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News: Recording

Iro Haarla Quintet "Vespers"

April 20, 2011

Iro Haarla Quintet Vespers Iro Haarla piano, harp Mathias Eick trumpet Trygve Seim tenor and soprano saxophone Ulf Krokfors double-bass Jon Christensen drums Release Date: April 12, 2011 Six years after the much-loved “Northbound"—described by All About Jazz as “lovely, articulate, river-deep ...

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News: Recording

Marcin Wasilewski Trio - "Imprint"

April 20, 2011

Marcin Wasilewski Trio Faithful Marcin Wasilewski piano Slawomir Kurkiewicz double-bass Michal Miskiewicz drums Release date: April 12, 2011 Dazzling third ECM album by Poland's Wasilewski Trio, which perfectly captures the group's blend of energy and lyricism. There is space here for both the outgoing and the ...

News: Technology

Gig Tracker 2.0

April 20, 2011

April 19th, 2011 It can be difficult, as a freelancer, to keep track of the income coming in from gigs. On an average week I might work for 5-8 different employers and clients—I'm sure you are the same. Very early in my career I started to feel overwhelmed by tracking pay stubs and cash gigs. I ...

News: Technology

8tracks.com - Digital Answer to Lost Art of Mixtapes

April 20, 2011

A digital answer to the lost art of the mixtape, 8tracks allows listeners to create their own playlists that can be easily shared with others. Half music discovery service and half curation tool, 8tracks users can generate custom playlists by uploading their own MP3s or using songs already imported into 8tracks' library, which can then be ...

News: Music Industry

Redigi Raises $535,000 for Used MP3 Store

April 20, 2011

Cambridge, MA based startup ReDigi has raised $535,000 from 21 investors to operate a used digital music download store according to an SEC filing. When we've written about ReDigi previously, Hypebot readers, including at least one music industry attorney, expressed healthy skepticism about the legality of selling used downloads. Despite ReDigi's detailed explanation, I remain unconvinced, ...

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News: Music Industry

QR Codes Move into Music's Mainstream

April 20, 2011

A music industry tipping point of sorts arrived for QR (quick response) codes as PepsiCo announced that, through June 26, Taco Bell customers who buy the “Mountain Dew Free Music cup" can scan a QR code on the bottom of the cup to download free music and videos. The downloads will also be available for free, ...

News: Music Industry

The Silver Bullet for Music Business Success?

April 20, 2011

On Music Think Tank, Minh Chau has found an overarching theme that leads to music business success. Through various stories and advice from music industry events, Minh realized that the silver bullet for music business success is: collaboration with emerging/aspiring industry people. Read on for the silver bullet explanation. “The silver bullet: Collaboration with emerging/aspiring industry ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Ellis Marsalis Live in San Francisco

April 20, 2011

Ellis Marsalis is the patriarch of one of the most prominent jazz families in America. He has played piano and taught jazz in his native New Orleans for decades, but it is only since his more famous sons, particularly Wynton and Branford, have come to prominence that he has started to gain some well-deserved recognition. (Marsalis ...

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News: Recording

Mort Weiss - Meets Bill Cunliffe (2011)

April 20, 2011

Clarinetist Mort Weiss, who turns 76 years young tomorrow, is ten years into a remarkable comeback after laying off working as a musician for four—that's right—four decades. Last year, both Mark Saleski and myself totally dug Weiss' solo clarinet opus, Raising The Bar. Making up for lost time, Weiss is now nine albums in his remarkable ...

News: Recording

One Track Mind: Pink Floyd, "On the Turning Away" (1988, Live)

April 20, 2011

By Tom Johnson Listening to Pink Floyd's Delicate Sound Of Thunder, I found myself perplexed at some of the lyrics to “On The Turning Away." Singer/guitarist David Gilmour states: Where the speechless unite In a silent accord I found myself wondering, “How would they know? How would the 'speechless' know to 'unite in a ...