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The Hot New Sound on the Scene? Oh, Yes, It is the Clarinet

October 22, 2010

Since the end of the big band era, the clarinet has taken a backseat to its sexier woodwind cousin, the saxophone. But in the Bay Area, thanks to a fertile environment of classically trained clarinetists with experimental sensibilities, the oft-overlooked instrument is having a moment. “I can't imagine a better time for clarineting in the Bay ...

News: Performance / Tour

For Bix: Andy Schumm at Chautauqua (Sept. 18, 2010)

October 23, 2010

To those who haven't yet heard him, the delight I and others take in Andy Schumm's playing might seem a bit excessive. “Who is this young whipper-snapper? If he were any good—to paraphrase Larkin's Law of Reissues—I'd have all his Orthophonic Victors in green sleeves by now. There are no entries for ANDY SCHUMM AND HIS ...

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News: Recording

Album of the Week: Many Moods, Yolanda Duke with the Tito Puente Orchestra

October 23, 2010

Many Moods Yolanda Duke With The Tito Puente Orchestra Amigos Music & Marketing Latin Jazz is a music that simultaneously touches upon the past, present, and future, a triangle that is often hard to manage. The past set the foundation for the style, and as a result, young musicians need to do ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Cars Reunite for New Album and Possible Tour

October 23, 2010

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Legendary new wave rockers The Cars are reuniting for their first album of new material in 23 years. Ever since a photo of the surviving members in a recording studio surfaced on their Facebook page in July, rumors have been swirling about the future of the band. Last week they posted ...

News: Interview

In Studio with Manhattan Transfer

October 23, 2010

When The Manhattan Transfer (Tim Hauser, Cheryl Bentyne, Alan Paul, Janis Siegal) came into the KPLU/Jazz24 performance studio, they had literally just gotten off an airplane. A little jet-lagged but ready to sing, they kicked of the session with their version of Moten Swing. When the song was over, interviewer Abe Beeson asked, “Is it that ...

News: Trends

Top Five Ways Apple is Killing off the CD

October 23, 2010

Slowly but surely Apple is killing off the CD. The hands of its greatest enemy and ally, depending on who you ask, are murdering the lifeblood of the record industry. It may not happen today, tomorrow, or a year from now. However, if Apple has anything to say about it, this will happen. The CD will ...

News: Music Industry

MOG's CEO Responds: Music Startups Do Work

October 23, 2010

In response to recent comments by former imeem CEO Dalton Cadwell that music startups face almost insormountable challenges, David Hyman, the founder and CEO of MOG wrote: ..."providing music content is a smaller-margin business. But, the addressable market is massive. Music consumption is at an all-time high and is most likely the second biggest leisure activity ...

News: Opinion

The Real Reason Why Fans File-Share Music

October 23, 2010

I believe that there are many different reasons why fans file-share music. Also, I think that the longer music downloading occurs, the more we're not talking about greedy fans, entitlement, and anti-corporate rebellion anymore. This is a decade in the making. It will go on another one after that. However, if the evolution of the online ...

News: TV / Film

'Before the Music Dies' Filmmaker Speaks Out

October 23, 2010

Ever wonder how a filmmaker with no music industry connections like Andrew Shapter scored interviews with Eric Clapton and Dave Matthews for his documentary 'Before The Music Dies'? In his words, he became a fly on their wall, never gave up, and wanted to succeed deeply. In this interview with Copy Grounds, a new media discussion ...

News: Music Industry

Investors Have Zero Interest in Financing Music Startups; It's in the '20th Century Media Bucket'

October 23, 2010

Patrick Bradley, founder of Ingenious Media, one of UK's leading media investment and advisory groups, says that he, like many other investors, put recorded music in the '20th Century media bucket.' Asked by The Music Void what he thinks about music start-ups and whether or not he had interest in investing in them, he said that ...