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CD Baby DIY Musician Conference 2019 Moves To Austin
CD Baby's DIY Musician Conference is moving from Nashville to Austin “ to connect with a fresh community of musicians in another deeply musical city." Presentations, workshops, mentoring, jam rooms and more will be held at the downtown Hilton August 16-18, 2019. “CD Baby pays close attention to what our artists need,” explains Kevin Breuner of ...
Music Metadata: Why You Need To Get It Right
Metadata (aka data about data) has become a huge part of achieving musical success in the digital age. So huge, in fact, that to ignore it, or to have incorrect metadata, can ruin your chances of keeping your head above water in the streaming era. By Chris Robley of CD Baby from the DIY Musician blog. What is ...
Hot Track: A Gal in Calico
A Gal in Calico was written by Leo Robin and Arthur Schwartz for a rather dumb film from Warner Bros. called The Time, the Place and the Girl. Released the day after Christmas in 1946, the B-movie was a post-war good-time jubilee featuring a dopey plot and a mess of stage talent and dance numbers. But ...
Honoring the creativity and spirit of a key jazz era
The late 1950s and the 1960s were fertile years in the development of the hard-bop style. That incubation was so dominated by the players of one jazz record label that it has become known as The Blue Note Era because the Blue Note label’s bands and future bandleaders had an indelible impact on modern jazz. Trumpeter ...
An Exploration Of Co-publishing, Sub-publishing And Administration Agreements [Pt. 2]
In this second in a multi-part series exploring some of the less well known publishing agreements in the music industry, Justin Jacobson delves into the nitty gritty of sub-publishing agreement and what its implications are for an artist. Guest post by Justin Jacobson, Esq. of the TuneCore Blog This is the second in a two-part installment ...
10 Tips For Growing Your SoundCloud Community
Part of the main ethos behind SoundCloud which allows it to function is the idea of its users sharing and engaging with each other not just on a musical level, but also sharing common interests and ideas. As an artist, this can make for the perfect environment in which to build and grow a community of ...
Qobuz Hi-Res Streaming Service US Launch Imminent
While consumer need for a hi-res streaming services seems to have cooled down of late and most listeners seemingly content with CD-quality music, Qobuz close to imminent launching its hi-res streaming and download platform in the US. The news comes on the same day that Sony became the first major label to launch its own hi-res ...
5 Tips For Making, Marketing, Monetizing Holiday Music This Season
Now that it's December, the holiday season is in full swing. For artists, this means a huge marketing opportunity, whether you're performing, recording, or simply marketing holiday merch, we here look at five key tips for capitalizing on holiday music fever. Guest post by Dae Bogan of Soundfly's Flypaper Happy December! It’s officially the holiday season. Over the next ...
Roberto Magris: World Gardens
Ira Gitler turned me on to Italian jazz pianist Roberto Magris in 2008. Roberto's superb album, Il Bello Del Jazz, accompanying alto saxophonist Herb Geller, had just reached the U.S. after being released in Italy in 2006. Over the years, Roberto and I have remained in touch, with Roberto sending along his latest releases. All have ...
Kristin Korb Christmas
Kristin Korb, That Time Of Year (Storyville) Winter holiday albums began showing up in the <Rifftides mailbox well before Thanksgiving. They’re still coming. It’s time to call some of them to your attention. From her assertive opening bass statement, Kristin Korb, her trio and an intriguing guest soloist set a high standard for 2018 holiday jazz. ...
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