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MusicTank Introduces First Think Tank Of 2015 – Is Data The New Oil?

Source: HypeBot
January 27, 2015

MusicTank, University of Westminster, has opened the floor for its first Think Tank Debate of 2015: Is Data The New Oil? The question originated from the observation of the unrelenting shift today’s music industry is making toward being data smart. Data has undeniably jumped in the drivers seat, informing the decisions of industry professionals ranging from top tier executives to the newest emerging artists. Taking place within a new platform, Future Thinking, to profile outstanding postgraduate music business talent drawn ...

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Artful jazz with a few twists

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
January 23, 2015

Sarasota-based Bill Buchman is an artful guy. He's a renowned painter and art teacher. The several places he teaches these days include the Venice FL Art Center. On Thursday, January 22, he set his brushes aside and wore a different hat - as a very fine jazz pianist. Buchman teamed up with bassist Don Mopsick and drummer Chuck Parr in the South County Jazz Club's matinee performance series in the Art Center's main gallery. Over two sets, Bachman, Mopsick and ...

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Soaring Music Launches The Grand Opening Of Bassist Greg Nathan's Website Now Offering Charles Nathan's Musicals For Sale

Source: Greg Nathan
January 22, 2015

Greg Nathan, son of Charles Nathan, (songwriter who penned the music to Perry Como's 1953 hit, “Say Your Mine Again") and Tonie Nathan, (the first woman in history of the United States to receive an electoral vote for U.S. Vice President while running on the 1972 Libertarian Party ticket) has opened a website to facilitate sales of two musicals written by his dad that were produced within the last six years at the Actor's Cabaret in Eugene, Oregon. Greg Nathan ...

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Pink Floyd's Nick Mason Puts Spotlight On Apple's Shortcomings, Looks To Spotify To Raise The Bar

Source: HypeBot
January 21, 2015

In an interview with GQ, Pink Floyd's Nick Mason talks about Apple's failed release of U2's latest album Songs of Innocence“ and the implications it imposed. He was quick to clarify where he stood on the issue telling GQ, “Let me be completely clear about my position: if Apple had come to me and said, 'Nick, we want to release your album in exchange for £50m', I couldn't have thought of a better idea.' but Mason still believes Apple's execution ...

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Sonos Exploring API For 3rd Party Music Apps

Source: HypeBot
January 21, 2015

Sonos appears poised to correct the only real flaw that I've found in it's otherwise superior wireless music system: the ability to control Sonos from within my favorite music apps. A new jobs ad posted by the company points to the creation of an API that would allow digital music services to do just that. I openly admit that I love my Sonos music system. No other wireless system that I've tested offers the combined sound quality and ease of use. But ...

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Larry Sonn's All-Star Band

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
January 21, 2015

The big band era continued long after many historians say it ended. While big bands no longer gained much traction with teens by the late 1940s, many great orchestras continued to tour throughout the 1950s and beyond while others recorded for dancers on the new 12-inch album format. One such studio band in 1955 and '56 was led by trumpeter Larry Sonn, whose album, The Sound of Sonn (Coral), featured a superb combination of musicians and arrangers. In 1955, Sonn ...

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Digital Music, Mobility, Music Technology And Entrepreneurship In Africa

Source: HypeBot
January 21, 2015

Guest Post by Virginie Berger, the founder of the Paris based global strategy agency DBTH. A few days ago, I received a press release telling me that Universal Music France was settling in French-speaking Africa. Which, frankly speaking, is nothing new; we’ve known for months that Universal Music (France) was starting an activity in Africa, namely by opening offices in Dakar and Abidjan. Pascal Nègre had also referred to this during the 2013 Midem. Within this context, Universal Music had also launched its ...

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Directional Music: Keeping Artists And Media Makers In Business

Source: HypeBot
January 20, 2015

Directional Music has launched it's website and online searchable music database providing curated content for music supervisors and media makers looking to license music. Directional music aims to keep indie musicians in business by including their work in their powerful search platform, making it available for synch licensing. Users can search, license, and collaborate with others on a project-by-project basis. “It’s a tough struggle for artists these days to get by” says Jason Meeks, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of ...

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