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Fire Destroys Halls Ferry Inn Jazz Cafe

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
February 20, 2012

STLtoday and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch are reporting that a fire early on Sunday morning has destroyed the Halls Ferry Inn Jazz Cafe. “No one was injured in the fire, which started in the Halls Ferry Inn Jazz Cafe, 3425 North Highway 67, about 1:30 a.m.," the story said. Known for years as simply the Halls Ferry Inn, the restaurant and bar reopened under new ownership last fall with a new menu, new look and live music policy, featuring musicians ...

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3 New Strategies to Monetize Music: Youtube Contests, Monkeybars Market, Pivotshare Subs

Source: HypeBot
February 18, 2012

Monetizing music and music videos is a constant struggle for independent artists. But three new strategies offer possible solutions: combining use of YouTube's sync licensing with a video contest, Monkeybars' social marketplace that shares the wealth with artists and fans, and Pivotshare's rev share-based service for paid subscriptions to audio and video content. Increase Ad Revenue With Fan-Made Music Videos CD Baby is promoting its YouTube sync licensing options with a smart post on hosting fan video contests to increase ...

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The Fashionista's Legal Guide to Licensing Music...

Source: Digital Music News
February 16, 2012

Music is fashion, and sometimes it's hard to tell where the runway ends and the stage begins. But incomplete licensing will draw another type of fashion police, which is why attorney Steve Gordon penned this comprehensive legal guide to licensing music for fashion events. This is a legal roadmap for designers and producers of fashion shows who wish to use music for live shows, TV programs and the internet—including uploading footage to YouTube. Music Licensing Primer In order to understand ...

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42 Different Ways That Artists Can Earn Money...

Source: Digital Music News
February 16, 2012

This has become a running list from the Future of Music Coalition (FOMC), which now counts 42 different, discrete revenue streams that artists can exploit. Take a look; add your own. Songwriter & Composer Revenue 1. Publisher advance Bulk payment to songwriter/composer as part of a publishing deal. Paid to: songwriter composer by publishing company. Rate: varies according to deal. 2. Mechanical Royalties Royalties generated through the licensed reproduction of recordings of your songs—either physical or digital. Paid to: songwriter/composer ...

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Jim McCarty Discusses Jeff Beck's Ouster from the Yardbirds: "He Had to Go"

Source: Something Else!
February 16, 2012

The Yardbirds, famous for such 1960s-era tracks as “For Your Love," “Over Under Sideways Down," and “Heart Full of Soul," served as a launching pad for three of rock's most recognizable guitarists—Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Co-founding drummer Jim McCarty recently returned to the band's separation from Beck, which actually happened on tour after a October 1966 stop in Texas. “Jeff was always very keyed up, very wound up when he played, and a sensitive guy," McCarty told ...

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Nu Jazz Entertainment Announces the First Digital Music Panel to Deal With Catalog and Deep Catalog Rejuvenation at the Digital Music Forum East In NYC

Source: Nu Jazz Entertainment
February 13, 2012

New York, NY: Nu Jazz Entertainment has just announced that founder & CEO Jerald Miller will be leading and moderating a digital media panel entitled: Developing Non-Popular Music & Catalog Content For The 21st Century on February 23, 2012 for the Digital Music Forum East to be held in New York City at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, as part of the two day Social Music Summit at the Digital Music Forum East. The panel, the first of its kind ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, February 10-16

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
February 11, 2012

he weekend begins with the annual piano extravaganza at the Artists Quarter, honoring the late Bobby Peterson, one of the brightest lights on our jazz planet who left our orbit all too soon. The rest of the week finds the first of a series of open rehearsals from a new band of fabulous veterans, the return of one of the prophets of African music, and of course the sound of romance for Valentine's Day. Highlights This Week When pianist Bobby ...

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Jazz Around Town: There's an Uptick in Live Jazz in and Around Rochester . . . Keep It Coming!

Source: Jazz@Rochester
February 9, 2012

Thursday, February 9, 2011 Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm Jon Seiger and the All-Stars @ Market Cafe at Wegmans, Calkins Road in Henrietta, 5:30 pm The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm Bob Henley @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 1550 Route 332, Farmington, 6:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Annie Wells @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Fred Costello ...

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