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Only Tour in Denver if You're Sure of the Outcome

December 2, 2010

(UPDATED) I've never seen this video by Martin Atkins before. Within it, however, you'll find great insight into touring, as well as, his signature humor. There's probably no one else in the music industry that's equal parts crazy and brilliant as Atkins—except maybe Prince. In this feature, he shares his thoughts on the “five pointed star ...

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December 2, 2010

Jay Frank: Algorithms Can't Pick Hits

December 2, 2010

This post by Jay Frank, author of Futurehit.DNA and SVP of Strategy at CMT, is a response to Bruce Warila's recent post on the potential for computers to analyze hit songs. I've actively watched the discussion on algorithms being able to determine the hit worthiness of a song. I've debated the effectiveness of this with many ...

Rockhouse Partners Creates Event Marketing Client

December 2, 2010

(UPDATED) Rockhouse Partners has launched a new division of their tech based marketing agency called Rockhouse Live. With it, comes a platform that aims to help venues and festivals sell more tickets. It will act as a marketing agency and provide show promoters with a turn-key solutions that will help them sell tickets while keeping costs low. ...

Myspace Launches Mobile Site, iPhone App Next

December 2, 2010

MySpace today launched a mobile version of its web site at m.myspace.com that improves the user experience on all smartphones. The company also promised an iPhone app within weeks. A third of users already interact with their service via a mobile device, according to MySpace. Details: The new Myspace mobile website is accessible on all iPhone, ...

Clever Barometer on Musician Costs

December 2, 2010

So how are today's musicians doing economically compared to past years? Not bad if you take the word of the 2010 PNC Christmas Price Index.® The Wealth Management division of Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank is just out with its 27th annual analysis of the gifts contained in The Twelve Days of Christmas. The survey shows this year's ...

A Groovier Thing - Dizzy for President!

December 2, 2010

With the midterm elections behind us and the rumors and prognostications already starting for the presidential election of 2012, let's hope and pray for an inspiring candidate like the one we had in 1964. No, not Barry Goldwater or Lyndon B. Johnson—I mean John Birks “Dizzy" Gillespie! Dizzy's presidential run began as something of a lark, ...

Para la Historia: Omar Sosa Debuta En el Palau

December 2, 2010

Omar Sosa, ayer durante las pruebas de imagen para el canal Mezzo. Noche histórica para el festival de jazz ayer en el Palau, con Omar Sosa y la NDR Big Band, dirigidos por Jaques Morelenbaum. Era el estreno mundial de Ceremony, el proyecto que curiosamente dio sus primeros pasos en el 2006, en una reunión en ...

Jason Robinson - The Two Faces of Janus (2010)

December 2, 2010

By Pico I've always had a hard time distinguishing West Coast jazz from East Coast jazz by ear. I mean. I know it's supposed to be a more smoothed-out “cooler" variant of the vigorous, sometimes jarring jazz that comes out of NYC and I know that guys like Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker and Bud Shank are ...

Unsigned Treasures: Tony Savarino - Guitaring (2010)

December 2, 2010

By Nick DeRiso The worry, with any rock-guitar virtuoso's recording, is that it will quickly devolve into onanistic noodling. But Tony Savarino's Guitaring adroitly sidesteps the problem with a keen eye for variety, and a welcome sense of unselfishness in the studio. The Boston-bred musician is a dabbler, with a finger in everything from rock to ...