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Pandora Has Paid More Than $100 Million in Royalties Since 2007...

February 12, 2011

How much has your digital music startup paid to artists, labels, and publishers? Well, since 2007, Pandora has paid well over $100 million to SoundExchange and various publishers, according to financial details emerging this afternoon. And, that number would have been much higher had it not been for negotiated, retroactive rate reductions affecting the years 2006-2010. ...

Pandora Files Initial IPO Paperwork...

February 12, 2011

Pandora has now filed the official paperwork required for an initial public offering (IPO). The “Form S-1" has been submitted to the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), specifically relating to a 'proposed initial public offering of shares of common stock.' The form is available here. The number of shares to be offered and the price ...

Why Would Anyone Want to Acquire a Label, Anyway?

February 12, 2011

Wall Street was jumping on another rumor today—this time, that WMG is being more aggressively shopped. Haven't we heard this one before? Of course we have, though the latest—courtesy of the New York Post—suggests that Bronfman and company are jockeying to sell their label before Citigroup can sell theirs. So this is how it ends? We've ...

Of Mist and Melting (ECM 1120)

February 12, 2011

Bill Connors Of Mist And Melting Bill Connors guitar Jan Garbarek saxophones Gary Peacock bass Jack DeJohnette drums Recorded December 1977, Talent Studio, Oslo Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug Produced by Manfred Eicher Three years after his astonishing acoustic turn on Theme To ...

December Poems (ECM 1119)

February 12, 2011

Gary Peacock December Poems Gary Peacock double-bass Jan Garbarek tenor and soprano saxophones Recorded December 1977 at Talent Studio, Oslo Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug Produced by Manfred Eicher From the start of Gary Peacock's December Poems, one revels in the sound of his instrument, the buzzing, ...

Places (ECM 1118)

February 12, 2011

Jan Garbarek Places Jan Garbarek saxophones Bill Connors guitar John Taylor organ, piano Jack DeJohnette drums Recorded December 1977 at Talent Studio, Oslo Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug Produced by Manfred Eicher Places brings together another congregation of musicians that could only come ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Four from Ray Vega

February 13, 2011

This week, we've got some video clips featuring trumpet player Ray Vega, who will be in St. Louis next week to play Wednesday, February 16 through Saturday, February 19 at Jazz at the Bistro. Vega grew up in the South Bronx, and has an extensive resume as a gigging ...

Sat Eye Candy: Gary Moore

February 13, 2011

REST IN PEACE, GUITAR MAN This past Sunday, February 6, one of the greatest guitarists the U.K. has ever produced, Gary Moore, was found dead of a heart attack in his hotel room while on holiday in Spain. A player of extreme confidence and muscle, Moore first rose to prominence with Thin Lizzy, a band he ...

Pandora Files for IPO as It Nears Profitability

February 13, 2011

Pandora announced on Friday that it has filed Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as the first step towards an initial public offering of stock.  Pandora has a commanding 50% share of all internet radio listening time among the top 20 stations and networks in the U.S. according to Ando Media. According to ...

David Garrett Performing at Boston Symphony Hall on February 15

February 13, 2011