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Shutting File Sharing Sites Could Harm Artists, Industry [STUDY]
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While the music industry has long flailed against online copyright infringement in sometimes harmful and often ineffective ways, a new study is out suggesting that shutting down the file sharing sites which are so often havens for this type of infringement would hurt new artists and the industry as a whole. Guest post by Timothy Geigner of Techdirt The evolution of the music industry's response to the fact that copyright infringement exists on the internet has been both plodding and ...
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SoundCloud's Uncertain Future
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A unique and valued platform for both creators and consumers of music since its creation in 2007, SoundCloud has grown to become an integral part of the world of digital music. Once expected to surpass a billion dollars in value, however, the service's future has now become uncertain. Guest post by Alexander Stewart from Berklee's Music Business Journal. Berlin-based streaming service SoundCloud has enabled its users to upload, record, promote, and share their original content online since it was founded by ...
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On CDs, LPs, Henderson And Horvitz
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
In the 1950s when UCLA football coach Red Sanders (pictured right) said, “Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing,” he could not have known that his sports philosophy would be adapted to virtually every human endeavor. Being number one is the overriding aim not only in sports, but also in politics and international relations—as we keep hearing from the White House—and in business and the arts. Hence, there is consternation at this week’s news trumpeted in Billboard magazine that sales ...
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YouTube Comment Controls Help Keep Things Positive
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With such a large and engaged user base, YouTube can be an excellent platform for artists to market their material to fans in an interactive capacity. As even the most casual YouTube user may have noticed, however, the comments section on YouTube isn't often a paragon of civility. Guest post by Chris Lejuez, Video Services Account Coordinator of The Orchard's The Daily Rind For its over 1 billion monthly active users, YouTube is a fun and engaging place for entertainment, education, and ...
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Lino Raises $20M To Build A Blockchain Driven YouTube
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Cupertino, CA based Lino has raised $20 million to build a blockchain driven YouTube competitor. Many analysts believe that the delivery, tracking, transparency and micro-payments enabled by blockchain offers the perfect platform to build a more open and egalitarian YouTube alternative. Lino today announced a $20 million investment led by China's top seed investor Zhenfund. Other investors include the crypto-currency focused investment vehicles, FBG Capital, DFund, and INBlockchain. “We’re trying to create a decentralized autonomous video content community,” says Lino chief ...
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Miles Davis is not Mozart: The brains of jazz and classical pianists work differently
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All About Jazz
This article first appeared on The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences website. A musician’s brain is different to that of a non-musician. Making music requires a complex interplay of various abilities which are also reflected in more strongly developed brain structures. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI CBS) in Leipzig have recently discovered that these capabilities are embedded in a much more finely-tuned way than previously assumed—and even differ ...
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Independent Venue Week To Debut In US This Summer
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Independent Venue Week will make its US debut this July 9-15 in cities across the county. The wildly popular UK edition of Independent Venue Week launched in 2014 with Colin Greenwood of Radiohead as its ambassador. Independent Venue Week, a celebration of independently owned and run music venues, debuts in the U.S. this July 9-15. The fifth UK week is currently underway. Sponsored by the BBC, its ambassadors include Adrian Utley of Portishead, Nadine Shah, Jamie Cullum, esteemed UK concertgoer Big Jeff Johns, and Darryl “DMC" McDaniels. “Bands still ...
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Tony Adamo Singer/Spoken Word Artist Signs With Ropeadope Records
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Louis Marks CEO at Ropeadope Records signs singer/songwriter/spoken word artist Tony Adamo. Tony Adamo's music producer Mike Clark has also been signed to Ropeadope Records. Mike Clark is of Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters fame. Tony Adamo's first CD release on Ropeadope will be on October 19th, 2018. Jazz and the spoken word have always had a symbiotic relationship. Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti pioneered the beat poet landscape of the ‘50s and ‘60s. But what of modern ...
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