Results for "AAJ Staff"

New Strings X Three

October 29, 2010

There's been an explosion of new CD releases this fall, with local jazz artists no exception—Wendy Zaro, Tyler Anderson, Sophia Shorai, and tonight (10/28), Lee Engele. And there's more on the horizon, with three new ones coming from local guitar heroes: Guitarist Joel Shapira and his quartet have been previewing Open Lines, a spirited set that ...

RIP Gregory Isaacs

October 27, 2010

Buffalo Springfield Reunion Videos

October 27, 2010

FIRST PERFORMANCE IN 42 YEARS Over the weekend, the surviving members of Buffalo Springfield reunited for the first time in 42 years, performing two sets in support of Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit Concerts. Joining Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay were drummer Joe Vitale (CSN) replacing the late Dewey Martin, and Rick Rosas playing in ...

Pirate Bay Documentary Funded Through Kickstarter

October 27, 2010

The Pirate Bay documentary has received full funding through Kickstarter. They received $51,434 from 1737 backers, adding up to $29 per backer. With an initial goal of $25,000 to fund a professional editing staff and studio, the filmmaker behind the campaign exceeded all expectations by 104%. Over the course of one month, 400,000 visitors from more ...

6 Reasons Not to Quit Myspace

October 27, 2010

Yesterday, my Hypebot collegue Kyle Bylin celebrated the first anniversary of Andrew Dubber's Quit MySpace Day, even offering instructions for quitting. Blogger Steve Lawson agreed: ..."it's become almost exclusively the domain of spammers and blanket marketeers—musicians shouting at other musicians about gigs by bad bands on the wrong side of the world."  Dubber even updated his call: “MySpace ...

Why Writing Well Will Help Your Music Career

October 27, 2010

One of the top qualities that recruiters look for in job candidates is good communication skills. This is no exception to the music industry. Mike Venti gives 7 reasons why communicating through good writing is important and can impact your music career. Besides creating songs, writing well is essential to contacting potential music reviewers, the press, ...

Always-On: How Technology is Biased Against Time

October 27, 2010

In the past, when you called someone and the person was not home, a voicemail greeted you. It said that they must be away from the house and will call you when they returned. Then, cell phones came along. When that person was not home and did not answer their cell phone, the message changed. Now ...

4 Services That Help Bands Make Money Online

October 28, 2010

Mashable writer Brenna Ehrlich has done a great job at outlining four services that can help unsigned bands make money online. Each of them have been profiled on Hypebot in the past. However, she has given a much more in-depth look at how these services work and who they have been working for. From music licensing ...

The Next Iteration of Interactive Music Videos

October 27, 2010

Andy Grammer has an interactive music video out. Users engage with the content and make decisions in real-time. Once selected, the course of the story switches. The scene changes are seamless. Even I watched it twice to see the different ways that it ended. While the music itself is less than compelling, the format gives a ...

Video: More Digital Music and Marketing Services Than You Could Use in a Lifetime

October 27, 2010

The number of online options available to help create, distribute, market and sell music can be overwhelming.  Navigating through the maze is a large part of why Hypebot was created. Hypebot is a filter, and the answer is not to use everything, but rather those that fit each artist.  Time, comfort with technology and cost should ...