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News: Technology

Soundcloud Connects to Social Commerce Platforms Moontoast and D.I.Y. Media

June 23, 2011

SoundCloud's API is getting quite a workout lately with new partners connecting to its digital audio platform almost daily. The two most recent, Moontoast Impulse and D.I.Y. Media, have similar goals: enabling direct to fan sales on social networks for independent musicians of tracks stored on SoundCloud. Each takes a slightly different approach, however. Moontoast Impulse ...

News: Technology

4 Gig Booking Sites: Bandsurfing, Indie on the Move, Getagig Info, Sonicbids

June 23, 2011

My recent discussion of DIYgigs.com returned some suggestions for similar web services. Here I briefly discuss four sites, BandSurfing, Indie on the Move, Getagig Info and Sonicbids, focusing on their usefulness for indie musicians booking their own gigs. BandSurfing is still in process but the emphasis on connecting bands and people booking shows is central to ...

News: Trends

Study Says Connect with Your Fans to Counteract Illegal Downloading

June 23, 2011

An academic research paper by Kalika N. Doloswal and Ann Dadich on “using policy to curb illegal downloading" provides some interesting insights into the strength of efforts to connect musicians and fans via social media. Participation in services like Sellaband is said to help build a psychological contract between fan and musician that has the potential ...

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News: Interview

Something Else! Interview: Lenny White, of Return to Forever

June 23, 2011

Fusion jazz drummer Lenny White is prepping for a reunion with the newly expanded Return to Forever, which will make 32 stops in the U.S. beginning in Pittsburgh on Aug. 7. The newest members are former Mahavishnu Orchestra violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and guitarist Frank Gambale. But White's life away from a band he's played with off ...

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News: Recording

Matt Schofield - Anything but Time (2011)

June 23, 2011

Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Alvin Lee, Robin Trower and the late Gary Moore... all part of British blues guitar legacy. But try to name someone who came of age after the 1960s and belongs in that company? Matt Schofield may be the one who should be the first mentioned. Named a top ten British blues guitarist ...

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News: Recording

Forgotten Series: Tin Machine - Live: Oy Vey, Baby (1992)

June 23, 2011

By Tom Johnson I think Tin Machine was unfairly dismissed. Consisting of two studio albums and this live disc, and featuring David Bowie and guitar-genius Reeves Gabrels (who would accompany Bowie in his solo works through the 1990s), Tin Machine's output was slammed for being woefully out of touch at the time they were released. Too ...

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News: Music Industry

How to Write Library Music That Sells

June 23, 2011

The licensing opportunities for library music continue to expand as do the catalogs and business models. With up-front fees shrinking, how do you increase your chance of high-profile placements that will earn you residuals and additional writing commissions? What sells best has always been a mix of traditional, contemporary, and an understanding of your audience. Think ...

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News: Recording

Chris Byars - Lucky Strickes Again (Steeplechase, 2011)

June 23, 2011

Coming into the jazz world at the intersection of swing and bop, saxophonist Lucky Thompson was a well regarded performer in the 1950's and 60's before leaving the music business in the 1970's. One of his most well regarded albums was the Lucky Strikesalbum released on OJC in 1964. Inspired by Thompson's approach to music and ...

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News: Technology

Haven't Tried Turntable.FM Yet? Here's a Primer...

June 23, 2011

Congratulations, Turntable.fm! You are officially 'so hot right now,' always the combo blessing-and-curse. But regardless of the hype, this could be the discovery tweak this industry has been waiting for, and the experience is actually quite cool. In a nutshell, you basically hang out in different rooms with other music fans, and collectively spin, listen, and ...

News: Music Industry

Shazam Lands a Splashy $32 Million Round...

June 23, 2011

Wondering where the splashy digital music investments went? Well, Shazam has just landed a massive, $32 million funding round, according to details just shared by the company with Digital Music News. Investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) are leading the round, with existing investor DN Capital participating. The move signals ...