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When, How Music Matters To Gen Z [Infographic]
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In this piece, Chris Robley looks at an interesting new study from Spotify investigating the listening habits of those under 25, which reveals some curious new stats on how Generation Z is consuming music. Hint: They're into the sad stuff. By Chris Robley from CD Baby's DIY Musician blog The listening habits of people under 25. ...
Is Classical Music Streaming's Next Big Genre? [Mark Mulligan]
Streaming is introducing a larger and more diverse audience to classical music. “These new audiences bring with them new expectations about what classical music listening should be like and they present a major new opportunity for the classical market," writes Marl Mulligan. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry blog. Classical music has long ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Then and now with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
This week, let's take a look at some videos of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, who are coming to St. Louis to perform next Thursday, June 27 at Powell Hall. This year's tour marking the band's 30th anniversary is one of their most extensive since original member Howard Levy rejoined in 2009, covering 21 dates this ...
Grammys Finally Accept Streaming Links As Submissions
The Recording Academy will finally accept streaming links instead of physical product for award submissions in most categories. In a statement, the Academy also said, “For most categories, we would prefer streaming distribution links for online entry submissions, though CD submissions remain optional." The cost of submitting multiple physical copies has been an issue for smaller ...
Why Fans Are More Important Than Listeners
It's impossible to please everyone, and trying to winner every casual listeners is a futile effort. Instead, artists are better off focusing on their core diehard fans- an overall more easily targeted, easier to keep happy group. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix You will never please everyone, so don’t bother trying to win over ...
Perfect Album: Mating Call
While we're on the subject of Tadd Dameron this week, I didn't want to overlook what is perhaps his finest quartet album—Mating Call, with John Coltrane. Produced by Bob Weinstock for Prestige in November 1956 and released in '57, the personnel included Tadd Dameron (p), John Coltrane (ts), John Simmons (b) and Philly Joe Jones (d). ...
A swinging intersect of science and jazz
Scientific research and anecdotal evidence have made it clear that music can be a healing force. That intersection music and science is a two-way street. Look no further than Tampa-based jazz pianist John C. O’Leary III, who has composed music that is inspired by science. In this case, it reflects aspects of his research as neuroscientist. ...
What Is It That Makes A Song Catchy?
Sleuthing out what exactly it is that makes a song “catchy" has been a goal of songwriters since time in memoriam, and in this piece by Hunter Farris, he meshes the worlds of music theory and psychology to determine just what it is that gives some music the ability to grab at our brains and not ...
Is Music Capable Of Healing Our National Divisions?
As more artists enter the political fray, often hard-lining one side or the other, it's important to remember music's incredible ability to also bridge division and bring people and communities together. By Michael Alan Anderson. This first appeared in The Washington Post On Friday, Taylor Swift, formerly reticent about entering the political fray, released a new ...
Five Tadd Dameron Clips
The beauty and sophistication of Tadd Dameron's compositions and arrangements are impossibly seductive. Let's extend the Dameronia week with five YouTube clips: Here's Vanessa Rubin singing Dameron's On a Misty Night... Here's John's Delight in 1947, named for a line guitarist John Collins conceived... Here's Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1947 playing Good Bait... Here's Barry ...
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