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Indie Artist Scotty James Goes Door to Door and into the Music Industry
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HypeBot
The story of Canadian busker Scotty James, who took his act door to door and in the process found a manager, is similar in some respects to that of radically different acts who've made it online like Odd Future and Kreayshawn. What these acts share is not only a facility at using networks to build support, but also the ability to attract solid management that can guide them into the heart of the industry. Canadian singer songwriter Scotty James recently ...
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Jay Frank Launches DigSin: A Next Generation Free Digital Music Label
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HypeBot
(At Digital Music Forum West today, Jay Frank is launching DigSin, a digital music company that offers subscribers all releases free. A departure from the usual record label model, DigSin will focus on single song releases from new artists with a goal of maximizing the listening audience. Ex-Yahoo! and MTV Networks executive, Frank is familiar to Hypbeot readers as a contributor and author of the book FutureHitDNA. Some of DigSin's back end is powered by Topspin and artist submissions are ...
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RCA Hits "Refresh", Closes Arista, Jive and J Records
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HypeBot
As part of a major rebranding and consolidation RCA is closing three of its most successful labels “In an effort to refresh RCA Records, all label imprints —J Records, Arista Records and Jive—will now be under the iconic RCA Records label," read a statement from RCA issued Friday. No word yet on more staff cuts, but most artists will shift to RCA. “The path we've taken is to refresh RCA, so we're going to retire those brands," RCA COO Tom Corson ...
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Alto Powerhouse Mike DiRubbo Talks Sound, Self Confidence, and Sequences
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Best. Saxophone. Website. Ever.
Those of us familiar with Mike DiRubbo's fiery brand of no-nonsense improvised flights of fancy can attest to the fact that he's a major player in the jazz saxophone game. With shades of Kenny Garret, Jackie McLean, and John Coltrane, DiRubbo's alto speaks in a distinctly powerful voice that's at the same time modern and timeless. Traveling the globe as both a leader and a sideman, Mike has appeared in jazz epicenters such as the JVC Jazz Festival in NYC, ...
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The Post-Jobs Music Industry...
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Digital Music News
Apple is already marching on, the party line is that life after Jobs will be just as innovative, just as unrelentingly competitive, just as visionary. That guys like Tim Cook will carry the mantle and further expand the company, with Jobs' vision and legacy the guiding light. But how does that work, exactly? It seems that the loss of one of the greatest innovators in history means less brilliance andbold direction ahead, less smashingly-awesome products that everyone imitates. Sure, Apple ...
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A Guy Named Brian Camelio Wants a Cut of Your Fan Funded Project
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HypeBot
On February 8, 2011, ex-Journey studio musician and record producer Brian Camelio was awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,885,887—"Methods and apparatuses for financing and marketing a creative work" which he assigned to his Fan Funded, LLC , the operater of a company called ArtistShare. Since then Camelio repeately contacted fan funder KickStarter “to discuss ArtistShare's patent and software licensing terms for Kickstarter." Now Kickstarter is headed to court to protect a platform that it and others like PledgeMusic have used to ...
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Donald Harrison's NOLA Jazz Programs First Recipient - Hailun Piano Partnerships
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
HAILUN PIANOS LAUNCHES ANNUAL NATIONWIDE “PIANO PARTNERSHIPS" Saxophonist Donald Harrison's jazz programs in New Orleans to be the first recipient of superbly crafted pianos on November 15, 2011 NEW ORLEANS: Basilios Strmec, CEO of Hailun USA, a piano company based in Ningbo, China, announces the launching of an annual nationwide program of Piano Partnerships with jazz musicians and significant courses of jazz studies. The Piano Partnerships begin with their presentation of Hailun's HG 178 grand piano and HU 1 P ...
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We Asked Rhapsody What They Pay Artists. and This is What They Said...
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Digital Music News
This is the email thread from this morning, starting about 10am Pacific. If you want to see the actual email, it's here. Digital Music News (Paul): How much does Rhapsody pay artists per stream? On any song? Rhapsody (Jaimee Steele, Senior Director, Public Relations): Anything else you need? The secret formula for Coca-Cola? Colonel Sanders' blend of 11 herbs and spices? Kidding aside, we can't disclose this, based on the terms of our agreements with the labels. Digital Music News: ...
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