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Warner Music Group Tech Guru Ethan Kaplan Exits
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HypeBot
Ethan Kaplan, the popular SVP of Emerging Technology for Warner Music Group has left the company. Kaplan has not announced where he'll land, but he will continue running the R.E.M. fan site Murmurs.com. While praising his team, Kaplan was also not without criticism: “This business is changing, and one of the things that has always remained constant for five years is the entropy inherent to half century old company having its very foundations seismically shift," said Kaplan “We worked to ...
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SFJAZZ Appoints Rebeca Mauleon Director of Education
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Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
SFJAZZ, the leading nonprofit jazz organization on the West Coast and the presenter of the SFJAZZ Spring Season 2011, running February 24 through June 25, today announced the appointment of Rebeca Mauleón as Director of Education. As SFJAZZ Director of Education, Mauleón will bring her perspective, talent, expertise, experience and vision to all SFJAZZ education efforts. She will apply her specific and practical knowledge to create dynamic new programs, expand current ones and creatively broaden partnerships. Mauleón will build the ...
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Advice for Getting a Job in the Music Business
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HypeBot
This guest post is by Ty White at Outside The Box Office. I'm often approached by my friends and fellow twenty-something's who are looking for advice on entering the music business. It's a really fun business to be in, but it can also come with a great number of surprises if you haven't done your homework up front. As such, I thought I might offer some tips on how to navigate the particularly challenging parts. So here goes, my advice to ...
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Internship & Volunteers Program at Music Festivals in Sarawak, Borneo
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University of the Arts, Media Relations
Over the years Sarawak Tourism Board (STB), a state tourism promotional body in East Malaysia had provided internship attachment from local universities. As there was no structured internship program, the Board realize the needs for a comprehensive Internship Program that will not only provides student with practical work experience but also develop and expose students to the various disciplines from management controls, operations and execution of the various projects undertaken. The Internship program will formally integrates the student's academic study ...
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Berklee Creates A Comprehensive Resource Detailing Salary Ranges for Careers Across the Music Industry
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Michael Ricci
Boston, MA. Berklee's Career Development Center has created a comprehensive resource for the music industry titled Salary Ranges for U.S. Music Positions in Performance, Writing, Business, Audio Technology, Education, and Music Therapy. The study covers a broad range of specific careers, including orchestral, Broadway, and studio musician; choir director; jingle, TV, and film score composer; arranger; conductor; instrument maker; A&R; manager; music attorney; video game audio engineer; live sound and sound recording; audiologist; and music teacher. Click HERE to view ...
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2011 Artists in Residence Program at I-Park for Music Composers
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Agnes Miyuki
Application Deadline: January 11, 2011 The I-Park Foundation, Inc., a 450-acre natural woodland retreat in East Haddam, CT, announces its eleventh season hosting its multi-disciplinary residency program. Self-directed artists' residencies will be offered from May through November 2011. Most sessions are four weeks in duration. In addition to Music Composition/Sound Sculpture, the following disciplines participate: Visual (including Environmental) Art, Moving Image, Creative Writing and Landscape/Garden Design. Work samples are evaluated through a competitive, juried process. There is a $30 application ...
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You're 30. You Haven't Made It Yet. Now What?
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Digital Music News
We just received a discouraging note from an artist that recently turned 30. Things weren't materializing; he was ready to hang it up. But is that the right move?
The odds of success—however defined—remain quite slim for artists. But does age play as much of a role in the current environment? In other words, if you're still rolling the dice at 30, are your odds that much lower than a 20-something?
The answer—broadly speaking—is yes, but not in the ways ...
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O1 Artist Visa for foreign musicians, performers and artists who wish to work in the USA
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Eyal Maoz
