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Streamjam Launches as Stageit and Backbeat Competitor
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[Updated] StreamJam announced their launch out of beta this week and I checked out a concert to see how their platform for streaming and monetizing live performances worked. Though I like many aspects of their overall concept, I found the interface overly busy and confusing which makes me feel it just doesn't stand up to the competition at this stage. StreamJam first launched in beta a year ago and they have been developing the product every since. The basic site ...
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Other Places: The Ellis Marsalis Center
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Harry Connick and Branford Marsalis vowed to see that New Orleans musicians affected by the storm would get long-term help. Six years of their hard work and the cooperation of hundreds of others are about to make a tangible difference in the city's musical community and beyond. A new center named in honor of Ellis Marsalis (pictured)—father of four famous sons in jazz and teacher of hundreds of musicians—is officially open and will be ...
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MP3Tunes Founder Michael Robertson Responds to EMI Court Decision
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HypeBot
Yesterday, a U.S. District Judge ruled that digital locker Mp3tunes.com was protected by the DMCA's safe harbor provision when users stored illegally obtained songs there. The decision is a partial victory MP3.com and MP3tunes founder Michael Robertson, but plaintiff EMI did prevail on several fronts. Now Robertson responds: “Today a ruling was published in EMI v MP3tunes and it is definitely a victory for cloud music and MP3tunes' business model after a multi-year litigation battle. Consumers can have confidence that ...
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PledgeMusic Scores Top 10 Fan Funded Hit
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(UPDATED) The Charlie Simpson album 'Young Pilgrim,' currently at number 6 on the UK album charts, has become the first release funded through PledgeMusic's direct-to-fan platform to crack the UK Top Ten. The achievement comes despite release stock being destroyed in the recent Sony PIAS warehouse fire. 500 fans generated the funds to record the new album in return for receiving a limited edition EP of new material and access to a range of premium incentives.The release was A&R'd by ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, August 19-25
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
The talents of our elders, local and national legends, are in the spotlight this week, as well as the talents of a new generation. It's a time to marvel at the lifespan of music—and how it enhances our personal lifespans. Highlights, This Week Surely one of the youngest musicians to lead a weekend gig at the Artists Quarter, drummer Miguel Hurtado at 23 is already a Twin Cities veteran, having appeared at clubs and festivals since his early teens. Now ...
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Aram Shelton and Arrive Present an Interesting Program of Quartet Music on "There Was"
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Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
For those of you like me who are digging some of the interesting ensembles loosely based in Chicago and taking a post-Dolphy trip through composi- tional-improvisational in & out territory, the new CD by Arrive should appeal. Altoist Aram Shelton has a wry sort of pluck to his solo work. He now resides in California where he is a part of the group Cylinder (see review on these pages), but he reunited with some of the Chicago luminaries for There ...
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QR Code and Mobile Ad Research Challenges Music Marketing Assumptions
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HypeBot
Three different recent reports, two on QR codes and one on mobile ads, have revealed that the assumptions of many, have been offbase in believing that QR codes on the street and timing approaches are the way to go in mobile marketing. That doesn't mean to throw in the towel on such approaches, but it does challenge many assumptions. The big news has been comScore's QR code survey that looked at demographic groups as well as sources and locations of ...
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ReverbNation Buys GigMaven, Expands Live Offering
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ReverbNation has acquired GigMaven as part of an ongoing effort to expand performance opportunities for the 1.7 million artists and 20,000 venues that have registered to use its online music marketing and sales platform. GigMaven helps both artists and venues book gigs online, sell tickets and promote gigs on social media. In recent months, ReverbNation has enhanced offerings to the live performance community including their popular Facebook app, Venue Profile. More & A Video Intro: “GigMaven has been at ...
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