearl White Metallic and Pelham Blue. According to Gibson, only 50 guitars will be produced in each finish, for a worldwide total of 250.

The instruments feature a mahogany Flying V body and neck, a rosewood fretboard, 70s Tribute humbucker pickups, and a reproduction of Tom Petty’s signature on the headstock, according to the announcement. They are available now through Gibson Garage locations and Gibson.com.

Adria Petty said the Flying V’s role in the band’s onstage imagery made the collaboration a natural fit, while Gibson Chief Marketing Officer Beth Heidt said the collection honors the band’s legacy for longtime fans and new listeners alike. The launch coincides with a broader anniversary campaign from the Tom Petty estate, including the Nov. 6 release of the box set “Origins 1971-1978,” which compiles rare, live and previously unreleased recordings from Petty’s early career.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Libby Coffey, primeprgroup.com.

Cleo Sol has announced the Gentlewoman Tour, her first-ever headline tour and first North American arena run, promoted by Live Nation. The trek follows the August 2026 release of her fifth studio album, “Gentlewoman.”

The tour opens April 13 at Madison Square Garden in New York, marking her arena debut in the city following three sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall last March, according to the announcement. The run continues through Baltimore, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles before closing May 1 at Oakland Arena. The Los Angeles stop at the Kia Forum will be her second headline show in the city, following what the announcement describes as a sold-out performance at the Hollywood Bowl in April 2025.

Tickets go on sale Thursday, October 22 at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. The tour includes debut performances in Baltimore, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta and Oakland.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Genesis Salazar, LiveNation.com.