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Variable MP3 Pricing Making Money for Labels
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PC Magazine
In April, soon after Apple gave labels the ability to set different prices for their songs on iTunes, every track on Pink Floyd's “Dark Side of the Moon" was raised to $1.29. Some music fans complained about these price increases, and many technology executives and bloggers proclaimed that labels were making the wrong move. But while sales of individual tracks from “Dark Side of the Moon" dipped by 11%, album sales remained steady. And all sales combined generated about 12% ...
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band Signs to Ted Kurland Associates
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All About Jazz
Exciting new slate of programs planned for 2010, including a new collaboration with Bluegrass Legends The Del McCoury Band Boston, MA--Ted Kurland Associates has signed the venerated Preservation Hall Jazz Band for exclusive representation on a worldwide basis. TKA's history of working with legendary artists and their extraordinary careers was key to the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's consideration of the Agency as their new home. TKA is already soliciting dates for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons. While dedicated to ...
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Grammy Nominee, Phil Kelly Joins the Artists Recording Collective
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Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
Grammy Nominee and noted composer/arranger, Phil Kelly has joined the Artists Recording Collective (ARC). In addition to more than 40 years as a composer/arranger for film, TV, and other media applications, he has written for bands like Bill Watrous' NY Wildlife Refuge, the Old Tonight show band, Doc Severinsen, Si Zentner, as well as functioning as arranger/conductor/drummer for vocalists Buddy Greco, Julius LaRosa, Frank D'Rone, Sylvia Syms, John Gary, Jenny Smith, and Al 'TNT' Braggs among others. Early on in ...
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What the Ad Industry Thinks of the Music Industry
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HypeBot
Is this what the adverting industry thinks of the music industry?
“Music is sort of like a municipality, like water from a faucet: free, of acceptable quality. If you want a more savory experience, there is always the bottled variety. In fact, this paradigm shift is already behind us."Ouch! The solution?
“Our answer to how the cycle of life keeps on giving and evolving is the pairing of the appropriate music with the appropriate brand. Musical artists ...Continue Reading
"Mom, I Need Help Marketing My Music"
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HypeBot
According to eMarketer, there are 32 million moms online in the US today, and the number is growing. A new pr and marketing program from Child's Play Communications dubbed Music Moms hopes to tap into that market by putting music in the hands of influential mommy bloggers. Music Moms reviews music across all genres including children's music, and Universal Motown has already used the service. Adults have not traditionally been all that interested in new music; particularly after kids start ...
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Beck Starts Record Club Listen to VU Song Now
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JamBase
Beck Starts Record Club Listen to Velvet Underground's “Sunday Morning" Now
Yesterday we tipped you off to Beck's new Record Club project where he joins up with various artist friends to re-record classic albums in a single day and post them to his website one track at a time.
The first project is the Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground and Nico, and today Beck has posted the first song: “Sunday Morning." You can check it out below and/or ...
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RIAA Verdict: $1.92 Million
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JamBase
From: http://arstechnica.com:
RIAA Verdict Thomas verdict: willful infringement, $1.92 million penalty Jammie Thomas-Rasset's federal retrial concluded today as a jury found her liable for willful copyright infringement, awarding the record labels nearly $2 million in damages
By: Nate Anderson
A new lawyer, a new jury, and a new trial were not enough to save Jammie Thomas-Rasset. In a repeat of the verdict from her first federal trial, Thomas-Rasset was found liable for willfully infringing all 24 ...
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Notes from the Net: "Miles from India" in NYC and Montreal; Elling, Bridgewater Pay Tribute to Jazz Classics, 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:* Let's start, as we often do, with some Miles Davis-related items. The Montreal Jazz Festival has announced that the ensemble for the “Miles From India" concert on July 4 at the Theatre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts will include ...
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