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News: Performance / Tour

Warren Wolf, Peter Martin to Play Sunday, May 22 at the Sheldon

February 23, 2011

Pianist Peter Martin has announced that he'll continue his series at the Sheldon Concert Hall by joining forces with vibraphonist Warren Wolf (pictured) for a performance at the Sheldon at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, May 22. Wolf, who's originally from Baltimore, has worked with Martin previously in bassist Christian McBride's group Inside Straight. He's considered a rising ...

News: Interview

Latin Jazz Conversations: Arturo O'Farrill (Part 1)

February 23, 2011

It's the unique nature of our childhood that shapes our individual qualities and forms our identities as artists. Our parents expose us to their own musical preferences and share their priorities for the arts in our lives. Their friends and our extended family add their own influences to our perceptions, exposing us to different sides of ...

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News: Recording

Sammy Nestico: Fun Time and More

February 23, 2011

Nobody swings like Sammy Nestico. The 87-year-old arranger knows how to get the heel of your foot bouncing and hands clapping without you even realizing they're moving. It just sort of happens, especially if you dig big bands. Sammy is old school, so his swingers build and build and build. The whole point, Sammy says, is ...

News: Performance / Tour

Trombone Shorty with Los Amigos Invisibles | S.F. | Review

February 23, 2011

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue with Los Amigos Invisibles :: 02.11.11 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA Walking down Geary towards The Fillmore the gaps in the sounds of the traffic zooming by on the boulevard were filled by a familiar yet seemingly out-of-place refrain, the source of which became clearer the closer I got ...

News: Performance / Tour

Ray Lamontagne: Summer Tour

February 23, 2011

TOUR STARTS MAY 25 IN WATERBURY, CT; BRANDI CARLILE AND THE SECRET SISTERS WILL OPEN Fresh off their Grammy win for Best Contemporary Folk Album, Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs announce their 2011 summer tour in support of their highly acclaimed album, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise. The tour begins in Waterbury, CT ...

News: Music Industry

What the Economic Recovery Means for Musicians

February 23, 2011

Two years ago, I wrote an article about finding work in the midst of the recession. Part of the advice I gave was to focus on building clients at schools and churches, as they seemed to be the only institutions surviving the financial crisis. It's time for some new advice. Now, certainly, I'm no economist. I ...

News: Music Industry

Is Selling Used MP3s Legal? Redigi Responds

February 23, 2011

When startup Redigi announced last week that they'd open a marketplace to re-sell “used" mp3's this summer, many in the music industry questioned the legality of the company's plans. “I can't imagine how," wrote Boston based music attorney Rob Falk. “A legal music download is generally issued as 'personal license to use,' and I believe that ...

News: Interview

An Interview with New Music Seminar Founder Tom Silverman on Digital Music and the Long Tail

February 23, 2011

This post is by Ryan Van Etten (@ryanve), Editor/Producer of VirtualMusic.tv. Tom Silverman has made his entire career in the music industry. Circa the early 80s he founded Dance Music Report, the New Music Seminar (NMS) and Tommy Boy Records, now Tommy Boy Entertainment, whose roster includes hip hop staples De La Soul, Naughty by Nature, ...

News: Technology

Talks Heat up to Improve Download Sound Quality, but is It Just an Excuse for Higher Prices?

February 23, 2011

According to several sources, iTunes, eMusic, Amazon and other digital music retailers are in talks with the major labels about improving the quality of sound in music downloads. But for most of those sitting at the table, better sound quality may be more about making money than sonic improvements. Studio recordings are often captured in 24-bit ...

News: Music Industry

7 Exceptional Strategies for Marketing Singles

February 23, 2011

This guest post is by Jon Ostrow (@miccontrol) of MicControl, a music blogging community that bridges the gap between musicians and music bloggers. The use of the 'single' has always been a popular way to release music, dating all the way back to the introduction of the gramophone player in the early 1900s when the 7-inch, ...