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Herbert L. Clarke on Jazz
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
In 1921, 16-year-old trumpet student Elden E. Benge of Winterset, Iowa, wrote a letter to Herbert L. Clarke (pictured, right), asking advice. Clarke (1867-1945) was the most celebrated cornet soloist of his day, a veteran of John Phillip Sousa’s band and leader of his own concert bands. His recordings of marches and adaptations of classical pieces rang out in living rooms in the days when Victrolas were the iPods of the early twentieth century. Clarke’s method books of technical and ...
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Bach Goes Open-Source with a Little Help from Some Fans
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HypeBot
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. You have to hand it to good old J.S. Bach for the latest project taken up in his name: a successful campaign to open-source and app-ify one of his most beloved works, The Goldberg Variations. The Open Goldberg Variations project is a dream come true for Bach enthusiasts, open-source fans, app-makers, remixers, mashers-up of all stripes, and anyone with interested ears, created with the aim of “Setting Bach Free." Pristine recordings of ...
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Vinyl Business Booming: Third Man Records, Independent Label Market, Origami Vinyl
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HypeBot
One of the bright spots in music sales is the still growing love of vinyl. Events like Record Store Day fuel the boom as does the desire for tangibility in an age when digital media feels as cheap and insubstantial as tap water. Examples of the boom include the success of Jack White's Third Man Records, the growth of London's Independent Market Label and the emergence of one of many LA record stores Origami Vinyl. Creative musicians, indie labels and ...
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Legendary New York City Venue Heads East With The Opening Of Canal Room Southampton
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Susan Blond, Inc.
New York, NY: On June 15th, a staple in New York City music and nightlife heads east with the opening of Canal Room Southampton. Located at 230 Elm Street in Southampton, New York, Canal Room Southampton will offer live music performances, themed events, billiard and arcade games, signature Canal Room cocktails and a spacious location to accommodate up to 800 patrons each night. The original Canal Room has become a landmark in New York City, with notable guests like Miley ...
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A Streaming Music Service You've Never Heard of Has 10.5 Million Active Users
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HypeBot
Dhingana, a legal Indian music streaming service, recently surpassed 10.5 million monthly active visitors, becoming the largest legal Indian music streaming service. It is a social music streaming service that allows users to discover and enjoy Bollywood and Indian music, and is accessed by users across 220+ countries / territories every month. Dhingana is also said to have a collection of over 350,000 songs across 35 different genres available legally and for free. The company released a set of usage ...
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File Sharing Research Supports Adaptation as Best Industry Reponse
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HypeBot
A recent study from a researcher at NC State University in Raleigh found connections between increased filesharing of leaked albums and increased sales of those albums. The findings were a bit limited but it correlates nicely with an overview of filesharing research conducted by Drew Wilson at ZeroPaid. Wilson took a close look at nineteen academic studies of filesharing that, taken as a whole, suggest industry adaptation may be the most productive path forward. Response to research from NC State ...
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New Music Seminar Announces The First Ever NMS New York Music Festival On June 17-20
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Michael Ricci
Over 100 Of The Top Emerging Artists Confirmed To Perform New York, NY: New Music Seminar (NMS) announces the first ever NMS New York Music Festival scheduled to take place in 17 venues throughout New York City and Brooklyn from June 17-20. NMS, along with their Partners: BMI, eMusic, Filter Magazine, Folk Alliance, OurStage, ReverbNation and SESAC have brought together the best and brightest artists of the next generation for four nights of performances in venues ranging from Irving Plaza ...
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Alton Announces Plans for Statue of Miles Davis
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The city of Alton, Illinois has announced plans to build a statue honoring jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, who was born there in 1926. Alton mayor Tom Hoechst made the announcement at yesterday's Miles Davis Jazz Festival, held at Lewis and Clark Community College in nearby Godfrey, IL. The life-sized statue of Davis would be placed on Third Street in downtown Alton. Organizations involved in the project include the Alton Museum of History and Art and the Miles Davis Jazz Committee, ...
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