Music Industry News

Roanoke, VA: Where Music is Made Matters

Source: HypeBot
February 25, 2010

Virginia's Star City Explores Music As An Economic Driver

I've written before about how where music is made matters. Not only can music add flavor to a city as it does in Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans; but musicians can also be harbingers of future growth as we've seen in places like Austin and Brooklyn Heights, New York.

The conditions needed to grow a music city and music's potential to lead a city's transformation have become particularly apparent since my ...

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Indies Boycott Limewire Party at Digital Music East

Source: HypeBot
February 24, 2010

American Association Of Independent Music (A2IM) President Rich Bengloff is encouraging his members attending this week's Digital Music Forum East to boycott at Limewire sponsored reception on Thursday evening.

“...Services like LimeWire, Myxer and many more that, by the nature of their services, make it too easy for consumers to violate copyright and/or compensate independents in a sub-standard fashion or not at all," Bengloff wrote in an open letter to his members and shared with Hypebot. “LimeStore uses the LimeWire ...

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The Village Vanguard at 75

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
February 24, 2010

The Village Vanguard is observing its 75th anniversary this week. Joe Lovano and the band he calls Us Five are playing there through Sunday. I wish that I could attend. But I shouldn't be greedy; in my New York years, I was fortunate to be in the club often. I heard music there that echoes in my mind to this day. Frequently on Monday nights, I wrapped up the newscast, jumped into a cab and headed for the Vanguard. That's ...

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Irwin Corey Stars at the Vanguard's Birthday Bash

Source: Inverted Garden by Eric Benson
February 24, 2010

Last night, New York's jazz elite gathered to toast 75 years of that quirky basement space at 178 Seventh Avenue South known as the Village Vanguard. The assembled included impresarios (Anzic's Colin Negrych, festival kingpin George Wein), writers (Gary Giddins, Ashley Kahn, Ben Ratliff), radio hosts (Phil Schapp, Josh Jackson), and, of course, musicians (Paul Motian, Jimmy Heath, Ravi Coltrane, Bill Charlap, Anat Cohen). The event was decidedly low-key—trays of ribs and wings for dinner, Lester Young records instead of ...

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Fire Marshals Say Blaze at Philadelphia Record Studio Was Deliberately Set

Source: Michael Ricci
February 24, 2010

A fire broke out on Sunday morning at Philadelphia International Records, where Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff perfected the Philadelphia sound of smooth R&B for singers like Teddy Pendergrass and Patti LaBelle, the Philadelphia Enquirer reported.

The fire swept through the labels office area, melting gold and platinum records and destroying much of its memorabilia, but it spared the historic studio and the labels tape library, according to the paper. Firefighters responded to a call at 7:28 a.m. on Sunday ...

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In Tokyo, a Youtube Contest Brings out Secret Jazz Fanatics

Source: Michael Ricci
February 24, 2010

Tokyo is a city filled with secret jazz fanatics. Theres always a chance that the non-descript, suited salaryman sitting next to you on that train has a room in his apartment thats packed to the ceiling with old Miles Davis and John Coltrane vinyl LPs. To cater to this demand, jazz clubs, coffee shops and bars are scattered across the city like dandelions. The Blue Note Tokyo jazz club, an offshoot of its New York City counterpart, is the reigning ...

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U.K. Govt Steps in to Protect Abbey Road

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2010

Following speculation over the sale of Abbey Road studios, the U.K. government has listed the building at Grade II, which gives it a protected status. The 1830s villa at No. 3 Abbey Road in north London was given Grade II status based on the historic merit of the studios. The decision, based on advice from the body English Heritage, was confirmed today (Feb. 23) by culture minister Margaret Hodge. EMI, which owns Abbey Road, announced on Sunday (Feb. 21) that ...

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Opportunities for Indie Filmmakers, Pop Composers

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2010

Alt songwriters are cheaper, have emo resonance.

For years it was common for studios to cross-market a film with a well known performer, but today niche artists are landing more tracks in films and reaping the spoils, especially around award season.

Glancing at recent best song nominees, offbeat names like “Bird" York ("In the Deep" from “Crash"), A.R. Rahman ("Jai Ho" from “Slumdog Millionaire") and Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard ("Falling Slowly") have slipped into the category, elbowing out bigger ...

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