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Jimi Hendrix's Last Days and Lost Music
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All About Jazz
On August 26th, 1970, Jimi Hendrix celebrated the official opening of his Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan's West Village.
It would be the last time he ever set foot in his beloved recording sanctuary; he died three weeks later in London at age 27 after ingesting a powerful dose of the sedative Vesperax.
But a month prior to the party, the man Rolling Stone would later name the Greatest Guitarist of All Time laid down a few special tracks, including ...
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ReverbNation Expands Music Distribution Service
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HypeBot
ReverbNation launched an expanded digital music distribution platform this morning and the company's co-founder and COO Jed Carlson shared the details with Hypebot.
HYPBOT: I'm sure it was a long night getting ready for today's launch. Can you introduce the new ReverbNation digital distribution products for our readers.
CARLSON: In addition to iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, eMusic, and Napster, we've added 29 more including Spotify, Last.fm, MySpace Music, Zune, Wal-Mart, Lala, iLike, MOG, and Pandora and bundled them into two packages: ...
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Record in Michigan and Louisiana and Get a Tax Credit
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HypeBot
It's no secret that the economy is struggling just about everywhere and that governments at all levels are attempting to do something about it. At least two states, Michigan and Louisiana, have extended their efforts to include musicians and the music industry by offering tax credits.
A little known clause in a Michigan law designed to attract filmmakers to the state extends 42% tax credits to those producing records within its borders. But these credits don't apply to every project. ...
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Notes from the Net: Hancock to Score Miles Davis Movie; Osby at the Vanguard; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* In this week's Miles Davis news, the feature film about the trumpeter came one step closer to reality with the announcement that pianist Herbie Hancock, who first gained wide public attention as a member of Davis' 1960s quintet, ...
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Sun Ra Arkestra Member/Father of Massachusetts Governor's Collection Dedicated to Berklee S Africana Studies Archive
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Michael Ricci
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and his family, is honoring his late father s musical and cultural legacy by donating the vast collection of jazz musician, composer and arranger Laurdine Kenneth Pat" Patrick to Berklee College of Music s Africana Studies Archive. The historical Pat Patrick Collection comprises hundreds of scores, photographs, personal materials, and recordings. A dedication ceremony and celebration of Pat Patrick s life and work will be held on March 24 at the college s Africana Studies Archive. ...
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Bourbon Street: "Short Notes on Four Bourbons"
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Pop Dose
Blanton's: I was the beneficiary of an act of trickle down economics a few months ago Work was a tremendous pressure cooker that month, and I think my boss was very aware of my elevated stress level. Knowing that I'm very fond of bourbon, he asked me to lunch one day, and on the way back, said: Lets stop by BevMo and Ill buy you whatever you want.
Well, I wont say no to good alcohol, so off we went. ...
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Modern Music Marketing Basics
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HypeBot
This guest post by Dave Kusek is an excerpt from the online lessons developed for The Music Power Network. MPN is an online resource and self-directed learning opportunity for d.i.y. musicians and music industry entrepreneurs.
Music is entertainment, and people want to be entertained. The great artists know this and create personaand brands that transcend everyday life. To a large degree, it is all make believe. If you want to be successful as a artist, you have to entertain people ...
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