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Perfect Album: Newport Message
Over three days in May 1958, Maynard Ferguson's band was in New York to record an album for Roulette. The result was A Message From Newport, one of the most powerful big band albums ever recorded. That July, the Ferguson band performed at Freebody Park in Newport, R.I., at the Newport Jazz Festival. The band played ...
Guide To Writing A Press Release Music Journalists Will Actually Read
In a saturated marketplace like the music industry, writing a press release that anyone will give a second glance is an uphill battle. That said, by including all the key elements and a nice personal touch, you might just be able to get a music journalist to actually read it. Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo for ...
Making Free Pay: The New Data Battle Ground [Mark Mulligan]
From Spotify to Xbox Live and the New York Times, 2018 is the year that paid subscriptions took hold. But the nasty truth is that most consumers still won't pay, as evidence by the100M who prefer Spotify's free tier. “This means ad-supported strategies are going to play a growing role in the digital economy," says Mark ...
Hubert Fol: Bebop Minstrels
French musicians in Paris were among the first in Europe to catch on to bebop's nuances in the mid-1940s. Which is somewhat remarkable, considering what France went through during World War II. Among the Parisian musicians first to pioneer bebop was Hubert Fol, an alto saxophonist and bandleader. Now, a collection of Fol's leadership sides for ...
Artist's Guide To Securing Partnerships
In this piece Angela Mastrogiacomo walks us through the ways in which artists can grow their connections in the music industry, identify opportunities and secure sponsorships/partnerships in order to grow their brand. Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo from the TuneCore blog How many times have you thought “if only I could secure that sponsorship, it would ...
All Your Sources Of Music Revenue And How To Collect It
For musicians, diversity of income is key, and you should pulling in revenue from a variety of sources, but some artists aren't even aware what all these sources are, much less how to actually cash in on them. By Chris Robley of CD Baby from the DIY Musician blog As a musician, you should be collecting money ...
On the Air: Jazz and Beer
Before beer became the beverage of televised college and professional sports in the U.S., it was most often linked with jazz. For TV and radio advertisers in the 1950s, '60s and the '70s, jazz meant good times, letting go and dancing. Perfect for a few cold ones. After my post yesterday on the late Urbie Green ...
Urbie Green (1926-2018)
Urbie Green, one of jazz's smoothest and most polished trombonists who recorded more often than virtually any other post-war player, including Frank Rosolino, J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding, died on December 18, 2018. He was 92. Green's soft, yearning trombone on albums was unmistakable. His sound came off as a perfect high-register sigh, more akin to ...
What Do People Listen To While Driving?
The confines of a car have long been a favorite spot for enjoying music, helped by the rise of streaming and the enduring popularity of radio. Here we look into what it is that car goers listen to and why. Guest post by Giles Kirkland Many people feel that music sounds better when they are on ...
Blockchain Ticketing Today: One Company’s Quest To Overcome Current Hurdles
In this piece, the people at Project Admission outline how they're working to make the often fraught concept of blockchain ticketing a reality, transforming the secondary ticketing market and eliminating fraud. Guest post by Josh Baron and Stephen Glicken of Project Admission Blockchain ticketing has hit the live event industry with as much gusto as the Internet ...
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