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Why Buy Disc Makers When CD Sales Are In Free Fall?
While CD Baby and related digital properties were bought last week by Downtown Music for a reported $200 million, its physical good companies Disc Makers, BookBaby and Merchly were not a part of the deal. Now a newly created entity led by company executives, DIY Media Group, has acquired those assets. But why buy a CD ...
7 Organizations Committed To The Evolution Of Music Education
As with so much of the music industry, the world of music education is constantly growing and evolving to challenge the status quo. Here we look at seven different organizations that changing who people take on music education for the better. Guest post by Jeremy Young of Soundfly's Flypaper It’s no secret that here at Soundfly, we’re passionate ...
There's Still A Case For Radio: It’s Simple, Free & Easy
Despite the ubiquity of other media entertainment options, radio has endured into the streaming age, albeit with its own share of struggles. In this piece, consultant Fred Jacobs looks at recently collected data among radio listeners surveying why they still tune in. Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategies Last week, I started what ...
iHeart Media Files For $100M IPO As It Nears Bankruptcy Exit
iHeartMedia, the dominant player in US radio broadcasting, has filed a $100 million IPO offering of Class A shares, just as it nears exiting bankruptcy. With 855 stations and numerous digital properties, iHeartMedia estimates a monthly reach of 275 million listeners over the age of 6, outpacing Google (251 million) and Facebook (215 million) in terms ...
Four Videos: Papa Jo Jones
Few drummers make me smile more than Jo Jones. Jones began playing in the 1920s and is probably best known for playing with Count Basie's earliest band in 1934. He was one of the first drummers to make use of the brushes and among the first to steer timekeeping away from the bass drum and turn ...
Apple Becomes A Media Company, Pivots To Subscriptions [Mark Mulligan]
As iPhone and hardware sales slowed, Apple has sought new revenue streams; and like it has with Apple Music is shifting to a revenue strategy based more on content and subscriptions. It will be a difficult and expensive journey, says MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan' that will reshape the entire digital content landscape. By Mark Mulligan from ...
Roxy Coss: Future Is Female
Jazz and politics go way back. One can argue that Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings in the 1920s were “hot" because he was seeking racial justice through musical talent and vision that exceeded everyone else's at the time. Most blues recordings of the 1930s and '40s also are political in that they were ...
David Friesen, Bassist And Pianist
David Friesen, My Faith, My Life (Origin) Friesen’s virtuosity brought him to prominence as a bassist nearly fifty years ago. He has remained one of the instrument’s most adventurous players through a career including associations with Duke Jordan, Marian McPartland, John Handy, Denny Zeitlin, Paul Horn and other major jazz artists. This two-CD album presents him ...
More Japanese Big Bands
Last week, I posted on top Japanese big bands that accompanied touring American singers in the early 1960s as well as a couple of top ones today. Your response was huge, so I decided to feature another post with readers' picks: The first three featuring the Free Hills Jazz Orchestra (FHJO) of Japan are from Dave ...
Weekend Extra: George Russell’s “Honesty”
When the 1960s jazz avant-garde was cranking up, George Russell (1923-2009) set an example, as was his way. It had been more than two decades since the intrepid composer captured the attention of the jazz world with his 1947 “Cubano Be-Cubano Bop” for the Dizzy Gillespie big band. He had gone on to compose and arrange ...
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