Music Industry News

Charlie Harrington Signs with Remo

Source: Michael Ricci
July 3, 2010

Award-Winning acclaimed artist, Charlie Harrington, has signed with Remo Drumheads. Charlie, an in demand session player with a well-established reputation as a first call drummer, is proud to endorse the fine quality products offered by Remo. As the world's drumhead specialist for over 50 years, Remo, Inc. has developed an incredibly wide variety of drumheads to fit every drumming application. Not only is a full selection of Remo heads available to meet the diverse needs of drumset players in country, ...

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Coast2coast New Music Convention Shows How Far Mixtapes Have Come

Source: We All Make Music
July 3, 2010

Mixtapes have come a long way.

For evidence of this draw your attention to the Coast 2 Coast New Music Convention, scheduled for August 27-29 at the Newport Beachside Hotel and Resort in Miami, Florida.

August might not be the ideal time to visit Miami, but those who can stand the heat will have a chance to schmooze with people from all areas of urban music. The networking event for music industry professionals has been put together by mixtape site ...

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Don't Forget the Power Offline Promotion

Source: HypeBot
July 2, 2010

This post comes courtesy of Brad at CD Baby and their D.I.Y. Musician blog.

While maintaining a steady web presence is a vital part of any musician's promotional arsenal, you shouldn't rely on it as the only way for fans to feel connected to your music. Make sure you're not neglecting an equally important means of making an impact: real-life interaction with your audience.

Opportunities to be face-to-face with your fans - most often at live shows - certainly ...

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Dr. Ronnell L. Bright Joins ARC

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
July 1, 2010

The Artists Recording Collective (ARC) is pleased to officially announce that Dr. Ronnell L. Bright has joined our artist roster. In a telephone conversation with ARC, Dr. Bright and his wife Dianna, stated that material ranging from unreleased musical recordings, as well as audio and video interviews will be released. “...Jazz is about the truth. It's about creating and playing music from your center, so that what comes out is really you." -- Ronnell Bright We encourage readers to also ...

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Warner Music Group Aligns with MTV Networks in Music Video Ad Deal

Source: Michael Ricci
July 1, 2010

Warner Music Group hears music in MTV's online advertising network. The music conglomerate on Wednesday announced a multiyear, nonexclusive deal to let MTV sell the ads for thousands of Warner's online music videos.

The music video business, which MTV pioneered three decades ago but has largely abandoned, has migrated online in recent years to sites such as YouTube, Vevo and on artists' individual home pages. The diaspora, however, has meant that artists and labels have collected very little advertising money ...

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Jazz Promo Services Now Accepting Submissions

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
July 1, 2010

Attention All Artists, Labels, Managers and Agents! Jim Eigo's Jazz Promo Services is now accepting campaign submissions for the 4th Quarter. If you, your label or client is planning to release a new CD in the 4th quarter or the near future now is the time to set up your campaign. Advancing is the key to the success for any publicity campaign. The further out you advance the more opportunities you have for stories, features and reviews. Let us help ...

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Top Five Music Licensing Myths Debunked

Source: We All Make Music
June 30, 2010

[Editor's Note: This is a repost of an article written by Scott McIntosh, the founder of MusikPitch, an online marketplace that connects talented songwriters with music supervisors, studios, brands, and anyone else looking for custom music.

Click here to read WAMM contributor Sasha Lee's profile of the service]

1. Licensing music is a loss of copyright control.

Licensing music is not a loss of copyright control, but a transfer of the right to use a song for a certain purpose. ...

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The Return of Jazz Shtick

Source: Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
June 30, 2010

Cymbal-HeadWhy did Louis Armstrong's standing in the jazz scene plummet during his “Hello Dolly" era, as if he had not been The Man? The reason may be that 1964 was about the time that jazz lost its sense of humor. Not its sly, oblique sense of humor, but the acceptance of a broad style that included a slick dance and a straight-up belly-laugh. The change didn't happen with the Boppers, although it started to shift. Diz had one ...

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