Musings In Cb
The Impact of the Global Digital Music Economy on the Music Business Paradigm
by Christopher Burnett
Will the lack of accountability be the downfall of the Open Music Economy?
Musings in Cb was started in 2001 and began with writings that centered upon issues related mostly to the impact of online music on the jazz scene. I eventually began including some of the other contemporary issues with regard to the digital distribution scene. All articles are written from my participatory ("in the trenches , if you will) perspective as an independent jazz recording artist and arts ...
read moreThe Internet and The Jazz Artist
by Christopher Burnett
By Chris Burnett
It seems that online music distribution has become a viable factor in the 2005 mainstream music industry. Most serious musicians recognize the value of having a website these days. Where many of the jazz musicians I know did not even use a computer very much at all, most are now at least using email to announce their gigs. All of the major record labels have pretty cool websites now that allow streaming of songs, buying downloads, and ...
read moreMeeting Mr. Jones
by Christopher Burnett
By Chris Burnett
We lost one of the creative pioneers of music - American Jazz or whatever genre - on May 18, 2004. My wife and I got to actually meet both, he and his wife, while we waited within the main train station at Copenhagen. We were on our way back home from our honeymoon in 1979. The meeting was just by chance... We were walking along in the main terminal and I ...
read moreJim McFalls: Jazz Trombone
by Christopher Burnett
By Chris Burnett
Introduction Jim McFalls is a former military band colleague of mine and is also one of the finest trombonists playing and teaching jazz music today. He has literally toured the world playing jazz as a member of the elite official touring jazz ensemble of the US Army [Jazz Ambassadors, Washington DC], performs and records extensively in the Washington DC area, and is the director of the Jazz Ensemble at Towson University that established prominence ...
read moreBob Baldwin - A440 Musician
by Christopher Burnett
By Chris Burnett
Introduction As a contemporary jazz keyboardist, composer, and producer for the last 15 years, Bob Baldwin is continually maintaining his status in the music industry as a person to watch. With the new release of Brazil Chill", his eighth US CD and 10th overall, Baldwin continues to garner additional international media attention; along with receiving rave reviews for his innovative integration of styles and sounds. This is Baldwin's debut on the ...
read moreProducer, Phil Davis
by Christopher Burnett
By Chris Burnett
PhD Productions, LLC is an established music production company that offers complete music production and recording services. Established in 1991, PhD Productions has gained a great reputation for all styles of music production ranging from MIDI tracks and digital audio; to producing jingles, composing film scores and designing original graphic art work. The company's complete production services also include everything from actual production, arranging, mixing, mastering, CD design and duplication, and promotion of the ...
read moreUpcoming Musings in Cb Subjects
by Christopher Burnett
By Chris Burnett
I am taking a different approach to the Musings in Cb column these days due to the fact that my own performance schedule has become an active one offline. I still write, but not with the frequency that I once did when the column started here in 2001 and I had just moved back home to the Kansas City area. So, this article provides a run-down of what will be occupying my musical thoughts when I don't ...
read moreMP3.com - We Made History!
by Christopher Burnett
By Chris Burnett
Well, it is official: THE destination for digital music", and the very first Online Music Distribution site in the world will cease to exist on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 12:00 PM PST. Members were officially informed by direct email correspondence, and also via a post to the moderator section of its message board, that the MP3.com, Incorporated website will no longer be accessible in its current form.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT CNET Networks, Inc. announced ...
read moreBobby Watson's Kansas City Big Band: Part 2-2
by Christopher Burnett
By Chris Burnett
The focus of this particular musing is an interview with Bobby Watson about his motivation to serve as the director of The 18th and Vine Big Band", a new big band in Kansas City. This is the second part of a 2-Part feature article where Part 1 introduces readers to Bobby Watson, his music and teaching activities, by way of his biographical narrative. This segment is primarily our discussion about the band and their debut performance at ...
read moreBobby Watson's Kansas City Big Band: Part 1-2
by Christopher Burnett
By Chris Burnett
The subject of this particular musing is the extraordinary musician, Bobby Watson. He is indeed one among the premiere American musicians and jazz educators today. His return to the Kansas City area to teach the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music also emphasizes Professor Watson's noble commitment to share his vast knowledge and experience with future generations of jazz musicians. Yes, Bobby Watson has formed a Big Band ...
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