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STLJN 2008 Year in Review
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
On this final day of 2008, let's take a look back at some of the most newsworthy, noteworthy and/or interesting items posted here on St. Louis Jazz Notes over the past 12 months:January 2008Erin Bode says legal woes are “officially over."Jazz St. Louis, SIU-E to host band director academy in JulyVon Doren, Ehrlich to perform at IAJE conferenceArt exhibit inspired by Sun Ra opens February 15 at Sheldon Art GalleriesNew multi-genre club The Gramophone says they'll include ...
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Rounding up the "Best Jazz of 2008" Lists
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's once again that time of year when jazz journalists, DJs, critics and bloggers publish their annual “Best Of" lists, and once again, St. Louis Jazz Notes is going all meta on the whole list-making concept by offering a list with links to all of the “Best Jazz of 2008" lists we can locate. It's a bigger group this year, and so to make the list o' lists a little easier to access, it's roughly alphabetized by media and/or the ...
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3 Trends Driving the Music Industry in 2009
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HypeBot
Predictions are easy. Being good at them is much harder. As I've been working on my predictions for the music industry for 2009, however, three recurring themes seem to be dominating the industry conversation as we begin the new year.
DEMOCRATIZATION - Giving entrepreneurs, artists and even fans the tools to compete with the major labels and mass media. DATA - Gathering and crunching actionable date. As you explore all of these new avenues for music discovery, what is working? ...Continue Reading
Music is Looking to Ads for Revenue in Middle of Three Year Sales Slump
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HypeBot
All He Needs is Royalties
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Michael Ricci
You may not recognize the name Patrick Halling, but if you’re a Beatles fan you’ve surely heard his work: he played violin on the recording of “All You Need Is Love,” and he is among the musicians asking European Union lawmakers to extend the period during which they can receive royalties for their recorded work.
Mr. Halling, a classically trained violinist, said that he would lose thousands of dollars a year in income when songs by the Beatles, Tom Jones ...
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