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Rest In Peace Paul Allen: Friend Of Music and Much More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen recently passed away, and is remembered as a tech billionaire and noted philanthropist. The Seattle music industry was among the beneficiaries of his generosity, with Allen helping to foster the creative sector. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy Paul Allen was a co-founder of Microsoft and hence a “tech ...
5 Reasons Apple's Acquisition Of Shazam A Big Deal
Apple's acquisition of the music identification app Shazam, while certainly a notable purchase, occurred with little industry fuss, but the spreading of the Apple umbrella over Shazam may have more dramatic implications for the music business than were first thought. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 A few weeks ago Apple completed its acquisition of Shazam for $400 ...
CD Baby, Cosynd Partner For Affordable Copyright Services
CD Baby has partnered with Cosynd to offer an affordable legal services platform to document ownership of content. Launching next month, the partnership will enable members to create basic copyright ownership agreements and split sheets, and then to register with the U.S. Copyright Office. CD Baby members will receive 1 month of free access to Cosynd’s Essential and ...
YouTube CEO Attacks Article 13 In Letter To Creators As 'A Threat To Your Livelihood'
YouTube CEO Susan Wojicki told the platform's creators and artists today that the European Union's Article 13, which is well on its way to becoming law, will kill the internet as they know it and severely damage their ability to earn money on the platform. Every quarter, the YouTube CEO sends a letter to creators, updating ...
Andrew Rathbun: Atwood Suites
Setting poetry to music is nothing new. Setting Margaret Atwood's poetry to music is a different matter. Most people probably aren't even aware that novelist Atwood wrote poetry. She has. Toronto saxophonist and composer Andrew Rathbun has taken We Are Hard on Each Other and Two Islands: Excerpt From Circle/Mud Poem and set the prose to ...
Don Goldie: Brilliant!
Trumpeter Don Goldie played with power and a Dixieland feel. There also were shades of Harry James in his horn. He began recording in 1959 and spent much of his early career recording with trombonist Jack Teagarden. He also recorded with Buddy Rich, Ralph Burns, Gene Krupa and others before recording a string of songbook albums ...
Recent Listening: Bruno Råberg With Barth and Cruz
Bruno Råberg Trio, Tailwind (Red Piano Records) Råberg’s bass—at once relaxed and penetrating—is at the heart of a collection of his compositions. The sole piece written by someone else is Jimmy Van Heusen’s “Here’s That Rainy Day,” a feature for the leader’s seductive bowing. Råberg follows the Van Heusen with his own “Rainy Day Farewell,” which ...
SiriusXM Makes In Home Play With Amazon Partnership
Satellite broadcaster SiriusXM signaled a push beyond the vehicle market into the home and on mobile this week with a new Amazon partnership. Amazon Echo owners can get three free months of SiriusXM and those who sign up for a new SiriusXM All Access or SiriusXM Premier subscription get a free Echo Dot. Current customers who ...
7 Indicators You Have The Wrong Music Marketing Strategy
A successful music career depends on a solid public image and communication with fans. While any good PR person does all they can, not every approach has a positive outcome. Here we look at some of the most frequent errors that can cause a marketing strategy to fail. Guest post by Scott Matthews Introduction The music ...
Burt, Otis and Lenny
In The Wall Street Journal this week, I interviewed Burt Ward for my “House Call" column in the Mansion section (go here). If the name doesn't ring a bell, Burt played Robin on TV's Batman series in the 1960s. Burt talked about growing up in Beverly Hills, his father's touring ice show and how Burt wound ...
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