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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 27-July 3
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
There really is jazz beyond the Twin Cities Jazz Festival this weekend, but most of the action will be centered around Mears Park, Lowertown, Downtown and the University Avenue “Green Line Jazz Stops" in Saint Paul. Full festival schedules and artist info is available on the festival webste. Friday, June 27. After a terrific “Jazz Night Out," Festival Friday promises to be another winning festival day! Catch Branford Marsalis' free/public clinic at 2 pm at McNally Smith College of Music, ...
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B2B Marketing Insights from the New Music Seminar
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HypeBot
By Jamie Sandler, an awarded Digital Marketing and PR consultant. More atjasminesandler.com. With the continued growth of subscription-based online radio, fan-based online communities, and peer-to-peer-based campaigns, there are countless opportunities for B2B marketers in the digital music space. As I kept hearing the word “engagement" in relation to content marketing and social media across B2B marketing conferences including ClickZ Live, B2B networking events, and B2B client conversations this year, I took it upon myself to give B2B marketers an insiders' ...
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What's Your Best Way to Pack Vinyl when Moving?
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Given that it's the summer and people are moving and will eventually be going back to school, advice from a blogger working for a moving company that shares some tips about packing vinyl records seems timely. The focus is on keeping your vinyl from getting scratched in transit. The advice sounds reasonable but it left me thinking about all sorts of other issues that could arise. Since I doubt I'm the only one who wonders about such things, please share ...
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History of American Rock
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
How did rock and roll become a multibillion dollar business and wind up as the sound of eternal youth? In this three-part BBC documentary, Born to Be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock, all the strings are pulled together in a mostly smart video history of the rock album and tour. If there's a knock, some of the history seems built more around the artists they could get on camera rather than accurate research. Nevertheless, interesting stuff. Here's Part ...
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Music Pricing: Hitting That Sweet Spot
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By Nishant Shukla - Computer scientist, hacker, and author who can be found on shukla.io. Ever wonder why MP3s sell for that awkward number $1.29? There was a time when $0.99 was the norm. Throughout the years, a growing number of services, such as Google, Amazon, and Apple have taken the liberty to charge an extra 30¢ on some best selling tracks. If we were privileged with the authority to establish an increased price for the hottest tracks, we certainly ...
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Merlin's Member Research Reveals Indie Music's Strength in Streaming Music
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HypeBot
Merlin, a global rights agency for indie labels, released a bunch of news late last week. In addition to information about member revenue and the results of a member survey, they released findings about indie music's role in the streaming market based on their extensive member data. They found that streaming music revenue was an increasingly important piece of the pie and that indie music outperforms on streaming services. Interestingly enough, indie music does even better on paid subscription services ...
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YouTube's Ultimatum and the Economic Survival of Musicians
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By copyright and intellectual property attorney Wallace E. J. Collins III, Esq.. YouTube announced that in a matter of days it may begin blocking the videos of some independent record label artists who have refused to sign licensing terms for the platform’s new service. Moreover, indie labels and other content creators who do not sign up to the paid tier will be kicked out of YouTube's ad-supported monetization scheme. In other words, YouTube will no longer pay unless you accept ...
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Amoeba Music's Founder Shares the Secrets of Their Bricks and Mortar Success
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Amoeba Music is a bricks and mortar success story with shops in Berkeley, San Francisco and Hollywood. Fast Company recently interviewed Amoeba co-founder Marc Weinstein about what makes Amoeba Music work. He points to a number of factors in their success from having a complementary co-owner to empowering one's employees. But perhaps the best insight of all is to “imagine the ideal store in our customers’ eyes" and to create that. Though Amoeba Music is known for its physical stores, ...
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