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News: Music Industry

Advice: Finding and Making the Most out of a Music Industry Internship

April 9, 2011

This post is by Hypebot intern Hisham Dahud. His Twitter: @HishamDahud. There have been a few discussions circulating the web lately about unpaid internships in the music industry being worth it or not. The fact remains that the entertainment and music sectors continue to be areas where many people are willing to work for free, so companies ...

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News: Music Industry

Record Industry Profits if Napster Never Hit [chart]

April 9, 2011

For over a decade, US album sales have been racing to the bottom. In the trial brief for their case against LimeWire, the record industry has presented a graph that shows how sales may have fared had Napster never occurred. It's an interesting chart to analyze. Would sales have continued to race to the top or ...

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News: Technology

Click to Pay Sync Licensing Platform for Music

April 9, 2011

Need indie music for your film or video game, and fast? Meet Splother. The service allows full access to music via “click to pay" sync licensing and product marketing. Since it's no longer cost-effective to enter into elaborate negotiations for every type of sync, the company is aiming to speed up the process and provide a ...

News: Radio

Pandora Caught Transmitting Personal Info and User Location to Advertisers

April 9, 2011

(Updated) After Pandora revealed in an IPO filing that it was subpoenaed by a grand jury investigating smartphone apps, the team at Veracode decided to do a little digging and found that both Pandora's Android and iPhone apps transmitted information about a user's age, gender, location, and unique identifiers for the phone to advertisers. Pandora gathers ...

News: Performance / Tour

Gail Pettis at Jazz Alley, April 19-20

April 9, 2011

Vocalist Gail Pettis will at Jazz Alley for a special two-night run April 19-20. April 19-20: JAZZ ALLEY 2033 6th Avenue Seattle WA 98121 Reservations: 206-441-9729 Tickets are only $10.00 Pettis, the four-time nominee and 2010 winner of Earshot Golden Ear Awards “Northwest Vocalist of the Year," traveled to Kobe, Japan in 2006 to perform as ...

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News: Performance / Tour

ICP Orchestra Brings Zany Dutch Mischief to Seattle Art Museum on April 12th

April 9, 2011

The International Composers Pool (ICP) Orchestra, pictured here, doesn't just invent music in the moment, it plays with the idea of how that music gets made. Mischievous, zany, fox-quick and witty, all the players in this 44-year-old Dutch tentet can tap dance on a dime. (Sadly, pianist and composer Misha Mengelberg left the tour earlier this ...

News: Festival

JazzBoston's 5th Anniversary of JazzWeek Taking Place April 29-May 8, 2011

April 9, 2011

Hundreds of jazz events are schedule for the 5th anniversary of JazzWeek 11', taking place in greater Boston the week of April 29 to May 8, 2011. JazzWeek is organized by JazzBoston, which has compiled over 200 events in 80 venues throughout the Boston area, including night clubs, concert halls, campuses, libraries, radio stations and more. ...

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News: Opinion

If You Believe Filesharing is Stealing, How Does That Affect Your Craft?

April 9, 2011

Every day here at WAMM, we do our best to help artists learn about and adapt to the new realities of the music industry. But when it comes to things like filesharing, some artists have limits. Last month, the respected French dance music label Institubes voluntarily shut its doors, citing not a lack of interest but ...

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News: Recording

Sonic Liberation Front Meets Sunny Murray (High Two, 2011)

April 9, 2011

Drummer Sunny Murray is a legend in avant-garde jazz circles, performing with everyone from Albert Ayler to Cecil Taylor, as well as recording several sessions as a leader. An accidental phone call led him to get together with the Philadelphia based ensemble Sonic Liberation Front, and it was a fortuitous meeting for all concerned. This disc ...

News: Opinion

Like It or Not, the World Still Lusts After Major Labels...

April 9, 2011

We all want to think of ourselves as rational, forward-thinking, and independent people. But despite the crashing and burning, the euphoria surrounding direct-to-fan, and all the tawdry history, many of us are still lusting after major labels. And that goes for executives, investors, journalists, and most importantly, artists. It's not everyone, but it may be a ...