Interview News

Startup Stories: Brenden Mulligan of ArtistData

Source: HypeBot
August 13, 2010

This post is from Hilke Ros (@colorlessgreen)at Motion Music Manager. (Part 1 of 2) This interview is the first episode in a series about the founders of internet & music startups. The premise is that people who have an idea about building a project around music and internet are driven by a strong passion , much the same as musicians are passionate about their music. Artists should get a look at the difficulties of running a startup and should be ...

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Latin Jazz Conversations: Annette Aguilar (Part 2)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
August 13, 2010

Our communities give us an artistic foundation, a set of important influences, and a stable support system, but the experiences that we have outside our community place the unique twist upon our identity. These new adventures always change our perspective upon the world, adding a distinctly different spice to our artistic stew. These different avenues don't necessarily need to be drastic; sometimes a simple dip into new musical genres provide a stunningly new perspective. Large leaps away from our community ...

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Latin Jazz Conversations: Annette Aguilar (Part 1)

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
August 12, 2010

Our community has a major impact upon our lives, shaping our cultural awareness and the paths that we take to express it. Interactions with parents, friends, extended family, teachers, and other community members give us clues about their values and the traditions that they cherish. From birth, we learn by imitation, so we naturally gravitate towards the same types of activities and priorities. These values become an important part of our lives, but at some point, they eventually come into ...

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Interview: David Meerman Scott, Author of Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead (PT. 2)

Source: HypeBot
August 11, 2010

Read Part One.

Kyle Bylin: There were many interesting subgroups wondering along as part of the larger odyssey that was the Grateful Dead Experience—whom only served further shape and define it for everyone else.

In this respect, what can artists nowadays learn from the Grateful Dead?

David Meerman Scott: The Grateful Dead kept an eye out for sub-groups of fans such as the spinners who would twirl in ecstasy to the music in a quiet hallway in the venue. So ...

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Interview: Little Richard

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 11, 2010

My conversation with Little Richard in today's Wall Street Journal (go here or pick up a copy) was a mind-opener. This is the guy who started rock 'n' roll as we know it, for goodness sake. With his first hit Tutti Frutti in 1955, Little Richard single-handedly unleashed a new form of music that to this day continues to influence musicians worldwide. Virtually every major rock and rap act since 1955 owes a debt to Little Richard—and all have said ...

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Damian Erskine: Playing the Groove

Source: Jazz en Dominicana by Fernando Rodriguez
August 10, 2010

Bassist Damian Erskine has released two albums as a leader over the past couple years, including So To Speak (Self Produced, 2010), a fusion album with Latin underpinnings. He's also been playing with his uncle, Peter Erskine, in the veteran drummer's New Trio, performing a series of concerts during 2010 south of the border, in the Dominican Republic, Chile and Argentina.

The bassist has also recently published a companion book of charts and a play-along version of So to Speak ...

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Jazz en Dominicana Interviews Vardan Ovsepian

Source: Jazz en Dominicana by Fernando Rodriguez
August 10, 2010

Vardan Ovsepian is an Armenia-born pianist/composer who most recently appeared as part of the Peter Erskine New Trio in the World Jazz Circuit Latina America 2010-2011 season. His education includes the Yerevan State Conservatory, the Estonian Music Academy, the Helsinki Jazz Conservatory, and Berklee College of Music. A recording artist who has released 4 CDs with the Barcelona-based “Fresh Sound New Talent" label, plus an independent release of Vardan Ovsepian Chamber Ensemble (VOCE), he performs with musicians like Peter Erskine, ...

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Jazz en Dominicana interviews Peter Erskine

Source: Jazz en Dominicana by Fernando Rodriguez
August 10, 2010

As promised, our last of three interviews prior to the upcoming Peter Erskine New Trio concert featuring Damian Erskine & Vardan Ovsepian to be held in Santo Domingo on July 28th concert would be with Peter Erskine; the previous two with Damian Erskine and Vardan Ovsepian. Peter began his professional career with the Stan Kenton Orchestra in 1972, 3 years later joined Maynard Ferguson and in 1978 Weather Report forming a formidable rhythm section with legendary bassist Jaco Pastorious, after ...

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