Music Industry News

Ticketmaster Suit to String out String Cheese Incident

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2008

Mike Luba Press Converence Explains Law Suit Over String Cheese Incident

SCI Ticketing, which was founded in 1998 as a partnership between The String Cheese Incident (SCI) and its managing company Madison House Inc, filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster Corporation on Aug. 11, 2003, alleging that the company, through acquisition and abuse of long-term, exclusive agreements with venue owners, has attempted to foreclose SCI Ticketing from competing in the already scarce market. Until recently, SCI has been provided by venues ...

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Reflecting Upon Influential Artists: Emiliano Salvador Rereleases

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
June 20, 2008

Some of the most interesting musicians are the ones that influence their peers but escape notice of the larger listening audiences around the world. These musicians catch the ears of similar artists due to some outstanding aspect of their creative output - musicians are generally exposed to a large body of work throughout their careers, they are not easily impressed. They need something extraordinary to hold their attention and keep them talking; once they find it word of mouth spreads ...

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Theo Croker: A Global Jazz Sensation in the Making

Source: Mosnar Communications, Inc
June 20, 2008

Brenda Bradley of Exalt Entertainment Group interviews International up and coming favorite Theo Croker about his thoughts on the jazz industry and future plans. What do you believe is behind your growing international audience? Well, for one thing, winning the Presser Foundation Award and being able to use the funding for my first recording, The Fundamentals, gave me a lot of artistic freedom. I was also able to independently distribute to international radio for airplay. And the response was great. ...

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Alejandro Escovedo: Living Inside the Myth

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2008

Preview unreleased tracks from Real Animal at alejandroescovedo.com...

By: Tom Speed

Alejandro Escovedo by Mick Rock Alejandro Escovedo has, on the surface, lived the typical life of the critic's darling - doted on by writers, lauded by a small but vocal group of ardent fans, largely ignored by mainstream music audiences. He's damn-near deified in Austin, Texas, cited as a major influence on songwriters everywhere, and even had a litany of A-list stars contribute versions of his songs to a ...

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Universal Music Publishing Group Previews Royalty Window

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2008

Los Angeles, CA - Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the world's leading global music publisher, recently hosted an event for the industry's top songwriters, artist managers and music industry executives to preview the company's ground-breaking on-line customer royalty administration system, RoyaltyWindow.com. The company first announced plans of the royalty system during MIDEM, making Universal Music Publishing Group the first major global music publisher to unveil an online portal for royalty statement transmittal, analysis and tracking, capable of efficiently managing a ...

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The No Jazz Clear Channel

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2008

By Tom Wiggins NO Jazz Festival Sold Out! America 'Been Sold Out

That does not surprise me at all, Clear Channel has been buying up everything and event and venue in the live performance industry that has been or is successful, including all the major live music promotion companies and festivals around the world. Their programming of this years Jazz & Heritage festival is a perfect example of what this article says and it is not an April ...

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Billboard Don't Talk No Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2008

On the Eve of Live Nation's President Announcing they were Making Every Effort to Eliminate Jazz from the American Culture, Blogs are Blogging.

Maybe I am crazy or have been lobotimized but I am 26 years old and really cannot recall the last time I saw a jazz album break the top 10 on the Billboard charts. The jazz medium is not a single-heavy medium. It seems that music sales of late are very dependent on a radio smash. Just ...

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Live Nation Plans to Eliminate Jazz from American Culture

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2008

Fort Lauderdale tells music fest promoter: Streisand, not Metallica NO JAZZ!

Don't count on watching Ozzy Osbourne bite the head off a bat at the proposed Live Nation music festival on Fort Lauderdale beach next year. City commissioners made clear Tuesday that they would only agree to allow the massive event next spring if the bands are palatable, and family friendly. That means probably no Metallica, no Incubus. Live Nation is the largest global producer of live concerts ...

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