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10 Creative Ways Musicians Can Use QR Codes

May 12, 2011

Inspired by Clyde's Guide To QR Codes For Musicians, I wondered about how indie musicians might use these scanable graphics that link the offline and online worlds. Marketer and artist Erica Glaser had already created a strong list of 50 creative uses for QR codes that's geared to filmmakers and visual artists as much as musicians. ...

Official.FM Raises $8 Million to Expand D.I.Y. Musician Platform

May 12, 2011

Yesterday Hypebot called Geneva based Official.fm one of the 10 Smartest Startups At SF MusicTech. Now Official.fm has announced that they've received an additional $8 million in funding to build what they call “the world's most advanced do-it-yourself platform for music creators & content owners." No source of the funding was named. What is Offcial.fm? Official.fm ...

Patronism: Reinventing Musical Patronage

May 12, 2011

Startup Patronism combines crowdfunding and fan clubs to create a platform for ongoing artist support. Rather than simply donating money or getting a package of swag for your contribution, Patronism members pledge a monthly amount to interact with artists and get access to unreleased creative content from music to “archival photos, videos, behind-the-scenes stories and oddities ...

Highlights from SF Musictech: Tools, Tech, Revenue, Recommendation, Live and the Cloud

May 12, 2011

Plenty of solid discussion filled the walls of the Kabuki Hotel on Monday where the eighth SF MusicTech Summit was held. Strong panelists and bright attendees all contributed to meaningful dialogue that left those of us in attendance with lots to think about.  Here were some of the highlights:  Tools Dean Serletic of Music Mastermind shared that ...

You Say You Want a Revolution (We All Want to Change the World): Bitches Brew Live, or How Miles Davis Saved 21st Century Jazz

May 12, 2011

Bitches Brew was recognized as the proverbial “shot heard 'round the world" within weeks of being released by Columbia Records in April, 1970. In his musical choices—particularly the electric instrumentation, radically new editing approaches, and recent personnel changes—Miles had set off a fiery explosion that continues to reverberate throughout jazz to this day. A good number ...

A Musical Version of Build It and They Will Come...

May 12, 2011

If you look for jazz you can find it, sometimes even in most unexpected places and at unusual times. In this case, it was while honeymooning in Key West, a tropical party town that rivals New Orleans for its partying spirit, but not the depth and breadth of its music. At least that's the perception of ...

Berklee World Jazz Octet Performing in Salem on Saturday, May 14, at Derby Square

May 12, 2011

Something Else! Interview: Steve Lukather, of Toto

May 12, 2011

Steve Lukather was gearing up for a summer tour in Europe when he got the news: Rare recognition had arrived for him, not just as a co-founder of the often-overlooked band Toto but—and this is rarer still—as a sideman. Lukather was recently honored by Gibson.com, the legendary guitar-maker's official Web site, as one of the Top ...

Popa Chubby - Stealing the Devil's Guitar (2006)

May 12, 2011

By Derrick Lord It has long been the first trap any musician must jump once they hit it big. A successful record means a lot of people hear your music and from that point on you have a decision to make: Do you stick with the tried and true formula and give the less discerning fans ...

Matana Roberts - Live in London (2011)

May 12, 2011

A few years ago when I sat down and took a stab at identifying some up and coming women in a world of instrumental jazz still dominated by men, one of those ten names that came to mind was avant-garde saxophonist Matana Roberts. After moving to NYC from her Windy City hometown she finally led a ...