Music Industry News

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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My Morning Jacket:evil Urges

Source: All About Jazz
June 18, 2008

By: Dennis Cook

Part of rock 'n' roll's endurance is its ability to capture the character of an age. The reason folks are still dropping the needle on Hotel California, Sgt. Pepper and Wish You Were Here is a lethal combination of beautiful craftsmanship, sheer talent AND a flickering glimmer of the Big Picture during their respective moments in time. History is frequently summed up more accurately by a mood than with strict record keeping. Beginning in fear and ending ...

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Saga of Capitol Records Studio's Acoustics in Jeopardy

Source: Michael Ricci
June 17, 2008

They were singing the blues in the legendary Studio A at Hollywood's Capitol Records tower.

Pile drivers and excavation would take place only feet away from famed echo chambers beneath the Vine Street tower. EMI is appealing an approval of the project as recording pros fret.

“Losing this place would be a big deal. There's nothing better than this anywhere in the world," said recording engineer Al Schmitt. Schmitt, a 19-time Grammy winner, was standing over the banquet-table-size mixing board ...

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Ghostlight's 'Legally Blonde' CD Hits 100k in Sales

Source: Seth Cohen PR
June 17, 2008

'Legally Blonde' CD Exceeds 100,000 in Sales

'In The Heights' Jumps to Top Ten on Amazon, Following Best Musical Win at Tony Awards; CD Debuts at #1 on Billboard Chart

Ghostlight Celebrates Growth of Independent Label Created By-And-For the Broadway Community

Kurt Deutsch, President of Ghostlight Records, is pleased to confirm that sales of the Original Cast Recording for 'Legally Blonde The Musical' have exceeded 100,000 copies, as of this week. This is yet another milestone for Deutsch's independent label, ...

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