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Open Letter to Miles Davis from Charles Mingus

Source: Miles Davis Online
May 24, 2010

An Open Letter To Miles Davis By Charles Mingus November 30, 1955 Down Beat Magazine

Four editions of Down Beat come to my minds eye-Birds Blindfold Test, mine, Miles and Miles recent comeback story-as I sit down and attempt to honestly write my thoughts in an open letter to Miles Davis. (I discarded numerous mental letters before this writing, but one final letter formed last night as I looked through some pictures of Bird ...

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Musicians Play the Immigration Tune

Source: Visa Views
May 24, 2010

You probably already know that for an artist visa the immigration service requires that if you haven't received a Nobel Prize, Academy Award, Emmy, Grammy or Directors Guild Award (which I presume most of you readers have not, kudos if you have!), then you will need 3 of the following legally regulated proofs of excellence as a musician:1. National or international recognition;2. Articles written about in major trade publications or major media by applicant;3. Participation as ...

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The Paradox of Music: Is More, Really Less?

Source: HypeBot
May 24, 2010

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor-- (@kbylin)

I. New Choices

Often times, in discussions about how our culture has become abundant with music and the potential that it has to cause choice overload in the minds of fans, it does not take long for someone to recall the amazing lecture that psychologist Barry Schwartz gave at TED back in 2005, where he explores the central thesis to his book The Paradox of Choice. Let us use his talk as ...

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Google Launches Multi-Front Assault to Grab Its Share of Music Marketplace

Source: HypeBot
May 23, 2010

iTunes Gets A Worthy Competitor

A series on announcements this week at Google's I/O developer conference could signal another seismic shift in how music is discovered, purchased and enjoyed.

Google's most direct foray into music comes via the announcement that it had purchased Simplify Media two months ago, and will incorporating its technology in a new version of Android that enables users to stream music directly from their home PCs. That's a very different approach than MP3Tunes, Spotify or Apple's ...

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The RIAA and MPAA's Most Wanted List

Source: HypeBot
May 23, 2010

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TunesRights Opens Song Investment Marketplace

Source: HypeBot
May 23, 2010

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Shazam Soars to 75m Users, 2b Song ID's

Source: HypeBot
May 23, 2010

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The Good and Bad of Artist Development Lands At #1

Source: HypeBot
May 23, 2010

This guest post was submitted by Max Willens, the editor of We All Make Music, a website dedicated to helping musicians thrive in a post-label world.

Last week, Atlantic Records artists sat atop the U.S. and the U.K. In the U.S., B.o.B.'s B.o.B. Presents The Adventures of Bobby Ray landed in the top slot, while the U.K.'s top spot belongs to Plan B's sophomore album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks.

For Atlantic, the event seemed worth celebrating, so ...

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