Event News

Midem Charging Bands 1,000 Euros to Perform...

Source: Digital Music News
November 12, 2010

Like other music industry conferences, Midem is suffering from lower attendance and sinking sponsorship revenue. And over the past two or three years, this has definitely been a thinner event—and we've been going for years. Sounds like a serious problem. So why not charge bands to fill the gap? Well, that's exactly what the Midem organizers are doing, sort of like payola for a high-end music conference. So how much? Upwards of 500 or 1,000 euros ($1,377) per hour depending ...

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Echo Nest CEO Will Pay for You to Play at Midem

Source: We All Make Music
November 12, 2010

ver wanted to play at MIDEM but felt queasy about forking over hundreds of dollars for the privilege?

Jim Lucchese, the CEO of the Echo Nest, feels your pain. He also announced last night that he will pay your MIDEM fees for you.

In a blog post published last evening, Lucchese wrote that he has “a problem spending a week with industry peers in beautiful Cannes discussing how to build a sustainable music industry for artists and fans, while the ...

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Camp MMW 2011

Source: JamBase
November 12, 2010

FOURTH ANNUAL PRIMO GATHERING FOR MUSICIANS ANNOUNCED Medeski Martin & Wood have announced Camp MMW 2011. The fourth annual Camp MMW will take place July 31—August 5, 2011 at the Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY. All types of musicians, ages 16 & older, are encouraged to apply. Camp MMW is an incredible opportunity for musicians of varying levels and ages, to live and study with MMW in the Catskill Mountains. Campers will gather together for five days of ...

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Henry Rollins: "Rare Cuts and Conversation" Event on 12/09

Source: JamBase
November 12, 2010

TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 For the first time, Los Angeles public radio station KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) will shine a spotlight on DJ Henry Rollins in a one- of-a-kind live event. On Thursday, December 9 at 8pm, KCRW will present an exclusive listening party at the Echoplex which will serve as a benefit for the station. Rollins has been searching his musical vaults and will come armed with top selections from his personal music collection, some of which ...

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Award-Winning Composer Rob Mosher Creates 31 Bach-Style Chorales In 31 Days In Celebration Of His 31st Birthday

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
November 11, 2010

Rob Mosher is no slacker. The award-winning composer and soprano saxophonist decided to give himself the challenge of a lifetime: write 31 Bach-style chorales in 31 days in celebration of his 31st birthday and blog about the experience. The month-long project is already underway—it began October 20th—Mosher blogs his progress each day at www.robmosher.com and at http://kck.st/bsdEj8 updating about his compositional process and posting that day's chorale. In addition, he's in the midst of raising $3,100—through kickstarter.com—in order to fund ...

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SXSW Announces First Round of Invited Acts

Source: JamBase
November 10, 2010

MORE BANDS TO BE ANNOUNCED SXSW has unveiled the first list of acts invited to perform at SXSW 2011. More bands will be announced over the coming months. Check out the massive list below. SXSW 2011 First Round of Invited Acts A Place To Bury Strangers Alcoholic Faith Mission Ancestors Apex Manor The Appleseed Cast Art vs Science Asobi Seksu Babe Rainbow The Bees ...

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Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir to Perform 25th Annual Holiday Concert 12/4 at Paramount Theater, Oakland

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
November 4, 2010

When the 60-member Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir fills the Paramount Theater stage on Saturday, December 4 for their annual holiday concert, they'll have something to sing about besides just seasonal cheer. The concert also happens to mark the occasion of the renowned choir's 25th anniversary, as joyful an event as the holidays themselves. “It's wonderful to actually make it to that milestone," says Terrance Kelly, the group's artistic director, “especially these days when so many nonprofits are struggling. We are ...

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NPR Music Presents Lou Donaldson Quartet At The Village Vanguard

Source: Amy Schriefer
November 3, 2010

By the time he starts his next weeklong run at the Village Vanguard, alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson will be 84. He's been based in New York for 60-odd years, during which time he's become a jazz legend—the kind who made albums that are still remembered today, who recorded lines memorable enough to be sampled years later, who toured the country's back rooms back when a jazz musician could post up for two weeks at a time in, say, Dayton, Ohio. ...

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