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Overheard @ Day 1 of Adweek in NYC: "Widgets Have Inherited the Earth," Argues Marc Ecko.

September 30, 2010

This guest post is by Max Willens, editor of We All Make Music, a website dedicated to helping musicians thrive in a post-label world. “As brands become more human [in the social media space], you're going to see them acting differently because there's no place to hide anymore."—Bonin Bough, PepsiCo More Great Quotes From ADWEEK Below: ...

News: Trends

Think There's Room for Growth? 75% of U.S. Didn't Download Anything Last Quarter

September 30, 2010

A new NPD report, The Connected Experience: Building a Bridge Between Devices & Content, shows that while consumers are using connected devices to access digital entertainment content, there is still a great deal of room for growth. 75% of U.S. consumers age 13 and older did not connect or download any digital content in the previous ...

News: Technology

80% Of American Public Does Not Support Government Mandated FM Tuners in Cell Phones

September 30, 2010

In retaliation to the survey that the National Association of Broadcasters conducted—that showed 78% of the American public would consider paying a one-time fee of 30¢ to gain access to local radio stations through the built-in cell phone chip—the Consumer Electronics Association has carried out their own survey. In it, they report that 70% of cell ...

News: Technology

Do Search Inquiries Indicate Hit or Miss Albums?

September 30, 2010

Say you're a new artist or have signed one to your roster. Months have gone by, the recording process is over, the CDs are ready to be shipped, and the marketing push has long since been underway. What data would be most helpful in determining how successful the new song or album is going to be? ...

News: Technology

Cool Alert: Nic Harcourt's Back with Livebuzz

September 30, 2010

Former KCRW “Morning Becomes Eclectic" host Nick Harcourt is back as curator of The LiveBuzz. It's Buzzmedia's new addition to an music and celebrity blog empire that includes Stereogum, Idolator, Absolute Punk and more. Once dubbed the “Star Maker of the Semipopular," Harcourt and his bosses ar Buzzmedia are promising to offer a curated alternative to ...

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News: Rights

ASCAP Loses Its Anti-Digital Music Lawsuit

September 30, 2010

The Second Circuit appeals court has ruled against ASCAP and determined that music downloads are not a 'public performance' under copyright law. Thus, the streaming music royalty rates that Yahoo, Real and others pay to the performing rights organization have been overturned and are being reexamined. For now, they only have to pay for creating copies of ...

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News: Obituary

Buddy Collette Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Info: L.A. Jazzman Mentor of Eric Dolphy, Frank Morgan, Charles Lloyd Dies at 89

September 30, 2010

On Sunday September 19, 2010, Grammy-nominated Buddy Collette (William Marcel Collette), Los Angeles-based tenor saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist, a major jazz presence on the West Coast jazz and blues scene, passed away aged 89 years...Having notably collaborated in post-war L.A. with the likes of jazz icons, saxophonist Dexter Gordon, drummer Chico Hamilton, and his lifelong friend, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Tiger Okoshi Leads Benefit Concert for Boston Higashi Jazz Band on October 3 at Thayer Academy

September 30, 2010

Japanese trumpet player Tiger Okoshi is conducting a benefit concert for the Boston Higashi School jazz band on Sunday, October 3, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Center for the Arts, Thayer Academy in Braintree. Okoshi is being joined by Ryu Goto, Soichi Muraji, Pei-Shan Lee and Joinatsuru Yanai. For more details on these accomplished ...

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News: Interview

Happy 85th Birthday, George Wein!

September 30, 2010

As NEA Jazz Master George Wein prepares to celebrate his 85th birthday George Wein quietly with family and friends on Sunday, October 3, he reflects on the past, present and future, including jazz and folk festivals in New York and Newport, performances in Barcelona (Spain), San Juan (PR), New York, Newport, Monterey and San Francisco and ...

News: Recording

Oran Etkin - Wake up Clarinet! (2010)

September 30, 2010

By Mark Saleski She put on Stevie Wonder's “Living For The City" and then asked us to call out the instruments that we heard. I don't really remember how we all did, but that moment has always stayed with me. An actual music class in middle school. It wasn't just about clefs and notes and all ...