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The Limits of Delocalized Music Culture

November 4, 2010

Logic says that if people can get something for nothing, they will. Every day, millions of fans download music and don't pay for it. Critics are quick to regard this as stealing. Fans are taking songs—without the permission of artists—and doing so without compensating them for their creativity. The primary victims of this act are major ...

What Are Your Most Pressing Music Industry Issues?

November 4, 2010

All day, I've been asking myself this question. To me, the most pressing issue is and continues to be exploring the emergent social ecology of music culture online. Now that's a rather abstract one. Close contenders are: Fostering online music communities that support creativity Raising local cultural awareness and active fan participation Decriminalizing digital youth and ...

Survey: Youth 12-24 Go to 50% Fewer Concerts Than They Did a Decade Ago

November 4, 2010

Income from touring was supposed to help make up for falling artist income from recorded music sales; and more than one label 360 deal has been calculated on the same premise. But a new Edison Research survey of 12 to 24 year olds shows that ticket sales may not produce the future revenues that so many ...

An Argument Against Fan Funding

November 4, 2010

Brian Hazard argues that artists do not need much money for a project because they are all limited by free market pricing which states: People are only willing to pay what a product is worth to them, not what it costs to produce. In his opinion, fan funding is dishonest, allows fans to own you, and ...

New Bandcamp Buttons Show Facebook Like's Power

November 4, 2010

Several months ago Bandcamp saw Facebook blow past search results as the #1 source of incoming traffic surpassing the combined referrals from Google, Yahoo, and Bing.  Motivated by their own experience and user requests, the musician toolkit creator added Facebook Like buttons and has since seen traffic to artists explode. Before Like, Facebook traffic coming into ...

In Our Thoughts and Prayers

November 4, 2010

Arriving home from work tonight, I was saddened to learn that saxophonist James Moody—one of the few remaining survivors of the Golden Age of Jazz—has been battling pancreatic cancer since February. He and wife Linda informed fans yesterday of the situation, as reported so poignantly in the San Diego Tribune. He has elected not to have ...

Grace Kelly Quintet Performing at Shalin Liu Concert Hall in Rockport on November 5

November 4, 2010

Rockport Music is presenting alto saxophonist Grace Kelly and the Grace Kelly Quintet at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport on Friday, November 5, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $25, $37, and $46 and can be ordered online or by calling the box office at 978 546-7391. The 18 year old ...

Charles Mingus - "So Long, Eric" (1964)

November 4, 2010

Jazz Legend James Moody Battling Cancer

November 4, 2010

A national treasure, the saxophone great is resting peacefully at his San Diego home Jazz saxophone legend James Moody,a San Diego resident for the past 21 years, has disclosed that he has had pancreatic cancer since at least February—and that he had decided not to receive any chemo therapy or radiation treatment. At his behest, Moody's ...

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Playing the Piano/out of Noise (2010)

November 4, 2010

By Mark Saleski The complete list of collaborators attached to pianist/composer/modern day Renaissance man Ryuichi Sakamoto could easily fill the space reserved for a full-length review. The short list includes Brian Wilson, Thomas Dolby, Iggy Pop, David Sylvain, Robbie Robertson, and Daniel Bernard Roumain. His film score resume, while somewhat more brief, is still equally impressive, ...