The Word

The Word: Soul Food

by Doug Collette
May 30, 2015

Right from the cover graphic depicting an audio speaker as a source of spiritual sustenance, The Word's Soul Food continues one of the most unusual but profoundly successful and satisfying collaborations in contemporary roots music. Bluesrockers the North Mississippi Allstars so deeply bonded with keyboardist John Medeski and pedal steel wunderkind Robert Randolph on their initial eponymous collaboration (Ropeadope, 2001), a followup was probably inevitable, but this album is far from merely de rigeur. Quite the contrary, as ...

The Word: The Word

by C. Michael Bailey
November 1, 2001

Does the listener want something a little bit different? Well, Brother, here it is.

Sacred Steel is a brand of gospel music played on a pedal steel guitar. It is a little known musical tradition that had its beginnings in the 1930s in the Church of God, an African-American Pentecostal denomination, found in Jamaica and the United States. One of the current master craftsmen of this style is 25-year-old Robert Randolph, who has been playing in the Maplewood, New Jersey ...

Why Word-Of-Mouth Is Key To Live Music, How To Earn It

Source: HypeBot
February 28, 2019

Despite all the changes the world of music marketing has undergone (technologically and otherwise) word-of-mouth remains the most effective method of selling tickets. So how do you, as an artist, harness the power of such an elusive form of marketing? Guest post by Chris Zaldua of Eventbrite It’s no secret: In the music business, word-of-mouth marketing is worth its weight in gold. Put simply: In music, “a personal recommendation is still the only one that matters.” If you’re running a ...
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Donald Byrd: Byrd's Word

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
October 16, 2018

Blue Note's art direction in the early 1950s was so compelling and future forward that we often forget that Savoy also recorded a significant number of knockout albums during this period. Donald Byrd's By rd's Word is a prime example. Recorded for Savoy in September 1955 and produced by Ozzie Cadena, the album featured a killer quintet—Donald Byrd (tp), Frank Foster (ts), Hank Jones (p), Paul Chambers (b) and Kenny Clarke (d). The album was Byrd's second album as a ...
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Tony Adamo Singer/Spoken Word Artist Signs With Ropeadope Records

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 3, 2018

Louis Marks CEO at Ropeadope Records signs singer/songwriter/spoken word artist Tony Adamo. Tony Adamo's music producer Mike Clark has also been signed to Ropeadope Records. Mike Clark is of Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters fame. Tony Adamo's first CD release on Ropeadope will be on October 19th, 2018. Jazz and the spoken word have always had a symbiotic relationship. Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti pioneered the beat poet landscape of the ‘50s and ‘60s. But what of modern ...
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How To Use Word-Of-Mouth To Drive Music, Ticket Sales

Source: HypeBot
January 18, 2018

As consumers become increasingly bombarded with advertising, that advertising gets increasingly easier to ignore, meaning bands and artists need to seek new (or in some cases old) ways of promoting their event. Thanks to the rise of social media, word-of-mouth promotion is seeing something of a resurgence. Guest post by Rachel Grate of Eventbrite With the average consumer now exposed to about 4,000 ads a day, people are getting better and better at tuning out advertising. Event brands need new ...
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How Social Media Acts As Online Word Of Mouth

Source: HypeBot
October 6, 2017

Regardless of age or location, the vast majority of those affiliated with the music industry have in some way participated in a social network, as connections on social media grow to replace some traditional means of communication, its role in word of mouth marketing becomes more important. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Social networks are now part of the fabric of our lives. Regardless of your age and where you live in the world, chances are that ...
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Singer/Spoken Word Artist Tony Adamo Releases "Rain Man" Video

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
May 3, 2017

By Dick Metcalf, editor, Contemporary Fusion Reviews Look—up in th' sky; it’s a BIRD… it's a PLANE… ah, naw, mang, it’s just the “Rain Man”, my pal Tony Adamo, performin’ some of the absolutely COOLEST original music/lyrics he’s done to date! & I know, man… ’cause I’ve reviewed 100’s of his “hip- spoken-word” songs—most recently in issue #154, and I can tell you, peepz’, this is the coolest video I’ve seen from Tony yet! You should definitely read that review, ...
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Spoken Word Artist Tony Adamo Releases "Birth Of The Cool" Video

Source: Tony Adamo
November 19, 2016

"Tony Adamo harkens back to a day that, for most modern listeners, never was: a time in the 50s and 60s when a small but influential cast of artists in jazz, poetry and movies oozed a dangerous, irresistible force that men admired and women wanted. The Rat Pack sort of had it, but for each Sinatra or Martin, there were hundreds of underground artists who lived more dangerously and closer to their creative edge. With jazz as the centerpiece, Adamo ...
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For Notespeak, Peace Is The Word

Source: Lisa Marie Simmons
May 16, 2016

Lisa Simmons and Marco Cremaschini have announced that they are raising funds on IndieGoGo for NoteSpeak, a unique collaboration that intertwines poetical and musical forms to raise awareness of real-life triumphs and struggles around the world. NoteSpeak will explore creative paths formerly established by such artists as The Last Poets, Gil Scott-Heron, and Brian Jackson, but venture down contemporary avenues to address current topics of which many remain unaware. Based in Garda Lake, Italy, Simmons and Cremaschini are primary forces ...
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Red Piano Records To Release The New Recording From Pianist/Composer Frank Carlberg - Word Circus

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
October 19, 2015

RED PIANO RECORDS To Release The New Recording From Pianist/Composer Frank Carlberg - Word Circus Featuring Frank Carlberg with Christine Correa, John O'Gallagher, Pascal Niggenkemper & Michael Sarin Available November 13, 2015 Frank Carlberg Appearances: This Saturday, October 17th: Frank Carlberg's WORD CIRCUS Sound It Out Series, Greenwich House, NYC October 21st: Roxana Amed/Frank Carlberg La Sombra De Su Sombra @ Consulate General of Argentina in NYC November 19th: Frank Carlberg's WORD CIRCUS Cornelia ...
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The Doobie Brothers Sue Cover Band Claiming They Own The Word "Doobie"

Source: HypeBot
July 28, 2015

The Doobie Brothers do not cite the etymology of the term “doobie" in their trademark lawsuit against the Doobie Decimal System rock band, though the slang term predated the band by a few years. Doobie Brothers Corp. and Doobro Entertainment on Friday sued Roger McNamee and Jason Crosby, who perform under the name Doobie Decimal System, a classic-rock cover band. McNamee, also with Moonalice, and Crosby, a guitarist and fiddle player who has played with Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Dave ...
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