Music Industry News

Jazz Alliance of Mid Michigan

Source: Michael Ricci
August 15, 2010

The Jazz Alliance of Mid Michigan or “JAMM" preserves and promotes the tradition of live jazz music in Mid-Michigan. We are performers, listeners promoters and educators who all love jazz! 313-444-JAMM We are performers, listeners, promoters, and educators with a common interest—we love jazz! Our mission is simple: preserve and promote the tradition of live jazz across the Mid-Michigan area. Whether you are looking for jazz performances in the area or want to become a member, you are in the ...

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A Son of Jazz Royalty Chooses a Life on the Streets

Source: AAJ Staff
August 14, 2010

To any regular at DeWitt Clinton Park in the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan, he is a familiar sight, holding court from his spot on the park bench—incense burning, pipe in his mouth. At age 66, his body is still taut, his graying hair and beard full and kept long. He has that recognizable look of the homeless—bags of belongings, stored food, slept-in clothes—but not the air of the deeply disturbed or desperate. This is the story of Matthew Kenneth ...

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The Light in the Tunnel: The Basics of Busking in New York City

Source: We All Make Music
August 13, 2010

[Editor's Note: The following article on the basics of busking in New York City was written by Robbie Copley and Hannah Lavon, the founders of Audiomole NYC]

Buskers are enjoying a renaissance in New York. In today's economy, everyone is looking for free or low-cost entertainment, and artists are vying for the most trafficked places to get noticed by passersby. And with “indie-" everything being so in vogue, you can't get much more indie than literally performing underground for people ...

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Guitarist of Broad Range, with Lots of Friends

Source: AAJ Staff
August 13, 2010

Deference and dexterity are steadfastly correlated for the guitarist Lee Ritenour. Over the course of a 35-year solo career, he has personified a carefree sort of prowess, making no secret of his enthusiasms: slinky funk, Brazilian pop, the softer side of hard bop. Because of his breezy sincerity, he's the rare guitar-geek hero seemingly free of an outsize ego, though that impression may also stem from his warmly ingratiating music, which has often been filed under the category of smooth ...

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Rob Zombie: The Truth About New Albums

Source: HypeBot
August 13, 2010

Metal vocalist and film maker Rob Zombie spoke to AOL's Noisecreep, saying: “Truthfully, when you make a new album ... you go, 'OK here's eleven new songs, five of which we'll never play live. And here's the two or three singles that will always be in the set. I think they [the record industry] dropped the ball a long time ago and they're never going to recover from it. Nobody wants to actually purchase music any more ... it's a ...

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Trey Anastasio: Tab at the Tab

Source: JamBase
August 13, 2010

NEW LIVE ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 14 TAB at the TAB, recorded live on February 27, 2010, is the upcoming live album by Trey Anastasio Band. The lineup of lead guitarist/vocalist Anastasio, Russ Lawton (drums), Tony Markellis (bass) and Ray Paczkowski (keyboards) were joined by Russell Remington (tenor saxophone and flute), Jennifer Hartswick (trumpet and vocals) and Natalie Cressman (trombone and vocals). Click here to pre-order the album. The release date is September 19, 2010. Tracklisting: “Money, Love and Change" “Words ...

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Leon Breeden, Gone

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
August 13, 2010

The average jazz listener—whoever that might be—may never give a thought to how his favorite musicians learned their art. There was a time, long past, when most professional jazz artists reached proficiency through on-the-job training. Music departments in institutions of higher education took decades to recognize jazz as a serious branch of music. Older jazz players who majored in music can tell you stories of being disciplined or, in extreme cases, thrown out of school for jamming in practice rooms. ...

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Thinking Inside the Box, Part Three - Mixing "ITB" is Actually Better

Source: We All Make Music
August 12, 2010

Welcome to the latest installment of Production Tips, our new monthly feature offering, well, production tips, hosted by Simon Langford.

In the earlier parts of this series, I discussed the ways in which people can replicate the experience of working on a bigger mixing desk.

For many people, mixing in the box is the only practical option. But just because it's the only option doesn't mean you have to settle. In fact, mixing in the box is preferable in some ...

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