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Sleeping Through A Revolution – How To Reclaim The Creative Class

Source: HypeBot
April 14, 2015

Every city, state, country and human being should be very concerned about the hollowing out of creators, and Professor Jonathan Taplin articulates a succinct thesis for recognizing the problem and addressing it. Guest Post by Chris Castle on Music Technology Policy If you do nothing else for yourself this week, take a half hour someplace quiet and watch Professor Jonathan Taplin’s remarkably insightful presentation at the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab, “Sleeping Through A Revolution.” Taplin gives a clear eyed history of the ...

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8tracks Launches Music Library To Help Share Indie Music, Partners With INgrooves, CDBaby

Source: HypeBot
April 10, 2015

Two-thirds of 8tracks 30 million monthly listening hours are streams from indie labels and musicians. Now 8tracks has solidified their commitment to independent music with new partnerships and features that encourage the creation of indie based playlists. Playlist based radio app 8tracks is launching the 8tracks Library and DJ Crate to help users discover and create playlists with music from independent artists. The Library will include over 6.5 million songs provided via new deals with INgrooves, CD Baby, Dim Mak ...

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Ed Bickert: Canada's Secret

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
April 8, 2015

Canadian jazz artists don't get enough respect. American fans swoon over Belgians (Bobby Jaspar), French (Martial Solal), British (Tubby Hayes) and even Argentines (Gato Barbieri). But when it comes to Canada, many jazz fans yawn, viewing them as doppelgängers at best, or pale comparisons to U.S. jazz musicians. The problem has always been that Canadian jazz never really developed champions in the States. Unlike the others mentioned above, there's nothing exotic about a Canadian artist. No funny accents, little in the ...

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Philadelphia Music Alliance To Celebrate Billie Holiday Centennial As 1st 2015 Inductee On Philadelphia Music Walk Of Fame

Source: Randy Alexander
April 7, 2015

PHILADELPHIA, PA: As a special birthday gift to the woman widely considered to be one of the greatest vocalists of the 20th century, The Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame is proud to welcome Billie Holiday as its newest inductee today on the 100th anniversary of her birth in the City of Brotherly Love. Billie Holiday, aka “Lady Day,” is only the first of this year’s inductees to be announced. The Philadelphia Music Alliance (PMA) will hold a press reception ...

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Willie Nelson Gets Into The Cannabis Business

Source: HypeBot
April 4, 2015

Music and marijuana are proving to be a powerful combination in more ways than one First the estate of Bob Marley, then Snoop and now Willie Nelson are using their well known affinity for the herb to get into the legal cannabis trade. After years of pro-pot advocacy, Willie Nelson is reportedly preparing to launch his own marijuana brand, as well as stores and branded accessories. According to a report in the Daily Beast, Nelson says he will have his own ...

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Concord and Bicycle Music Merge, Raise $100 Million and Acquires Vanguard, Sugar Hill Records

Source: HypeBot
April 2, 2015

Don't blink or you'll miss something important: Concord Music Group has merged with The Bicycle Music Company, raised $100 million, and acquired indie labels Vanguard and Sugar Hill. Concord Music Group has acquired independent record labels Vanguard and Sugar Hill from the Welk Music Group. The acquisition follows the recent merger of Concord Music Group and The Bicycle Music Company, an independent music publisher, record label and rights manager, under the moniker Concord Bicycle Music. The new company has raised $100 million ...

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5 Ways Musicians Should Be Using Periscope

Source: HypeBot
April 1, 2015

Have you heard about the latest social media trend? It’s called ‘live broadcasting,’ and while there are two companies dominating the marketplace, Periscope is emerging as the leader. Guest Post by James Shotwell on Haulix Blog One of the competing companies is called Meerkat, and until a few weeks ago many believed it would be the industry leader. Now that title belongs to Periscope, which was acquired prior to launch by Twitter in January, and just last week the highly-publicized mobile app was released to the public. ...

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Present Shock: When Music’s Future Arrives In The Here And Now [Kyle Bylin]

Source: HypeBot
March 31, 2015

Has the conversation about streaming music services changed in recent years? Has music's future entered the absolute present? If so, how did music execs and indie artists react. Kyle Bylin, a tech writer and user researcher, explores all of these interesting questions in his latest essay. 1. Music Futurism I’ve spent several years of my life writing about the future of music listening. I love to look at the world through the lens of a music startup that has an ambition to ...

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