Music Industry News

Clear Channel Spins off into Live Nation

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2008

Live Nation Takes Over Clear Channel's Concerts

Lawrence Lepore, executive director of the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, first heard that the sale of Clear Channel's concert division had gone through when he called the company's New England headquarters. The receptionist told him he had reached a company called Live Nation. Lepore, whose venue booked 15 of the 19 shows it held last year through Clear Channel Entertainment, was confused. ”I thought I got the wrong number." He didn't. San ...

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Mike Luba: Ticketmaster Drop Dead

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2008

String Cheese to Ticketmaster: Drop Dead!

“We did not want a lawsuit. This is a last-ditch effort. We felt we were up against the wall, and the future of the band was in danger.... People are sick and tired of Ticketmaster." String Cheese Incident manager Mike Luba says the inability to get a suitable allotment of tickets due to recent Ticketmaster clampdowns is primarily why the band is not touring Southern California this year. The Boulder band headlined UCSD's RIMAC ...

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Clearly Channeling a Lot of Crap

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2008

From Boston comes a story that is sounding a little familiar. For 34 years, Bill Trowbridge was a sign hanger, one of those guys who puts up billboards.

Five years ago, the media conglomerate Clear Channel bought the company and tried to make a profitable business more profitable. They offered buyouts that cut the 48 employees in Local 391 of the sign workers in half. But that wasn't enough. Last March, Clear Channel told the remaining workers that they were ...

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Clear Channel Values Size Scale over Quality

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2008

Clearly, Something is Wrong Here Corporation values size, scale over quality

Clear Channel Exhibitions values stagecraft; the replication of the Sistine Chapel ceiling embodies this approach.

The Vatican has been keenly aware of the promotional value of art for centuries. There would be no Sistine Chapel ceiling without this point of view. Clear Channel Entertainment, a 900-pound gorilla in the American concert, radio and billboard industries based in San Antonio, Texas, clearly believes exhibitions are part of its ...

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Banjo's Live!

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2008

The Banjo is quietly making a comeback in various musical genres, from Folk to African to Jazz. It's Alive!

Wildwood Banjo Co. has been quietly building banjos since 1972. We believe that building a great banjo is the best form of advertising. We depend on people telling people about our instruments.

Wildwood Banjos are hand made from the finest woods and hardware available, offer a range of models in both open-back and bluegrass banjos from the simplicity of the Minstrel ...

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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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