Music Industry News

Jazzwax List: 28 Aces of Clubs

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 1, 2010

Live albums make up a good chunk of any good jazz collection. Many of the best ones were recorded at New York jazz clubs that are long gone. Some clubs even made their way into jazz album titles--like Wes Montgomery's Smokin' at the Half Note, Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street East, Thelonious Monk's Live at the Five Spot and Mingus at the Bohemia.

Ever wonder where those and other long lost New York nightspots were located? So ...

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Socialmention: Like Google Alerts, for Social Media

Source: HypeBot
August 1, 2010

As anyone who operates in this space knows, tracking and monitoring conversations around your business, artists, and blog is a constant must.

There are many tools out there, some good, some not so much. One site I have just become familiar with is called Social Mention; it is a social media search and analysis platform that aggregates user generated content from across the web into a single stream of information. Judging by a few preliminary searches, the site seems like ...

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Music Piracy and the End of Culture

Source: HypeBot
August 1, 2010

This guest post is by Charlotta Hedman (@fjoms), a journalist who blogs for the Music 4.5 project, a series of events that bring together people from the technology and the music industry.

The music industry seems to be bracing itself for peak-revenue in the same way the rest of the world is waiting for the oil to run out. Is it really true that piracy will turn some countries into a cultural wasteland? According to some reports it's already happening. ...

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Comparing Traditional and Brilliant Finish Cymbals

Source: AAJ Staff
August 1, 2010

Traditional finish cymbals do not have a high gloss shine or coating applied. Lathing is a traditional finished cymbals finished look. Brilliant finish cymbals have a high gloss shine and if there are lathed grooves they are not as deep because they have been buffed down. Brilliant finish cymbals have great stage presents because of their eye catching high gloss shine. These cymbals are easier to clean than traditional finished cymbals because the grooves are not as deep to collect ...

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"Operators" Are Standing By

Source: Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
July 29, 2010

Some have castigated the recent alliance between Sony and the Miles Davis estate which offers “A mouthpiece replica of exactly the 'Gustat' Heim 2 model used by Davis especially created by Kanstul," t-shirts and other fascinating items. They even throw in 43 CD's.In fact, those corporate giants don't go nearly far enough in offering a package that can truly bring fans closer to their favorite artists. I have therefore forged a metaheuristic liaison with certain Ukranian businessmen and ...

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Music Xray: Matching Your Songs to Opportunities

Source: HypeBot
July 29, 2010

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Jazz This Week: Kevin Eubanks, Keyon Harrold, RNR with Rick Braun and Richard Elliot, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 28, 2010

This week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis is atypically busy for this time of year, but rather than complain about a surfeit of potential choices, let's go to the highlights:On Thursday, guitarist Kevin Eubanks, back on the road playing jazz again after wrapping up a long stint as bandleader on NBC's Tonight Show, performs at the Casino Queen.Also on Thursday, guitarist Chris Burchett does a free concert for the Jazz at Holmes ...

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What I Learned at NMS: One Call to Action

Source: HypeBot
July 28, 2010

This post is by Ryan Van Etten (@ryanve), Editor/Producer of VirtualMusic.tv; he was our featured corespondent at New Music Seminar in New York.

Since before you heard of Google, Chris Vinson has been designing musician websites. Like many today, he was in a band that needed a website. He did what anyone with enough determination would have done--he built it.

1000+ people were on his ...

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