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News: Music Industry

T Bone Burnett: New Artists Should "Stay Completely Away from the Internet."

October 13, 2010

T Bone Burnett had some choice words to give up-and-coming artists at the FMC Policy Summit last week: “Stay completely away from the internet." It's a rather provocative statement. The reason he gives is that once an artist joins the legions of bands on MySpace they've already lost. That by uploading their music to the web ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Around Town: What's a Meliora? So Much Music, so Little Time...

October 15, 2010

This weekend there's lots of music of all kinds around town due to the University of Rochester's Meliora Weekend, including the Eastman School of Music. Of course, the main event is bassist Ron Carter's appearance here on Saturday afternoon with his Quartet (you bet I have tickets and am grooving to Carter's Dear Miles album while ...

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News: Festival

53rd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon Wraps up Feel-Good, Inspirational, Multi-Cultural Weekend

October 15, 2010

53rd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented By Verizon Wraps Up Feel-Good, Inspirational, Multi-Cultural Weekend, September 17-19, 2010 40,000 Celebrate Historic Jazz Performances from Legendary Artists to Breakout Debuts Jazz Conversations, Exhibitions, Films, Partner Activities Enhance “World's Best Jazz Festival" “The Monterey Jazz Festival...is the prevailing anchor for West Coast jazz pride." — New York ...

News: Interview

Latin Jazz Conversations: Victor Garcia (Part 1)

October 15, 2010

The history of jazz is broad and varied, staged in various locations across the United States; strangely enough, the history of Latin Jazz is written in one area. During the birth of jazz, Jelly Roll Morton claimed the Latin Tinge was an essential part of the music, a fact which was de-emphasized until the Big 3 ...

News: Radio

The Jazz Session #208: Blue Cranes

October 15, 2010

Portland, Oregon-based band Blue Cranes have a new record called Observatories that continues their exploration of a wide variety of musical styles. In this interview, two members of Blue Crane discuss the bands origin; its expansion from a quartet to a quintet; the use of the studio as an instrument; and their fan-funded upcoming national tour ...

News: Technology

Neurotic Media Deploys New B2B Marketing Tools

October 14, 2010

Neurotic Media, a tech-enabled distribution service, has expanded its platform features with the addition of marketing services for its record label clients. They can now use features like “album pre-order with instant gratification" or “deluxe album" tools to promote new releases at MP3 retailers. Brands can use the new “animated feature controls" in their to display ...

News: Music Industry

MTT: Is Your Music Lost in Translation?

October 14, 2010

In his recent post, Max Willens explores the difficulty of translating and bringing ideas into the real world. He references a New York Times editorial, Found in Translation, which describes the challenge of transforming an idea into a novel. Similarly, artists struggle with how satisfied they are with their work. Max brings up some interesting questions ...

News: Interview

"Our Spend Per Fan Regularly Eclipses the $100 Mark," Says Benji Rogers of Pledgemusic. PT. 2

October 14, 2010

This is part two of my interview segment with Benji Rogers, founder of PledgeMusic, a crowdfunding platform for music and creativity. In the next segment, Rogers talks about the role of super fans in campaigns and their influence on sales, his optimism about the future of recorded music and artistry, and how his site plays into the ...

News: Radio

Pandora Invades Cars with User Profiles in Hand

October 14, 2010

(UPDATED) Early next year, Ford will be shipping Feista cars that are capable of running Pandora. Drivers will be able to call out their favorite radio station by name. The company is looking to gain a foothold in the drive-time radio market and attract bigger, more lucrative advertising opportunities. Rather than being hammered with advertising for ...

News: Technology

INgrooves Lands Investment from Shamrock for Expansion, Extends Universal Music Partnership

October 14, 2010

Digital music distributor INgrooves has received a “significant" investment from Shamrock Capital Growth Fund II, a private equity fund focused on media, entertainment and communications. INgrooves also announced the extension of its distribution agreement with Universal Music Group which began with an investment by the music conglomerate in March 2008. The size of Shamrock's investment was ...