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News: Technology

Share Your Best Music Marketing Ideas and Win Bob Baker's New "Guerrilla Music Marketing Online"

June 15, 2011

To celebrate the release of his eight book, and third in the Guerrilla Music Marketing series, author Bob Baker is giving Hypebot readers a chance to win free copies of “Guerrilla Music Marketing Online". Here's how you can win: In the comments section below, post your best Internet-related guerrilla music marketing idea by Midnight on ...

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News: Recording

Pat Metheny - What's It All About (2011)

June 15, 2011

If you were tasked with listing the influences of JazzGuitaristPatMetheny, some good entries might be Four and More (Miles Davis), Ornette Coleman's Something Else!!! (Sorry, couldn't resist), and Smokin' At The Half Note by the Wynton Kelly Trio with Wes Montgomery. Ah, but people often forget that influence can come from many directions. Pat has stated ...

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News: Book / Magazine

Books: R. Crumb - Draws the Blues (1993)

June 15, 2011

By Derrick Lord Occasionally jazz and blues fans need to be reminded that we don't have to limit ourselves strictly to musical recordings. Keep in mind there is plenty of great artwork available that would be a nice addition to any collection or music room. Of particular interest to me is the work of Robert Crumb. ...

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News: Recording

Harris Eisenstadt - Canada Day II (Songlines, 2011)

June 15, 2011

Percussionist and composer Harris Eisenstadt is one of the leading lights of the new jazz scene, leading and participating in several bands including this one that includes Nate Wooley on trumpet, Matt Bauder on tenor saxophone, Chris Dingman on vibraphone and Eivind Opsvik on bass. They get a nimble quintet sound with some very nice tunes ...

News: Music Industry

Time Warner's CEO: "Let's Cheer Up. This is Not the Music Business..."

June 15, 2011

In case you were wondering, 'poster child' is officially stamped onto the forehead of the music industry. So much so that other declining industries make themselves feel better by comparing themselves to music. “Let's cheer up," Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes told fellow executives at the NCTA Cable Show this week (as quoted by GigaOm). “This ...

News: Opinion

Why Messy Rights = Lost Deals...

June 15, 2011

If only it were about the music, and the music alone! But when it comes to licensing songs and striking deals, music supervisors, publishers, and managers keep telling us the same thing. That is, if artists have complicated rights situations, they can easily lose opportunities to the next band or songwriter. “I shy away from [slotting] ...

News: Festival

Another Death at Bonnaroo. if It's Drugs, It's Trouble...

June 15, 2011

Death happens, every day. So why should festivals be different? Well, as the news of a second death at Bonnaroo emerges, there's now a giant 'what's next?' to consider. Maybe this blows over. Or maybe, because of drug-related reasons, it doesn't. Maybe you think Bonnaroo is untouchable. But this is America,a society that remains staunchly committed ...

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News: Recording

Bob James and Howard Paul "Just Friends: The Hamilton Hall Sessions 2011"

June 15, 2011

This surprising stroll through the Great American Songbook comes courtesy of pianist and two-time Grammy award winner Bob James and seven-string guitarist Howard Paul. Recorded in early 2011 at Hamilton Hall, overlooking the Savannah River, in Savannah, Georgia, this acoustic pairing of two kindred spirits revels in its warm and engaging format and reveals a mutual ...

News: Interview

Q&A: Donny McCaslin

June 15, 2011

One of my favorite tenor sax players is Donny McCaslin. I recall my childhood friend bassist Larry Grenadier telling me about him in the mid 80's. It was around that time that Donny and Larry were both members of the Gary Burton Quintet. Shortly thereafter, Donny joined Steps Ahead taking over the sax chair from the ...

News: Music Industry

Advice for Marketing Independent Music: 'We're All Marketers, All Salespeople'

June 14, 2011

This past weekend, the California Music Industry Summit took place at the Marriott Hotel in Oakland, California. One of the standout panels featured experienced music marketers sharing knowledge for a crowd of independent artists and indie music marketers. Some of the highlights: Michael Fiebach of Fame House asserts that while one doesn't necessarily have to be a ...