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A Groovier Thing - Dizzy for President!
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Riffs on Jazz by John Anderson
With the midterm elections behind us and the rumors and prognostications already starting for the presidential election of 2012, let's hope and pray for an inspiring candidate like the one we had in 1964. No, not Barry Goldwater or Lyndon B. Johnson—I mean John Birks “Dizzy" Gillespie! Dizzy's presidential run began as something of a lark, and it never really developed much beyond that stage. A bunch of “Dizzy Gillespie for President" buttons had been created several years before for ...
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Rockhouse Partners Creates Event Marketing Client
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HypeBot
(UPDATED) Rockhouse Partners has launched a new division of their tech based marketing agency called Rockhouse Live. With it, comes a platform that aims to help venues and festivals sell more tickets. It will act as a marketing agency and provide show promoters with a turn-key solutions that will help them sell tickets while keeping costs low. These tools and services will integrate with a ticket provider's existing data to enable real-time insight into ticket trends and marketing channel ROI. From ...
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PC Magazine Snubs Back: "You Guys Are Desperate..."
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Digital Music News
Up until recently, a letter from the RIAA stirred emotions of fear, anxiety, or outrage. But these days, it provokes something closer to... pity and scorn? Even when co-signed by about a dozen other industry organizations like A2IM, NMPA, BMI, and SoundExchange.
No one's getting intimidated anymore. “It worries me that the music industry took this action, because it reeks of desperation," PCMag editor-in-chief Lance Ulanoff openly responded to the earlier reprimand. “Clearly the music industry is still losing money ...
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Don't Just Make New Fans; Keep Them
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We All Make Music
It goes without saying that the two most important ingredients a band needs to start building a strong fan base are great music and kick-ass live shows. But a third skill, knowing how to keep fans engaged, is almost equally important. Every day music lovers are bombarded with tons of content from thousands of content providers. Fans are listening to online radio, checking in with bands on social networks, reading music blogs, watching videos, reading e-mails from their favorite bands, ...
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You're the A&R Department Now, so Take Charge.
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HypeBot
No matter which page in the history of the record industry you flip to, there's always some talk about artist development or the lack thereof. This barb has been jabbed in the side of label executives for a very long time. In our more romantic notions of the record industry, artists toured—below the public radar—and honed their musical skills. Over the course of a few years and albums, A&R nurtured their talent, in hopes that the artist would release an ...
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BMG Buys Chrysalis, $169 Million Deal...
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Digital Music News
he glow around publishing was pricked a long time ago, though catalogs are still a much better buy than recordings. Just ask Guy Hands.
In that spirit, BMG Rights Management has now announced its purchase of Chrysalis for $169 million (£107.4 million), the latest in a string of high-profile publishing acquisitions. The buyout brings a massive 100,000-strong catalog into the BMG fold, including songs from Blondie, David Bowie, and Michael Jackson.
Under the terms of the buyout, Chrysalis shareholders will ...
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$99 Media Contact Lists Puts Your Music and Art in Front of the Right Jazz Radio Stations and Reporters
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PRThatRocks.com
Jazz reviewers and radio stations are not going to come to come knocking on your door wanting to review your music or band. You have to reach out and expose them to your music if you want to move your career forward. Smart jazz artists that want to do their own publicity need to get exposure from the right media outlets, such as leading jazz radio stations, newspapers, magazines, news websites, bloggers, or television programs. You've probably reached all the ...
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Superstar WME Agent Ari Emanuel on How to Monetize Superstar Talent in the Digital Age
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HypeBot
This year, Julia Boorstin interviewed Ari Emanuel, the CEO of William Morris Endeavor (WME), at the Web 2.0 Summit. He shares his perspective on the state of monetizing superstar talent and how technology has shifted the range of opportunities available to them. Considering that we normally focus on smaller and midsize acts, this is a fascinating (read: scary) look into the upper echelons of the entertainment industry. Watch the video below: ...
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