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World Renowned Music Producer Hit Maker Teddy Riley Brings A Progressive New Sound To Korean Pop Music
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entertainmentPR
Seoul, Korea—With nearly 25 years of profound long listed accolades under his belt, the legend and creator of the “New Jack Swing Genre" has been non-stop producing, performing, composing and endorsing various music equipment brands from LA to the Far East. Most recently Music Producer/Composer Icon Teddy Riley channeled his compelling production expertise into the Korean Pop music world and worked with a seven female K-Pop group “RaNia" who are best known for their recent hit singles Dr. Feel Good ...
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Jacqui Naylor Combines Original Compositions, Acoustic Smashing and Fan Choice on 'Lucky Girl'
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Groove Notes
Jacqui Naylor's latest release, “Lucky Girl" hits stores September 27th. Her fans can purchase a copy ahead of time tonight at Jazz Alley. LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW Singer Jacqui Naylor releases her 8th album, Lucky Girl tomorrow. She is also performing tonight at Jazz Alley in Seattle as she kicks off her international tour. I spoke to Jacqui today about letting her fans choose the songs for her new album, her continued success with “acoustic smashing" and being the subject ...
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Indie Labels Join to Save Failing Distributor
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HypeBot
From the ashes of failed distributor, The Independent Record Collective, three record labels—Frontier Records, Beer City, and Tribunal Records—have launched a new distribution operation for indie labels and bands: Independent Label Distribution (ILD). ILD will handle both physical and digital product and are already handling titles for these indie labels: Adolescents, D.R.I., Les Baxter, Bouncing Souls, Cannabis Corpse, Larry & his Flask, Kill Whitney Dead, August Burns Red, Circle Jerks, MDC, The Dils, Hole, Naked Raygun, Rocket From The Crypt, ...
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Pink Floyd Week on Fallon: Pearl Jam, Foo, Shins, MGMT, Dierks
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JamBase
FEATURING APPEARANCES BY ROGER WATERS AND NICK MASON; AND PERFORMANCES FEATURING THE SHINS, FOO FIGHTERS, MGMT, DIERKS BENTLEY AND PEARL JAM In the tradition of honoring great musicians, NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon will devote the week of September 26-30 to celebrating the work of one of music's most influential rock bands, Pink Floyd. Each night, featured artists The Shins, Foo Fighters, MGMT, Dierks Bentley and Pearl Jam, will pay tribute to Pink Floyd's rock 'n' roll legacy by ...
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Brown Paper Tickets Expands "Fair-Ticketing" Services with Full Spanish Language Support
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HypeBot
The more I find out about the ticket industry, the more interested I become. But when I pursued the news of Brown Paper Tickets new Spanish-language services, I had no idea how interesting finding out more would be. Honestly, they seem like one of those rare companies whose pr statements are clearly reflected in the services they offer and that's pretty darn impressive. When I first started finding out about Brown Paper Tickets, I had to wonder at statements like ...
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Jazz Around Town: Music to Check out Around Rochester All Week Long....
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Jazz@Rochester
Thursday, September 22, 2011 Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm Gap Mangione @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm The John Palocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Deanna Witkowski, Moving with the Spirit: The Sacred Art of Jazz (lecture/performance) @ Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies Lecture Series: Awakening the Heart: The Art(s) of Faith, Nazareth College Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center, 7:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's ...
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Vimeo is Launching a Music Store Tomorrow...
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Digital Music News
Vimeo is now launching a dedicated music licensing section for its users, according to details now leaking to Digital Music News. The 'Vimeo Music Store,' slated for a formal announcement Wednesday morning, will contain thousands of pre-licensed, legit tracks for video producers to employ as soundtracks. That will make it even easier for the higher-end Vimeo crowd to properly license their visual audio—and compensate creators accordingly. It looks like producers will have to pay for some of this content, though ...
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Sonicangel Creates Hybrid Crowdfunded Label
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HypeBot
SonicAngel is a unique hybrid of traditional record label and crowdfunding platform that allows fans to become investors and artists to reap a larger percentage of revenue. They began in Europe, where they've had one standout success in Tom Dice, and now also operate in the U.S. SonicAngel launched in January 2010, the creation of Maurice Engelen of Lords of Acd and Bart Becks, former CEO of Belgacom Skynet. Music genres include pop, rock, alternative, hip hop, electronic and classical. ...
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