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What Jazz Musicians Expect from Journalists and Critics - PT. 2
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The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
Last week we kicked off an ongoing series of dialogues with jazz musicians, in preparation for an upcoming presentation, relative to whether they read jazz journalism & criticism, and if so we asked them this simple question: WHEN YOU READ MUSIC JOURNALISM OR CRITICISM WHAT QUALITIES ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN THE WRITER AND THE WRITING? So for the next several weeks we'll post the responses of one or more of the contributors to this dialogue on a weekly basis. ...
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What Jazz Musicians Expect from Music Journalist/Critics
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The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
As one who has written about jazz in a variety of publications, from periodicals to books, I've had many occasions to hear musicians' various criticisms of those who by profession or sidebar occupation most often stand in published “criticism" of them—be that favorable or unfavorable. I've had my share of back-and-forths with artists over things I've written and heard stories of the same from writing colleagues and musicians. And over the last 18 months the Independent Ear has hosted an ...
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Nick Mango on the Fine Art of Indie Vinyl Releases
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HypeBot
Vinyl enthusiast Nick Mango recently shared some insights on releasing albums on vinyl including issues with preorders, the relationship between vinyl and digital releases and increasing the collectability of test presses. Given the fact that vinyl has returned as a specialty item, it's definitely worth considering putting out such a release if you've built a strong enough following that both fans and collectors would be interested. Nick Mango is a vinyl collector and entrepreneur as well as the cofounder of ...
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Email Newsletter Tips for Keeping Fans Close from Bandzoogle's David Dufresne
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HypeBot
Though text messaging is an increasingly popular way to reach music fans who've opted-in to your contact list, email is still a solid contender for reaching fans. In fact, according to a recent Pew Internet study, 64% of of respondents age 18 to 29 “send or read email on a typical day." So, since email is still quite alive, I checked in with Bandzoogle's David Dufresne to get his tips on email newsletters. I contacted David Dufresne, CEO of Bandzoogle, ...
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Jazz + Photography = Now
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Don Mopsick
In your lifetime, as in mine, both jazz and photography have gradually won acceptance as fine arts. Having been intimately involved with both, I see underlying similarities between these two “modern" forms. The special energy of the fleeting moment is as crucial to photography as it is to jazz. Perhaps Zen painting or action painting should be included. But any jazzman, photographer, or Zen master would add that preparing for that moment is crucial. Any advocate of the “cutting edge" ...
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Welcome to HMV, Your Technology Superstore...
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Digital Music News
It's sad: if you want your music retailer to survive, it probably helps to sell less music. This is a diversification process that started years ago, but the disastrous plunge in CDs is causing drastic product shifts at larger retailers like HMV (and even indie shops). In the latest stab at survival, HMV is nowopening 150 “Fast Forward" technology stores and supporting the effort with a massive media campaign. Stores are being rapidly retrofitted across the UK & Ireland. This ...
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Why Labels Insist on Drib-Drab Layoffs...
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Digital Music News
August 12th: Island Def Jam cuts more than 30 in a Friday layoff round. Rumors of cuts at Universal Music Group UK soon surface. August 16th: Sony Music Entertainment lets more than 20 go. August 19th: Warner Music Group slots 'turnaround specialist' Stephen Cooper as CEO. ...and that's just in the last few days! But why do labels insist on these smaller, drib-drab layoffs, especially given the major motivational problems and persistent fear that results? Why not trigger a more ...
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Why Hasn't Superglued Concert Community Achieved Critical Mass?
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HypeBot
Superglued is a community built around the music concert-going experience. It's a nice looking site with an interesting concept that includes rewarding its users for their activity both on and offsite. Yet the membership is relatively small reminding us that “build it and they will come" is never a guarantee. I talked to Superglued cofounder Rush Doshi this week and he gave me a sense of the history and perspective behind the project which launched in 2009. Initially there was ...
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