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John Coltrane: Both Directions
On March 6, 1963, saxophonist John Coltrane was at Rudy Van Gelder's recording studio in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. with pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones. Between 1 and 6 p.m., Coltrane's “classic quartet" recorded 14 songs, including two untitled Coltrane originals that were recorded just once. As I write in my Wall ...
When Grant Green Got Funky
Two previously unissued Grant Green albums are giving the guitarist’s music something of a comeback. Green, who died in 1979 when he was 47, recorded extensively for the Blue Note and Prestige labels in the 1960s and ‘70s with Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan and other leaders. Later, Blue Note recordings under his ...
Video Marketing In 2018: Artist's Guide
The stats on video clearly demonstrate that it's one of the best ways for artists to both engage with their audience and spread their message. Here we look at what artists need to consider in terms of originality and content in order to make their video stand out. By Andrew Jones of Checkered Owl Media from Indie On The ...
5 Reasons To Release Your Music On Vinyl
While it would have been hard to believe a decade ago, vinyl is back on the charts as a medium of music consumption. In this piece we look at the pros and cons of putting your music on vinyl, and why a format that may seem cumbersome and expensive just might be worth the investment Guest ...
Thought Streaming Royalties Were Bad? Radio Airplay Royalties Even Worse
Almost since its inception, streaming has often been maligned in the industry for the pittance which it pays out to artists, and while this criticism is often merited, things are actually much worse in the world of old-school radio play. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Artists and songwriters have a tendency to rip ...
Electrifying Track: The Eely One
In January 1959, tenor saxophonist Arnett Cobb was teamed with fellow tenor player Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis, organist Wild Bill Davis, bassist George Duvivier and drummer Arthur Edgehill on a Prestige album called Blow, Arnett, Blow. On The Eely One, a walking blues by Cobb, the tough tenors open the clutch all the way and snake through ...
Sony Predicts Growth Slowdown For Music Industry
The recorded music industry has been on the up and up for the past few years, seeing double digit growth thanks to the magic of streaming. As with so many good things, however, doomsayers at Sony are predicting this precipitous growth will soon come to an end. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The ...
Are Tech Companies The New Record Labels?
[PIAS] co-founder Michel Lambot looks at how the economic structure of media consumption has shifted over time to one of renting vs. owning; and how tech companies bypassing record labels to make direct deals with artists is the next logical step in this progression. Guest post by Michel Lambot. This article originally appeared on the [PIAS] blog ...
How To Submit Music To Radio Made Simple
When submitting music for radio, musicians will, at some point in the process, hit a brick wall. Here we look at straight forward breakdown of how to submit your music in a way that increases your chances of it getting picked up. Guest post by D. Grant Smith of the Symphonic Blog Music submissions for radio ...
Tito Puente's Cha-Cha-Cha
Yesterday, the temperature hit the mid-90s in New York. As the mercury climbed, thoughts turned to Tito Puente, the Les Brown of Latin dance music. In the 1950s, Puente was one of the so called “Big Three" mambo dance kings—Puente, Machito and Tito Rodriguez. While Machito veered toward Latin jazz and Rodriguez, a vocalist, was a ...
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