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Jackie Otero's Summer Reading List

Source: HypeBot
July 24, 2010

Jackie Otero (@jackieotero) is a music business professor at Full Sail University, consultant, and writes an “Industry Insider“ column for alternative music publication  The Comet.

Here at Hypebot, we are rolling out our summer reading lists, written by some of the leading thinkers in the industry. If you happen to be in that crowd, email me five of your picks and reasons why the music industry should be reading them.

Here's what Jackie had to say:

Anyone seeking to ...

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Paul Slaughter: Jazz Photographs

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
July 23, 2010

Long-time readers of JazzWax are familiar with Paul Slaughter's images (see “PhotoStory" in the right-hand column). Like the other generous photographers on the list, Paul has graciously provided JazzWax with images he took of jazz legends over the years and shared his stories about them. Now Paul has published a new book, Paul Slaughter: Jazz Photographs 1969-2010. The images capture the musicians on and off stage and show enormous sensitivity and love on Paul's part. [Photo of Dizzy Gillespie and ...

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Nancy Baym's Summer Reading List

Source: HypeBot
July 22, 2010

Nancy Baym is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas and author of the Online Fandom blog. Some readers will remember that she's been interviewed on here in the past.  

Here at Hypebot, we are rolling out our summer reading lists, written by some of the leading thinkers in the industry. If you happen to be in that crowd and want to join in the fun, or just happen to have a damn good list ...

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Richard Florida on Designing Musical Experiences

Source: HypeBot
July 20, 2010

In a recent column in the Atlantic, Richard Florida talks about a subject that aligns perfectly with an interview I am running tomorrow, featuring Rich Huxley from Hope and Social, also the author of the essay Music Is Not Our Currency.  In it, Huxley argues that if we can all now make, distribute and sell music, to succeed, artists have to differentiate themselves from the crowd and give people something they can't get elsewhere.  So then, he asks, what can ...

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Matt Mason's Summer Reading List

Source: HypeBot
July 20, 2010

Matt Mason is the author of The Pirate's Dilemma.  Also, a great book to add to your summer reading list.

Here at Hypebot, we are going to start rolling out our summer reading lists, written by some of the leading thinkers in the industry. If you happen to be in that crowd and want to join in the fun, or just happen to have a damn good list to share, email me five of your picks and reasons why the ...

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"Paul Slaughter Jazz Photographs 1969 - 2010" Now Available!

Source: Paul Slaughter
July 19, 2010

Paul Slaughter / Jazz Photographs 1969-2010, with a Foreword by the renowned jazz musician Charles Lloyd, is now published. Go to blurb.com to take a sneak preview of the book. Order a copy if you are so inclined. The hard cover book with dust jacket is 12x12 inches (larger than the preview), 80 pages, with 81 photographs of jazz greats, including classic images of Miles, Dizzy, and Duke, to more modern images of Redman, Metheny, Lloyd and Marsalis. Photographs are ...

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New Jazz Book Includes Interviews with Trumpeters Mark Rapp, Terence Blanchard, Lew Soloff, Freddie Hubbard, Chris Botti and more

Source: Mark Rapp
July 19, 2010

How Jazz Trumpeters Understand Their Music: Twenty-Seven Interviews 1. Vince DiMartino, 2. Kenny Wheeler, 3. Terence Blanchard, 4. Lew Soloff, 5. Rick Braun, 6. Freddie Hubbard, 7. Dave Douglas..., 11. Eddie Henderson, 12. Donald Byrd..., 14. Herb Alpert, 15. Wallace Roney..., 19. Brian Lynch, 20. Mark Isham..., 22. Chris Botti..., 25. Tim Hagans..., 27. Mark Rapp This work is one of the most complete collections of in-depth commentary on the state of jazz music today. These interviews illustrate the interplay ...

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Friendfinder Makes $210m Bid for Playboy

Source: PC Magazine
July 17, 2010

FriendFinder Networks, a social networking site, said Thursday that it had made an unsolicited $210 million bid for Playboy Enterprises.

FriendFinder, which includes a personals site as well as a a more adult option, also owns an additional 30,000 Web sites, the company said.

MarketWatch reported that the Playboy board promised to consider the offer, after founder Hugh Hefner offered to take the company private for about $184 million.

“FriendFinder Networks believes its proposal is in the best interest of ...

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