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News: Recording

Marty Sheller and Joe Magnarelli

January 11, 2011

The history of the jazz trumpet backed by strings probably dates back to Louis Armstrong and the Song of the Islands in 1930. But in those days, strings meant a clutch of violins that sounded more like fiddles than an orchestral backdrop. Harry James began including a full string section starting in 1941, but the effect ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Stanley Clarke/Victor Wooten: Spring Tour Dates

January 11, 2011

TOUR BEGINS MARCH 9 IN OKLAHOMA CITY Bass giants Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten are hitting the road together for a tour beginning March 9 in Oklahoma City, OK. The two-week jaunt will see the two heading through Dallas, Boulder, Aspen, Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, Boston, New York, and more cities before wrapping up on March 26 ...

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News: Music Industry

Supreme Court Says Major Label Price Fixing Lawsuit Can Move Forward

January 11, 2011

The U.S. Supreme Court has made the decision to allow a lawsuit accusing the four major labels of conspiring to fix music prices to move forward. The labels appealed to prevent this from happening, but the Supreme Court has chosen not to stop the lawsuit. "The case is Sony Music Entertainment v. Kevin Starr, though it involves ...

News: Music Industry

Merlin "Concerned" Indies May Not Get Fair Deal from Google Music, Signs Deal with Rdio

January 11, 2011

Indie trade group Merlin has signed a deal with Rdio to stream the music of its members which include such key indie labels as Rough Trade, Epitaph, Naxos, Beggars, Merge and Domino. The deal fills a major hole in the Rdio offering. At the same time, a leaked email to Merlin members states that while talks ...

News: Radio

The Twisting Fate of Radio - It's Just Another App

January 11, 2011

In car music players are getting smarter and more versatile. At a time when people are searching for smarter ways to use their mobile devices and change songs without taking their hands off the wheel or their eyes off the road, one company has devised an answer. Parrot's Asteroid lets drivers make calls and select songs using ...

News: Technology

Apple's iTunes Turns 10 Years Old, Dominates Music

January 11, 2011

This Sunday Apple's iTunes app reached an astounding milestone; it turned 10 years old. Originally launched on January 9, 2001—nine months before the introduction of the iPod on October 23, 2001—the app has gained many fans and enemies over the course of its decade long evolution. In that time span, iTunes went from zero to selling ...

News: Music Industry

Filling Catalog Holes - Rdio Makes Nice with Merlin

January 11, 2011

Rdio filled a few catalog holes today by partnering with Merlin. This deal will give the streaming music service access to titles by top indie artists including Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend, Spoon, The xx, The National, Vampire Weekend, The Pixies, Belle and Sebastian, Tim McGraw and Boards of Canada. The Rdio—Merlin relationship will initially focus on ...

News: Economics

SoundCloud Raises $10 Million in Venture Funding to Scale Faster and Expand in U.S.

January 11, 2011

Last week, RootMusic received $2.3 million to help musicians build better Facebook pages and trueAnthem raised $2.9 million to take another shot at making ad-supported music market work. Then, X5 Music, a Swedish digital-only record label, landed $9 million in funding to help them expand into the U.S. market. Now, SoundCloud has announced receiving $10 million in a funding round ...

News: TV / Film

Unusual Eminem Grammy TV Ad Campaign Proclaims "Music is the Last Chance"

January 11, 2011

Perhaps its a reflection of a country fascinated by tales of redemption: like a homeless DJ that gets a new gig or a homeless street musician that goes viral on YouTube, gets a record deal and turns his life around. But whatever the reason, this year's Grammy tv spot drops the glitz and glamor for an ...

News: Music Industry

Skyline Music Launches Book a Band / Plant a Tree

January 11, 2011

Hypebot and Music Think Tank's parent company, booking agency Skyline Music, is kicking off the new year on a green note with the launch of Book A Band / Plant A Tree and a challenge to other music companies to join in. Every time a promoter or venue books one of Skyline Music's exclusive clients, who range from ...