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Source: HypeBot
July 22, 2010

“It's our responsibility to monetize anarchy“--Jim Griffin @billboardbiz: The Top 50 new songs account for 2/3rds of all song downloads last year. @artisanalmich: Hey guys, the truth hurts. Don't boo terrestrial radio. It is what it is. Highly curated with lots of gatekeepers. Martin Atkins on the real secret to using social media: “It's like Japanese table manners. Pour everybody else's drinks. Take care of everybody else. Then somebody will take care of you." @MicControl: Tip for musicians from Ralph ...

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Ryan Van Etten Reports for Hypebot at NMS

Source: HypeBot
July 22, 2010

Ryan Van Etten (@ryanve), Editor/Producer of VirtualMusic.tv, is our featured corespondent, reporting live for Hypebot at New Music Seminar in New York. If you see him, be sure to say “Hi!" and tell him all the great things about your company that appeared on that press release you sent out, that somehow, got overlooked.

Here's what Ryan has sent in to far: The discussion at NMS this morning started on gigs, and asking, “whats the right ticket price" in an ...

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George Cole Quintet at Berkeley Art House Gallery and Cultural Center

Source: Michael Ricci
July 21, 2010

Saturday, August 21, Show 8:00 PM

Berkeley Art House Gallery and Cultural Center 2905 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94705 Tickets: $10 510-472-3170

About George Cole

George Cole is the band's lead vocalist, guitarist, composer and producer. He's toured with Joe Walsh of the Eagles, recorded with producer Roy Thomas Baker (Queen and Paul McCartney). George was the lead guitarist for Big Blue Hearts (Geffen/Interscope) and Beatnik Beatch (Atlantic) who performed with Ringo Starr and many others. ...

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New Music Seminar Recap, Part One: The Ultimate Charts, and Fan Stats

Source: We All Make Music
July 21, 2010

This week's New Music Seminar has gotten off to a fast start, and there's a lot of stuff we need to catch you up on, so let's get right to it:

The Ultimate Chart Hypebot reported this morning on the launch of Big Champagne's Ultimate Chart, a kind of Soundscan 2.0 that will paint a much more holistic picture of which artists are really thriving from week to week. Big Champagne CEO Eric Garland made the formal announcement this ...

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New Music Seminar Recap, Part Two: Some Words of Advice from Martin Atkins

Source: We All Make Music
July 21, 2010

Martin Atkins is one of those people whose mode of communication is slightly more, um, vivid than most. He also offers incredibly helpful insights, both in his book, Tour:Smart, and his 18 minute presentation today pretty much stole the show.

Excerpts below:

(Literally) The First Thing He Said at the Start of His Presentation “You're fucked! You're fucked, you're fucked, you're fucked, nobody cares, nobody cares, nobody cares, nobody gives a shit about you and your band!"

An Example ...

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Bill Dixon Memorial Event to be Held July 31st at New York's St. Mark's Church in the Bowery

Source: Improvised Communications
July 21, 2010

On Saturday, July 31st from 5:30-7:30 p.m., musician/composer/educator/artist Bill Dixon will be remembered with a memorial event at St. Mark's Church In The Bowery on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Dixon, an innovator in the world of creative improvised music and inspiration to subsequent generations of trumpet players, died on June 16th at his home in North Bennington, Vermont after a two-year illness. He was 84 years old.

The public event will include a performance of Dixon's last composition by his ...

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Sonny Rollins @ 80 Concert at the Beacon Theatre Sept 10 to Feature Special Guests Jim Hall, Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
July 21, 2010

Guitarist Jim Hall, trumpeter Roy Hargrove, and bassist Christian McBride have been tapped by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins to join him onstage at the Beacon Theatre on Friday, September 10, to help celebrate the jazz legend's 80th birthday. Christian McBride first worked with Rollins in September 2007, on the recommendation of drummer Roy Haynes, at the Carnegie Hall concert marking the 50th anniversary of the saxophonist's Carnegie debut. Rollins performed in a trio with McBride and Haynes that night in ...

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Ladies of Jazz -- All Female Jazz Singer/Songwriters Concert

Source: Jeff Rzepiela
July 20, 2010

Four of the San Francisco Bay Area's top Jazz Singer/Songwriters are featured in a concert of jazz standards and originals. Performers include Jennifer Lee, Melissa Dinwiddie, Cathi Walkup, and Leanne Weatherly.

Jennifer Lee is a vocalist/pianist/guitarist with a warm, lovely voice, extraordinary musicality, and hip sense of time. Whether on guitar or piano, Jennifer accompanies herself with a simple elegance and sweetness, while maintaining a deep and thrilling in-the-pocket groove. Jennifer's newest recording, Quiet Joy is an exciting mix of ...

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