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Building Community Inside Your Fan Base
In this piece, Angela Mastrogiacomo delves into the importance of creating community within a fanbase, and how to go about building a space for your fans, creating commonality, and showing them proper appreciation. Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo for TuneCore Back in 2014, there was something worth setting my alarm for every Thursday at 6am. There ...
3 Videos: Lennie Tristano
Lennie Tristano's piano had a different sound. When improvising, his left hand typically kept meticulous time with a walking bass line while his right wandered with purpose. Together, they sounded like two people on the same flight of stairs, one plodding up returning home while the other impishly skipping down briskly to get outside. Here are ...
Stanley Cowell: Games
There are no bad Stanley Cowell albums. All of the pianist's leadership recordings are resplendent works of dazzling art. I don't say this about all jazz artists, since most have their moments of greatness and their misfires. Not so Cowell. Like McCoy Tyner, Cowell is percussive, robust, soulful and plays with a lovely lyricism enveloped by ...
Measuring Music’s Timelessness: A Tricky Business
Whether expressed or not, a latent goal of most musicians is to create music that endures, and hopefully has life beyond its creator. But just how does one measure music's timelessness? Here Patrick McGuire explore the complexities in defining music's longevity. Guest post by Patrick McGuire from the TuneCore Blog If you make music for a ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Dave Weckl to headline Chesterfield Jazz Fest
This week, StLJN's video spotlight shines on drummer Dave Weckl, who will be back home to perform next Saturday, June 15 as the headlining act at the Chesterfield Wine & Jazz Festival. A native of St. Charles, Weckl undoubtedly is one of the most successful working jazz musicians from this area, first gaining international attention working ...
Why Physical Promotion, Release Formats Are Still Important
Living in the age we are, many musicians may be tempted to invest their time and money solely in digital promotion, but eschewing more archaic forms of promotion like vinyls, shirts, and stickers in favor of targeted social media ads and playlist promotion can sometimes backfire. Here we look at why old school formats and promotion ...
João Gilberto: Pre-Bossa Demos
Several months ago, I came across a superb album early bossa nova music. It's called João Gilberto: Private Session at Chico Pereira’s House in 1958. The music was recorded a year before Gilberto recorded and released Chega de Saudade in 1959, the album that launched the bossa nova sensation worldwide. The back-story is wonderful: In '58, ...
Musicians: Getting The Most Out Of A Podcast Interview
As journalists seek out new ways to introduce music to the listening public, many have turned to podcasting. A less formal and often more in depth way of interviewing artists than traditional radio. While certainly a good promotional opportunity for artists, there are some things you should keep in mind before entering the studio. Guest post ...
Dublin Vinyl Adds Direct-To-Fan Service For Artists, Labels
Record pressing plant Dublin Vinyl has launched a direct-to-fan service for independent labels and artists. Dublin Vinyl now offers vinyl manufacturing right through to fulfillment, has begun accepting orders directly from artist or label’s e-commerce sites including Bandcamp, Shopify, Woocommerce and Big Cartel, and shipping them directly EU based fans. Commenting on the news, Dublin Vinyl ...
3 Things You Can Skip For Your Next Photo Shoot
The prospect of a professional photoshoot can be intimidating for bands and artists not used to such things, particularly when there's a lot of money on the line. The good news is, there are a few things you can skip for your next photoshoot that will save you a good amount of precious cash. Guest post ...
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