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News: Technology

Track and Fields: New Remix and Music Licensing Site

November 30, 2010

Track and Fields, a Berlin-based remix and licensing opportunity site, offers a number of tools for musicians and producers alike. They provide pre-cleared samples and stems to use; referrals for sync and production opportunities; catalogued submissions for music supervisors; and collaboration opportunities. Thus far, the company has attracted participation in remix contests, among other efforts, from ...

News: Technology

The Importance of Great Website Visuals

November 30, 2010

You've heard it before. Keep fans on your site. Visuals are important. The first is straightforward. Don't bring fans to your site and send them to Myspace. Your site is yours, while Myspace is not. Likewise, if fans find you on Myspace, give them a reason to visit your site. That way, you can take ownership ...

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News: Technology

Bruce Warila: Can Computers Really Analyze Songs for Hit Potential?

November 30, 2010

(Updated) This guest post comes from consultant and entrepreneur Bruce Warila. Bruce has studied the technologies and services that measure a song's hit potential. In response to the ASCAP and HITLAB announcement that basically endorses the use of algorithms to analyze the hit potential of songs, I thought I would weigh in on the subject. Proceed ...

News: Economics

How Did Music Do on Black Friday?

November 30, 2010

(UPDATED) The music industry got at least a sideways bump on Black Friday as mp3 players remained among the season's most popular gifts. No specific numbers were released, but mp3 players along with video game consoles and computers including tablets were among the top 3 most popular electronic purchases, according to interim results from the Consumer ...

News: Recording

Brian Eno - Small Craft on a Milk Sea (2010)

November 30, 2010

By Nick DeRiso He's got a name that sounds like the future. So, naturally, you expect Brian Eno to be ever changing, on the move, eyes continually fixed on the horizon. That's why I was starting to hate Small Craft on a Milk Sea. Eno's new album opens with a crystalline piano line, echoing across a ...

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News: Recording

Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica - The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel (2010)

November 30, 2010

By Mark Saleski Walk down the street and stop twenty random people, asking them their opinion of Esquivel? If you get less than 19 “Huhwuh?"'s, I'd be impressed. That's sort of too bad because Juan Garcia Esquivel had far too many musical ideas in his head. Add some pedal steel to the sound of a big ...

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News: Opinion

"When Money Comes in the Door, Duende Goes out the Window"

November 30, 2010

By Steve Provizer Duende was first a fairy or goblin-like creature in Spanish and Latin American mythology. Eventually, it became a concept-something that you could have, or which inhabited you; a way of describing the passion inherent in flamenco or other folk musics. The concept has had two main popularizers: Frederico Garcia Lorca and George Frazier. ...

News: Recording

Mike Reed's Loose Assembly - Empathetic Parts (482 Music, 2010)

November 30, 2010

Drummer and composer Mike Reed has been quietly carving a very distinctive niche for himself in the creative and competitive Chicago jazz scene. On this album he was trying to find an ensemble that could perform what he calls “collective arranging" where the whole group would be responsible for the development of the music. Bringing in ...

News: Rights

Oh It's Big: Piracy Crackdown Claims 82 Sites...

November 30, 2010

“Intellectual property crimes are not victimless. The theft of ideas and the sale of counterfeit goods threaten economic opportunities and financial stability, suppress innovation and destroy jobs." Attorney General Eric Holder. Surprise! Turns out that the takedown of a few rap-related sites is part of a much larger enforcement effort. In fact, a total of 82 ...

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News: Interview

Maurice Gordon: A Jamaican Guitarist of Great Versatility

November 29, 2010

Guitarist Maurice Gordon describes his music as contemporary jazz delicately flavored with hints of reggae, R&B, funk, rock and fusion. He is an artist of great versatility one who is well admired in jazz circles for his fluid technique, dexterity and highly personal style which has earned him wide-ranging appeal from Canada to the Caribbean, from ...