Music Industry News

The 25 Richest Artists of 2011...

Source: Digital Music News
June 17, 2011

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Music Publishers Association Names New Board

Source: HypeBot
June 17, 2011

The National Music Publishers' Association announced the results of its biennial election of its Board of Directors on Wednesday. The list includes many veterans of music publishing: Martin Bandier, Sony/ATV Music Publishing; Caroline Bienstock, Carlin America; Helene Blue,Helene Blue Musique Ltd.; Bob Doyle, Major Bob Music; John Eastman, MPL Communications; Roger Faxon, EMI Music Publishing; Neil Gillis, Round Hill Music; Laurent Hubert, BMG Chrysalis; Dean Kay, Demi Music Corp.; Leeds Levy, Leeds Music; Evan Medow, Secret Sauce Music; Ralph Peer ...

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Exclusive: Jim Griffin, WIPO Spearheading an 'International Music Registry'...

Source: Digital Music News
June 16, 2011

If there's one question this industry can't reliably answer, it's 'who owns what?' And a close second, 'how do you locate these owners?' Some songs are easy, but others have complicated ownership structures and splits that traverse recordings and publishing, or cross international borders. And, it can be incredibly complicated to contact, license, or pay the right parties (just ask SoundExchange). So why not create a comprehensive, centralized database forfinding, contacting, and then licensing musical works? Well, that's exactly the ...

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John Coltrane Home Listed as Endangered Historic Place

Source: Groove Notes
June 16, 2011

I originally read about this on jazzblog.ca. The U.S. National Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-profit organization recently listed the home of John Coltrane as one of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The website also offers the opportunity to text $10 to help save the places on the list. From the NHTP:

One of the most acclaimed and widely imitated American jazz artists, saxophonist John Coltrane was a beloved performer, a devoted mentor and a revolutionary trendsetter. ...

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Time Warner's CEO: "Let's Cheer Up. This is Not the Music Business..."

Source: Digital Music News
June 15, 2011

In case you were wondering, 'poster child' is officially stamped onto the forehead of the music industry. So much so that other declining industries make themselves feel better by comparing themselves to music. “Let's cheer up," Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes told fellow executives at the NCTA Cable Show this week (as quoted by GigaOm). “This is not the music industry, this is the cable industry." This would be an opportune moment to slip 'canary in thecoalmine' into the conversation, ...

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Art Pepper and the Clarinet

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
June 15, 2011

Art Pepper recorded on clarinet sporadically during his career. He doubled on the instrument on his first recording session with Stan Kenton in 1943, while in Charles Mingus' bebop band in 1949 and in Kenton's Innovations Orchestra in 1950. As Laurie Pepper notes below, his decision to perform on the instrument in small groups later often depended on whether the sound system allowed him to hear himself blowing. Recording in small groups, Pepper can be heard playing clarinet on Rose ...

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Advice for Marketing Independent Music: 'We're All Marketers, All Salespeople'

Source: HypeBot
June 14, 2011

This past weekend, the California Music Industry Summit took place at the Marriott Hotel in Oakland, California.  One of the standout panels featured experienced music marketers sharing knowledge for a crowd of independent artists and indie music marketers. Some of the highlights: Michael Fiebach of Fame House asserts that while one doesn't necessarily have to be a fan of their client's music, it's hugely important for marketers to understand what their artists stand for and what their music represents in order ...

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If Only Winning Wasn't so Complicated...

Source: Digital Music News
June 14, 2011

Maybe we've been trained to think in winner-takes-all terms. But as the music industry starts to mature, everyone seems to be waiting for that big victor—that torch-carrying format or experience that trumps everything else; that company that out-and-out obliterates the competition. We want a winner! But maybe it's not that simple. In radio, for example, the thought of Pandora, Sirius, and terrestrial radio coexisting seems difficult toimagine. After all, these are totally different experiences that seem to cannibalize one another. ...

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