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BOBCOM Offers "Fasttrack" for Indie Musicians
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HypeBot
BOBCOM is a new platform for indie musicians designed to allow musicians to upload and sell their music to fans who rate and share those same tunes. Though there are many similar platforms, BOBCOM is distinguished by networking, performance and other opportunities for musicians who build fan support to take what the site calls the “Fasttrack," as well as, the founder's longtime relationship with Robert Redford which inspired it's creation. Michael Feeney Callan worked with Robert Redford for 15 years ...
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Canadian Chanteuse Does Nina Proud
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The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
Nina Simone was one of the more thoroughly unique and singular artists of the 20th century. Her legacy lives on in many corners; radio programmers such as WPFW's Miyuki Williams ("A Sunday Kind of Love") steadfastly and earnestly uphold and celebrate that legacy. The stories from those who knew her are legendary. There was no one who better fit the mantle of fiercely iconoclastic than Ms. Simone—freedom & human rights champion, absolute independent, driven woman are just a few of ...
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The Jonathan Parker Group Holds Forth from Shanghai
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Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
Where I stand with hard bop is where I stand with a number of styles. It has to have that “some- thing" or there's no use even trying. Hard bop done right is not a music that some old lady would say of, “Oh my, that's nice!" At least not the old ladies that were old when I was young. The one's with the floral sack dresses who could still make cookies like they came from heaven. Cookies and old ...
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The Most Important Cities in the Music Industry Today...
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Digital Music News
Where does the music industry live today, anyway? The simple response is 'everywhere,' because creation, innovation, and promotion can happen anywhere, anytime. But ultimately that answer is too simple, too digitally utopian. After all, great music demands great marketing, and careers require access to media outlets, contacts, communities, tours, and connections to scenes. Turns out that location still matters after all, but which locations matter the most? That's a tough question, but when it comes to the music industry, we ...
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Capsule Reviews: Billy Hart, Albert Ayler, JD Allen
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Billy Hart—Sixty Eight (Steeplechase, 2011) Drummer Billy Hart leads a fine group consisting of Jason Palmer on trumpet, Logan Richardson on alto saxophone, Michael Pinto on vibraphone, Dan Tepfer on piano and Chris Tordini on bass. They play fine mix of adventurous mid-60's centered hard bop and thoughtful ballads. The focus on ensemble play, with fine group playing, and no heroes trying to dominate the music. There's a great setlist, playing songs from the likes of Eric Dolphy, “Number Eight" ...
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Napster Co-Founder Sean Parker Says Now is the Time to Invest in Music
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HypeBot
Sean Parker, the co-founder of Napster and Spotify investor, says that now is the time to invest in music. He's particularly interested in the record labels and publishing companies. “In the last 10 years we have presided over the greatest destruction in value in the history of the music industry," Parker said during e-G8 conference this week Paris. The $45 billion recorded music industry has been “brought to its knees" to today's value of $12 billion, according to Parker. “Assuming ...
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