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BMI.com Under Attack from Anonymous
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HypeBot
The BMI.com web site was down all day on Wednesday, apparently under attack from cyber anarchists Anonymous. “Operation Payback is back. Our objectives are clear, war on Copywrong," reads one poster (see larger image below) sent by the infamous group. “We will not rest until our demands our met. Join the discussion, join the fight. The major shitstorm has resumed." Why BMI? A statement from the group reads: “We have seen BMI consistently legislate copyright and consequently have decided to ...
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Grooveshark Inks Agreements with Merge, Ultra Records...
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Digital Music News
It's not Universal Music Group, but Grooveshark has just inked agreements with both Merge and Ultra Records. Merge counts Arcade Fire among its ranks, and the Ultra roster includes deadmau5. Both are opting into an earlier Merlin agreement, inked just months ago. “Grooveshark has been an exciting new partner for Ultra," explained Eliott Walker, senior director of Digital Development & Distribution at Ultra. “We worked together on a successful promotion for our last deadmau5 release and the artist dashboard that ...
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How to Build a Good Digital Sound Studio on the Cheap...
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Digital Music News
There is a saying in the photography world:
The person behind the camera matters more than the camera. The same applies to making great audio recordings—the person behind the gear matters more than the gear. This doesn't mean that the gear doesn't matter, because it does. But merely owning the most expensive, elite audio equipment won't turn you into Tom Dowd or Rick Rubin or Quincy Jones or George Martin or whoever your favorite legendary music producer is. It won't ...
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1 Million Subs - Spotify Now Top Paid Music Service
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HypeBot
It's official: Spotify now has 1 million subscribers which makes it the largest paid music service in the world. Its closest competitor is Rhapsody at 750,000-subscribers. According to Peter Kafka at Media Memo, Spotify reached this mark about a month ago, but is only now announcing it. This could give the company the negotiating leverage it needs to get the rest of the major labels, i.e. UMG and WMG, on board. One thing to consider, as the labels likely have, ...
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How $10/Month Could Turn Canada's Music Industry Upside Down
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We All Make Music
The Songwriters Association of Canada (or, S.A.C.), “a friendly community of songwriters" which “advocate[s] on behalf of songwriters to protect the value of our work," has worked out a proposal that could turn the Canadian music industry on its head.
According to the Montreal Gazette, S.A.C. president Eddie Schwartz is in talks with various Internet service providers about granting licenses to customers who share music in a non-commercial way.
On the surface, there is a lot to like about the ...
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A Jazz/Cultural Beachhead in Brooklyn: Sista's Place (Part One)
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The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
Some weeks back an invigorating, spirited Saturday evening was spent at Sista's Place, a cooperative black enterprise at 456 Nostrand Avenue (corner of Jefferson Avenue; by subway take A or C train to Nostrand Ave. stop) in Brooklyn. The occasion was an all-star band including trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah, baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett, violinist Billy Bang, pianist D.D. Jackson, tubist Bob Stewart, and drummer Andrew Cyrille. Needless to say, with such fire breathers onstage the action was ferocious. And this was ...
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