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Major Label Signs An Algorithm To A 20 Album Deal
This is NOT an early April Fools joke. Endel, an app that uses algorithms the company calls predictive mechanics to produce personalized sounds to help you focus and relax, has signed a multi-album deal with Warner Music Group. As part of the deal with WMG's Art Music division, the five first albums part of its Sleep ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Ahmad Jamal
This week, let's check out some videos featuring pianist Ahmad Jamal, who will be performing Saturday, March 30 at the annual benefit gala for the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries. Jamal, who's now 88 years old and plays only a select number of dates per year, is a native of Pittsburgh who began his musical ...
The Awkward Truth Behind Skip Rates
With the ubiquity of music access and a lack of any need for patience, the term “skip-rate" has crept into the modern music industry lexicon, and some new data behind why and when consumers are skipping songs (and thereby not generating revenue for the artist) has many in the industry concerned. Guest post by James Shotwell ...
How To Take Responsibility For Archiving Your Music, Data
Recent news that the down on its luck social network Myspace fried a dozen years of media due to a server error should have artists and professionals alike scrambling to make sure they have a multitude of backups for their precious data. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix Artists and professionals alike need to back up ...
Tools For Managing Music Merch
Being an artist is hard enough without having to manage the mini-department store that is your merch- luckily there are a number of tools out there designed to lessen the headache of keeping up with orders and streamlining sales. Guest post by Tarryn Meyers of Symphonic If you’re an artist, you’re probably pretty busy. You’re touring. ...
Pandora Adds 'Modes' For Custom Lean Back Listening
Pandora has added Modes, a new feature for both free and premium users to customize the listening experience on Pandora stations. New are selectable modes within stations including “Crowd Faves” (most thumbed-up tracks by other listeners), “Discovery” (hear more songs by other similar artists) and “Artist Only” (songs only by the station artist). Some stations also ...
Could You Be Making A Record Almost No One Will Hear?
You can pour your heart and soul into a record and create some of the best work of your life, but creating good music in no way guarantees anyone will hear it. Here we look at five common pitfalls artists make when releasing new music, and how can avoid making them. Guest post by Janelle Rogers ...
Perfect Album: Louisiana Slim
One of my favorite 1970s Hammond organists is Leon Spencer Jr. Along with Melvin Sparks (g) Idris Muhammad (d) and Buddy Caldwell (cga), Spencer was a virtual house organist for Prestige during that decade. In addition to recording behind Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons, Spencer was on several Blue Note albums by Lou Donaldson. In between, ...
The Art Of Spending Your Music Money (Part 2)
In part two of this five part series on how to effectively allocate money in the correct places in order to benefit your music career, we look at a visual framework for self-investment, and how artists can use it as a series of checks and balances when developing their business. Guest post from AWAL This is ...
The Recording Industry Is Growing, So Why Do We Need Article 13? [Op-Ed]
With Article 13 just weeks away from becoming law both sides are ratcheting up to support or fight the copyright directive. Mike Masnick sits firmly in the later cap and asks why the restrictive legislation is need at a time of explosive growth in the music industry. em>By Mike Masnick from Techdirt A key claim by ...
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