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News: Performance / Tour

Ben Folds: Midwest Tour

LONELY AVENUE AVAILABLE NOW Next month, Ben Folds plays six shows in the Midwest in support of his new collaboration with eminent English novelist Nick Hornby, Lonely Avenue, out now on Nonesuch Records. See below for all dates. Tour Dates: December 14 Beacon Theatre New York, NY January 23 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN January 25 Assembly ...

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News: Festival

Summer Camp 2011: Moe., Umph STS9, Avetts, Flecktones, Lotus

FESTIVAL SEASON KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR NEXT MAY The first round of artist announcements for Summer Camp 2011 Music Festival have arrived. The 11th installment of the Summer Camp Music Festival will take place May 27㬙, 2011 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe. moe. and Umphrey's McGee will once again be headlining the festival, which will ...

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News: Music Industry

5 Things I Think About Every Day as a Professional Musician

If you were to take a look at my planner, you'd see no two days alike. I have a career that's filled with a great amount of variety. One day I'm playing musical theatre auditions, the next day I may be playing organ at a church, the next day I might have a songwriting session with ...

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News: Technology

viinyl.com: Quick Interactive Single Song Sites

viinyl.com: Quick Interactive Single Song Sites

Canadian start-up Viinyl turns single songs into a quick but robust interactive website. Curently in beta, think of it as a digital version of the 45rpm single with artwork, lyrics and videos. Viinyl mini-sites come optimized with links to the social web. If you have any eye for graphics, it appears simple to create an engaging ...

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News: Music Industry

Should an Artist Sign a 360 Deal?

Should an Artist Sign a 360  Deal?

From the man that brought you Managing Musical Artists in the new Digital World comes Should An Artist Sign A 360º Deal? In this new video, Peter Malkin grills a “label executive" on the kinds of services and knowledge they should have before he'll agree to let his artist enter a 360 deal with them. It ...

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News: Music Industry

A Four-Part New Year's Exercise for Musicians

A Four-Part New Year's Exercise for Musicians

BY: Ariel Hyatt After traveling to eight countries this year, teaching master classes and speaking on panels the thing that stands out for me is: How hard we can be on ourselves. It's almost the end of the year, and it was a crazy year for most of us. Musicians and colleagues alike tell me that ...

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News: Technology

How to Spend 15% Less Time Reading E-Mail

How to Spend 15% Less Time Reading E-Mail

Whether you're an artist or a manager, this statistic is very important to know. Just by turning on Gmail's latest Priority Inbox function, users now spend 15% less time reading e-mail. Additionally, they spend 43% more time reading “important" emails vs. “unimportant" ones. If you go through a high volume of e-mail like us, spending less ...

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News: Technology

Google Says It Can Do Music 10x Better Than iTunes

Google Says It Can Do Music 10x Better Than iTunes

Google publicly promised an ambitious music service including subscriptions and a cloud music locker months ago, but talks with the labels appear to have stalled. Google Vice President Andy Rubin says the company isn't about to give up, though they aren't interested in just creating another iTunes. “We could build that 10 times over," Rubin told ...

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News: Technology

Online Music Label Clears 1M in Sales in 2 Years

Online Music Label Clears 1M in Sales in 2 Years

After two years in operation, DFTBA Records has now sold a total of $1,000,000 in music and merch. Two YouTubers founded the company in 2008 who wanted to make being a full-time musician an attainable dream for their fellow video bloggers and performers. Hank and Alan, the founders of the label, ran the numbers and soon figured ...

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News: Interview

The Kindie Music Scene: Performing Music for Kids

The Kindie Music Scene: Performing Music for Kids

Recently, I spoke with Debbie Cavalier, who is a children's entertainer and vocalist for Debbie and Friends, a kindie music group. She's also Dean of Continuing Education and Chief Academic Officer at Berklee College of Music. Joining Cavalier in this interview is Beth Blenz-Clucas. She's the founder of Sugarmountain PR, a firm that specializes in raising ...


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