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Grand Opening Gennett Records Digital Archives
Source:
Michael Ricci
The Starr-Gennett Foundation and Indiana University East have partnered to make over 300 digital recordings available to the public. The Gennett Record label has national significance in the world of music and American culture.
The public is welcome to attend the open house on the second floor of the IU East Campus Library from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30. During the open house, recordings will be available to listen to and the library staff will give a tutorial on ...
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Gregg Allman Recovering After Liver Transplant
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Michael Ricci
Gregg Allman, the guitarist in the Allman Brothers Band who has had chronic health problems related to Hepatitis C, had liver transplant surgery on Wednesday morning at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla.
“ I feel pretty good, considering everything that's happened," he said in a statement. Mr. Allman, 62, had been on a waiting list for the new liver, and the band has canceled concerts in the past because of his health. In 2008 the band canceled its ...
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Limewire Toasted: Begs RIAA for Mercy After Total Defeat
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Moses Supposes
By Moses Avalon
So, once again the RIAA, the trade organization investing millions in the rights of labels and their artists, has won yet another slam dunk victory in court against a major file-sharing profit machine, who was punch-drunk on venture capital and free love, free music, free something or other.
SlimeWire
LimeWire has totally lost in court. Not a single one of their motions survived and the judge in the case has told them, make a deal or be ...
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ASCAP Lawsuits Target 21 Venues in 13 States
Source:
HypeBot
As is does periodically, ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) yesterday filed 21 separate lawsuits against nightclubs, bars and restaurants in 13 states claiming infringement. According to the performing rights society, each establishment refused to obtain a license or pay the fees owed, but continued to perform ASCAP members' music without permission.
A full list of venues:
Establishment, City, State
Law's Lunch & Dinner, Riverside, CA The Vibe, Riverside, CA Mad Dogs & Englishmen, ...Continue Reading
The Thorny Trail to Triumph: Painting and Planning a Visual Artist Visa
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Visa Views
Artwork by Carlos VegaToday I am listing in simple language what is needed to qualify for O-1 artist visa as a visual artist. We'll skip the “Einstein" requirement and move on to the alternative list. Remember, you must fulfill at least 3 categories. Here goes: 1. Awards, prizes and/or commendations granted by art organizations/fairs, etc.;2. List of galleries where you have shown your work, with proof of the shows (think ...
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So What: Local News, Notes and Links
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Herein, we introduce a new occasional feature for StLJN - a quick wrap-up of links & short local news items of interest. (The title is from the Miles Davis song that leads off Kind of Blue. The notion of using said title was inspired by (read “stolen from") the weekly “Confirmation" feature of the Kansas City jazz blog Plastic Sax.)* Percussionist Bernard Long, Jr. will be the lead instructor for a six-week “Dynamic Drum Line" summer camp for ...
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The Loss of the Targeted Hang
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Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
My last post bemoaned the disappearance of local places to buy horns. Another aspect of moving instrumental sales online was the demise of places where you could do what you might call a “targeted hang." That is, a place where musicians could indulge themselves with some serious checking in and screwing off, while convincing themselves they were actually getting something done-fixing a dicty spit valve, re-corking a pad, getting a dent banged out, or looking at horns you couldn't afford. ...
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Triadster to Crowdsource Artist Development, Marketing
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We All Make Music
What if a label could use crowdsourcing to figure out how to maximize an artist's appeal?
When it comes to the decline of the major labels, a lot of people are upset about what that may mean for the future of artist development. Because it was ultimately funded by profit-minded executives, you could argue that artist development is a mixed blessing, but it's pretty undisputable that the money for it is drying up across the board.
A new label thinks ...
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