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Pop Music Eats Itself: A&R Is Facing A Data Driven Crisis
It is no secret that data now drives who gets signed, with record labels chasing stats in search of the next streaming friendly hit. But analyst Mark Mulligan and some label execs are wondering how music can evolve when A&R is a reflection of current trends rather than as a tastemaker; and how an out of ...
How To Connect With Millennial Music Fans: 4 Ways
One of the largest and most engaged market segments, millennial music fans are ripe to be marketed to. In this piece we look at four essential rules for making sure your next show or festival is packed to the gills with millennials. Guest post by Bill Leigh from Eventbrite Growth in the music industry is being ...
Jimmy Smith: Portuguese Soul
One of organist Jimmy Smith's most interesting albums is Portuguese Soul. Recorded for Verve in February 1973, the album remains unknown by many, largely because it was out of print for years. The album wasn't helped by the cover, which has a horror film poster thing going on in the design. Those who do know the ...
Ystad 2018
On southern Sweden’s Baltic coast, the venerable town of Ystad is about to launch the 2018 edition of the festival that has made the medieval village, now a town of 29,00, a prime summer music destination in Europe. Officially named the Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival, it has been notable for a cross-section of top Scandinavian groups ...
How To Find The Right Video Agency
As a musician, a video agency can do wonders for your career, whether it's a music video or live show, having well produced footage of your band out there can do wonders for boosting your public profile. Provided, that this, that you choose the right agency. Guest post by Jeanette Kats from the Symphonic Blog Picking a ...
How Tech Is Changing Live Music
While much of the music industry's future remains in doubt, particularly where tech is involved, how advancements in technology will affect venues is a little more predictable. Here we look at four ways in which we can expect the live music experience to change as a result of technological reform. Guest post by Bill Leigh of ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Nels Cline 4 offers guitar times two
This week, let's take a look at some videos of the Nels Cline 4, who are coming to St. Louis to perform on Friday, August 10 at Delmar Hall. They're on the road for a series of dates in August in support of their album Currents, Constellations, which was released in April on the Blue Note ...
Interview: Chubby Jackson
Bassist Chubby Jackson is largely forgotten now, but in his prime he was one of the most dynamic band leaders in the late 1940s and '50s. For example, in 1949, his band featured Norman Faye, Al Porcino and Charlie Walp (tp); Mario Daone and Rob Swope (tb); Frank Socolow (as); Ray Turner and Al Epstein (ts); ...
Patrick Williams Is Gone
Sorry to learn that composer, arranger and bandleader Patrick Williams died yesterday at 79. Prolific in his work for motion pictures and television, Williams was sometimes taken for granted—but never by fellow members of the arranging fraternity or by the musicians who took part in recordings of his ingenious, often demanding, arrangements. Frank Sinatra chose Williams ...
Why Blogging Is Still A Powerful Tool For Musicians
As an indie musician, creating a blog may not be on the top of your priority list, writes Dave Kusek of the New Artists Model. But, a blog can actually be an incredibly powerful tool in your promotional mix! Let’s take a look at just how versatile a blog can be. Above all, your blog is ...
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