Results for "AAJ Staff"

Charles Gayle - Our Souls (Nobusiness, 2009)

November 17, 2010

Free jazz saxophonist and pianist Charles Gayle has had a fascinating career moving from busking in subways to playing live around the world. This album is a well played trio outing that is very free, but well controlled, with Gayle focusing on alto saxophone and piano improvising with Dominic Duval on bass and Arkadijus Gotesmanas on ...

The Dangers of Social Media as Sales Pitch... or How Artists Create Seth Godin's Meatball Sundae

November 11, 2010

Recently, I spoke with Paige X. Cho, who is the Administration and Promotions Manager for digital distributor Valleyarm during business hours, and a freelance music writer and marketing consultant for bands at night. She's also recently started up Melbourne music blog Paper-Deer to fulfill her obsession with the local talent in her adopted city. In this ...

Interview with Indie Ambassador Founder Ben Maitland-Lewis

November 11, 2010

Over the past couple of years, as digital services and tools for musicians have proliferated, the search for the perfect tool has given way to a search for the perfect toolkit. As companies jockey to provide the perfect brand of analytics data or social media or digital distribution, everybody from private platforms (Indaba) to unions (the ...

Artist Websites Are Important. but Mobile-Optimized Websites and Apps Might Be More Important...

November 11, 2010

“A website is important, and I'm not suggesting any artist today simply forego having one. But, it's not the future. It is what was important yesterday, and is quickly being replaced." Michael Schneider, Mobile Roadie, on midemblog November 8th. Do you agree with this statement? Or, does the concept of an 'artist website' transcend the desktop, ...

A Brief History of Musical Disruption...

November 11, 2010

The music industry is certainly navigating though interesting times, but are these the most disruptive of times? Shifting fromdiscs to digital is no small matter, though a stroll through history reveals some seriously seismic shifts—potentially on a grander scale than what we're currently experiencing. There's no question that the physical music format has been 'disrupted' at ...

The Jazz Session #216: David S. Ware

November 12, 2010

Bonnie Bramlett Joins Lubriphonic on Stage

November 12, 2010

FRED WESLEY, ALFRED “PEE WEE" ELLIS & SAM KININGER GUEST AT BEAR CREEK FEST; NEW CD THE GIG IS ON OUT NOW A cosmic meet up of musical powers joined forces in Macon, Georgia Wednesday night. Legendary soul singer Bonnie Bramlett (of Delaney & Bonnie, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills), in town to record with Little Richard, ...

On the Road with DJ Shadow Post #3 - Which Marketing Channels Are Working and Why

November 12, 2010

Michael Fiebach is the Project, Marketing and Merchandise Manager for DJ Shadow. As Michael and DJ Shadow have crossed North America on tour, Hypebot readers have been getting an exclusive look inside how they market and stay connected to fans. (Read Post #1 and Post #2)  Ah.  Another day off.  I am in Durham, North Carolina, ...

Twitter and iTune's Ping Link for Music Discovery

November 12, 2010

Ping, iTunes' music social network, and Twitter have linked in ways that enhance and encourage the viral spread of music. Ping users now can link to their Twitter account and find other Ping users among those they already follow on Twitter. When the user posts, likes, reviews or tells why they purchased on Ping,  it will ...

Signmeto Roadrunner Records is Fan-Sourced A&R

November 12, 2010

(UPDATED) Roadrunner Records has launched a new service called SignMeTo. The idea behind the site is to allow fans and unsigned bands to take part in the A&R process. Users operate as scouts and seek out unsigned band profiles, rating them according to their preference. As users interact with and rate more artists, the amount of ...