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by AAJ Staff
Characteristically understated amongst the flow of recent releases on Stefan Betke's ~scape label, System's _ proves that less is more. The trio of producers that make up the group hail from Copenhagen, where they have been active on the underground electronica scene. (Their other project, Future 3, has headed in other directions.) _ (aka no title ) occasionally indulges in reverberant washes of melody, as on the pulsing refrain to “Please," but more often lurks in the netherworld of glitch, ...
Continue ReadingBackgrounder: Brother Jack's 'Heatin' System"
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Between 1968 and 1974, organist Brother Jack McDuff recorded seven albums for Chicago's Cadet label. One of the most interesting of the bunch was The Heatin' System. What made the 1972 double album special was its hip Chicago soul-jazz flavor and the band behind him: Bobby Alston (tp), Don Myrick and David Young (ts,fl), Brother Jack McDuff (org,p,melodica), Marty Roberts (g), Phil Upchurch and Sam Jones (b) on different tracks, Greg Williams (d) and Frederick “Derf" Walker (cga). Rather than ...
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YouTube's ContentID System Being Repurposed By Blackmailers Thanks To Its Failings
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YouTube's content ID system has long been maligned by the music industry for its multifaceted failings. The minimal staffing YouTube provides regarding copyright claims has left the system vulnerable to misuse and, most recently, outright extortion. Guest post by Timothy Geigner of Techdirt By now, we should all be aware that YouTube's ContentID system is not great. What was supposed to be an efficient way for content owners to report when their content is being used without permission instead represents ...
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The Only Music Promotion System You Need to Grow Your Audience & Sell More Music [DAVE KUSEK]
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Music promotion is something a lot of people struggle with. It can be tough to find something that actually works. After all, your goal is to be able to sell music, merch, and tickets and ultimately make a living from your music, so just getting followers or being “internet famous” isn’t going to cut it. You can’t eat tweets, and they certainly won’t pay your rent. The social is only one part of the equation. The strategy you use needs to ...
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Spotify Admits Their Music Publishing Payment System Is Broken, Commits To Major Overhaul
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Spotify has gotten a lot of flack in recent months from music publishers and songwriters over unidentified and misidentified tracks leading to incorrectly paid or unpaid royalties. Today, Spotify pledged to fix the problem, while admitting that it will take some time. Spotify is pledging significant resources to build a “comprehensive publishing administration system” that will get songwriters and music publishers paid more accurately and quickly. “One of the most difficult challenges is the lack of accurate data as to who ...
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Music Education Monday: Sound system basics
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
While sound reinforcement is a complex and changing field even for full-time professionals, every working musician can benefit from a basic knowledge of how sound systems work and how to set up and operate a simple PA (public address) system. So for this week's “Music Education Monday," here are some links to free resources on the web that provide useful and relatively concise introductory material on the topic: From Live Systems, a sound contractor in the UK, here's a primer ...
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Australian Prog Artist Ben Craven To Release New Single Through Innovative Music Delivery System TuneLeak
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Brisbane, Australia – Much to the excitement of prog music aficionados across the planet, Australian cinematic progressive- rock singer-songwriter Ben Craven is releasing his new single through an innovative new music delivery system he's developed called TuneLeak. Ben Craven's new single titled “Critical Mass Part 2” is now available through TuneLeak. Ben explains, “This project is being driven by music industry commentators saying the album is dead. I agree it's an endangered species, at least commercially. As a musician and ...
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Vimeo's Innovative "Copyright Match" System Seeks to Balance Rights and Fair Use
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In a move designed to protect rights holders while honoring fair use, yesterday Vimeo introduced their new “Copyright Match" system. The new system flags uploaded content for possible use of others' work using Audible Magic's audio “fingerprints." If you're using that work with permission or believe it falls under fair use, you can immediately appeal. Vimeo's emphasis on quick communication and direct appeals reveals a willingness to commit additional funds to support both rights holders, licensees and creators who rely ...
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Kanaga System Krush Announces Tiécoro Sissoko's "Keme Borama"
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Chris M. Slawecki
Since the country of Mali has suffered a ban on music by Islamist militants, artists from around the world have come together to campaign towards promoting the culture and music of Mali. Musicians such as Toumani Diabate, Fatoumata Diawara, Amadou & Mariam, Bassekou Kouyate and Rokia Traore are a few of the most outspoken advocates of Malian musical and cultural freedom. Kanaga System Krush (K.S.K.) Records also plays its role in preserving Malian music. Their latest album, Keme Borama out ...
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Got an Old iPhone? Create a Wireless Music System!
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By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Attention, Mac people who just bought or are about to receive a new iPhone. If your old iPhone is still fairly new, you don't have any kids yammering for an iPod Touch (that you want to give them), and you have no other reason to keep it, you should probably sell it. Thanks in part to the unfortunate phenomenon of iPhone theft — something that should eventually decrease with iOS 7's Activation Lock feature ...
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