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Rap and Hip-Hop, Now Accented with Jazz
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AAJ Staff
When fans attend a performance by the Chicago rap stars Common or Kanye West (or, for that matter, the hip-hop princess Beyoncé or the neo-soul crooner Maxwell), they expect certain things: powerful choreography, glitzy peripherals like lights and props and the headliner on video screens in gigantic detail. What they do not expect is jazz artists backing the stars. But a number of pop performers, including the rapper Timbaland and the singer Bilal, have recently employed them. . “They don't ...
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MXP4 CEO Albin Serviant on Music Interactivity
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We All Make Music
"Interactivity" has been a hot topic of conversation in the music industry lately. In everything from music videos to live shows to, um, pinball, musicians and businesses are trying to figure out not only how to make their music more of a two-way street, but whether they actually can or should. There is a fair amount of skepticism about whether interactivity is what fans want. But to Albin Serviant, the CEO of music technology company MXP4, music interactivity is a ...
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Report: Expect Google Music by Christmas
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HypeBot
According to multiple sources, Google is in final stage talks with labels to open a download store and a cloud based song locker that would allow mobile users to play songs wherever they are. Google hopes to open its new music service before Christmas. Some label executives believe that Google Music will become the first real competitor to iTunes. “Finally here's an entity with the reach, resources and wherewithal to take on iTunes as a formidable competitor by tying it ...
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Stanley "Mouse" Miller Opens Gallery in Healdsburg
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JamBase
FAMED GRATEFUL DEAD ARTIST HAS HIS OWN SPACE Stanley “Mouse" Miller, every Dead Head's favorite living poster artist, has opened a gallery of his own, Rockin Roses, on the square in Healdsburg, CA (243 A Healdsburg Ave.). It's got a ton of art, T-shirts, paintings and so forth, including his latest show, which focuses on the feminine figure like this painting below. Official Bio Stanley “Mouse" Miller was born to a Disney animator who took his family to live in ...
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How to Return to an Instrument After a Long Hiatus, Part One
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We All Make Music
I play the saxophone. At one point in time I was a saxophonist. For me there's an important distinction between the two. Saying that one plays the saxophone implies something rather casual; a hobby, a part time creative outlet. Being a saxophonist indicates a much higher level of dedication and professionalism. It's the difference between someone who plays pick-up basketball and someone pursuing a career in the NBA. This dichotomy is not limited to the conical brass brainchild of Adolphe ...
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Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Will You Still Love Me, Tomorrow?
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Digital Music News
If you're serious about your career, then you want it to last for decades. Hobbyists are happy with 15 minutes of fame on YouTube, not real artists. But let's face it—if you are lucky enough to enjoy such a run, most of your marketing and online partners won't make it for the ride. The terrain is simply too flaky and unstable, and that demands a centralized, control-oriented approach. Just look at your partners right now. How many have a stable ...
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Bandwidth Video: HeadlinerFM on the Future of the Music Industry and Twitter's Matt Graves on Subscription Services
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HypeBot
In this next set of footage from the Bandwidth Conference,Danny Dee talks with Mike More & Bill Cromie of HeadlinerFM on the future of the music industry. Then, he speaks with Twitter's Matt Graves on the right price point for subscription services and Graves gives his thoughts on Ultimate Chart. Matt Graves On Subcriptions:
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The Final Week of the Hypebot Hit Song Contest
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HypeBot
As Bruce noted in the more news section yesterday, this is the final week of the Hypebot Hit Song Contest. It looks like entries have rounded off since my last update. We encourage all of you to go here and vote for your favorite entries in the competition. Since the end of the contest coincides with Labor Day, we imagine that there may be a small delay in announcing the winners due to the music industry slowdown and absence of ...
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